The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-07-18 00:00:00

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• • V4IKBRIDOB CANA6.
TO TIM EDITOR OF ?hit STATI7.SMAY.
.S.ra,--,-From a paragraph Id your Nil- of June .
the 20th, it appears dee London anal .atutbricku
Junction Canal (a Canal' in which there is to be Si
locks, and 11 miles of tunnelling, its• Itt. uritroc
about half the distance to London), has changed Its
. name, or, is tending so to do, to " The CAstensncise.
'mac CANAL ;" a name,. truely, much runt-e appro.
priate, because !giddiest.' wit! know' very little- about
it. It is dwindling to a Most diminutive concern !
'Yet, it must be said, the obtaining the of Par-
liament, allowing " A PART)" to be made before the ,
" %T00t.," displays great prudelicf.) and' mUcti
164106) tx TIftMANAGERR.
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-The following is n' picture of the saruig in expense
to he derived' to the Pubiic by this C;1,,n1 In. fiexii:
The ',mem.. or cost, of oar qoafirr of Oho, Tom' -
• Cambridge Jo iLondoo ict AO4
By Canal, from CatmsrOge to Stortford, •
the eapence .i.O 2
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By Stanford &Peru Loudon the ex fence
is now -
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Spisoaisitmr.st owe PENNY ! not .ss. twci.tidids
7s. 6d. nor yet 4s. as has been stated !!1
The folloWing is the statement of the eipence
lieck of hour (if cwl.) froM Cambridge' to London
-the expente to' Ware is 31: per sack, viz.:—
illiseks (or 1 toil. sl3s .is • '• •.4 -• • I
Freight from Ware 10.1. tier sac* • '• •
Per ton . 1
fI • Ottly 11. 101. Bd. fur one ton into London: ho'
&relent from THE STATEMENTS of Canal Gentlemen,
; tUET sai the expense to London is per too 31.,
and that 2t. will be saved by the making this Cant
If 4 C.; it:'; a London tradesman, axis Tuts' Litz
ite will acknowledge thit tam .pounds is the t,
! thlsvls of three pounds ' • but bow is " TIVo PoU.
wrap." th be realized ?—The meeting.of the Pri
prietors, nest Tuesday, at the city of Louth
Tavern, will probably, more clearly state to
'Public their reasons for thinking eo.
[I.- I, Sir, stn it lover of truth, indalodi be happy to
W statement...fo CilehrAtliti; hay 18.. ' THOMAS NUTTER.

fghree shillings to Ware, aed one *billing mod one penny from
.tWars to London.
$ The Toll to Stortford is, ,by Act of Parliament,
!1.3d. per. or Is. per quarter, - ,C 0 1 0
• The Freight will be - . •• 0 1 to
Contingencies, • • 0 0 3

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' Ott.*.ittdey morning, about one o'elack, a Mee:
toiler presented himself at the door of the King's
Behch ratan, demanding access. Coming at so, eq.
seasonable to hour, when, according to the rules of
the Prison, the doors had been long shut against v.
alters, the Keeper at first refused admission; hut on
its being stated by the Messenger, that he had a let.
ter to deliver from Lord Stolitowiti, to Lord COCK*
*AWE, which admitted of no'deluy, the doors were
throvin open, and the bearer of this very urgent dig,-
eli made his way to Lard COCHRANE'S room. His
rdship was'enjeytng that repose to which the ge4lof
aided is a stranger, when he was roused by the in-
truder, who presented the letter from Lord Stu.
it unt, dated on Friday evening, which be said re-
! an'imumifale answer. On opening it, Lord
t° spar
CURARE fouita i t to contain an intimation, that
the PRINCE REGENT had struck out his name from;
the list of persons composing the Order of the Bath,
and requiring of his Lordship to return the insigois
of that Order ! Lord COCHRANE, es we understand,
declined complying at that time with this peremptory
tequisitlon.
A new Opera is in preparation for the Lyceum,
the music is by Mr. Caex, of Dublin, wbo is to
perform the principal character in it.

VOLLINTSRR CARPS.
BOW•STREET.—A Mr. Dayville, belonging to the
St. James's Volunteers, was summoned for the non- -
payment of fines, amounting to IW. 21. The Se-
eretary attended and stated the nature of the flues
for non-attendance, &c. The rules and regulations
of the regiment had been sanctioned by the Secre-
tary of State, and the Defendant was bound by law
fo abide by them. The Defendant had removed with-
out giving notice to the Secretary, and was by law
iqually'subject to the fines, the notices being left at
bis former residence.
The
Defendant appearing on Saturday said, .That
he bad objections to some of the fines. The Secre..
tary, in reply, stated, that if he had attended before;
the Gentlemen •of the Committee, he wduld have
Istat with every indulgence, but they never could get
Aim-peer them. On the/ recommendation of Mr.
Sptitatrir, the Sitting Magistrate, the whole matter
Wes now referred to the Committee..
Aotither of the regiment appeared on a similar
charge. His defence was that he had bees- abused.
This case was also referred to the Committee.

REPUTED THIEVES. . • •
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Daring the time of the election of Lord Cochrazie,
Humphreys was in the crowd, opposite the hustings,"*
and observed Tiff/fields, one of the' oldest thieves
in London, in company with Jaaies Farthing;
other known thief, attempt to rob several persons.:
trumphreyi seised them both, and on searching.
Shields, twovaleable silk handkerchiefs were found
oti him. i3lth PrisOners were committed for fur. ,
titer examination.

Coan•Ezcnaitge, JrLT IL—Flee maples of Wheat 4
tbb morning were at an advance of 2v. altkouglt there was a 1
good supply at .ark Barley scarce. and Is. higber.—Oats
dull sale, ia eonseqnstee of great arrivals from abr.* I.
wheat 1E41616) ..:...60 08 Beans 42 46 '
Ditto (Foreign) ' SS SO Old ditto
lizia. i. 92 36 Tick de. ' ~cS 42
SS 36 Old -
11FiiiiM•" Oats l7 23
Mak . • ' 'l4 70 Fine ditto
WkllePens 54 58 Poland do. 47 3t)
New ditto .. . , - Feed ditto 18 (.6
Ditto Beller; e, SS 70 Fine_flour ..... ....60 65
Grey Peas • ..t 40 54 sleem77ls ..... ..... 5.5 6J
ifiIITEIFIIeoItARKET.--311LY IS.
To 'Mkt I per stone of nit*.
Beef ... Ils. 01. **is. Od. 1 Head 14 Cattle this day •
Sutton —Cm 24. to 6s. 4il. 8ea5t........ lBBO
I I enl ....7s. Od. to tts. ot. 1 Sheep . . 14,A9
Perk ....60. 01. to is. It. 1 Calves .... 9.711
Lamb ....7s. 01. to Bs. Od. 4 Pigs SON
HA.Y•IitAKKE.T.
nay , 4l. at. '4. to 51. 10s. 9.1.
Clover ... -
Straw ~

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