The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-22 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN

force. No accounts have been received of pis form
,or soy °tiler military.force, -hoeing met whit opposi-
tion ;,'bet 'convoy of bollocks; without escort,
was plundered near' Hanwelle. It was deemed ex-
pedient. on 18th current, to detach,* further force
under Brevet-Major Heat, 83d regiment, nu. Ow man

FRENCH 1114NUE4CTUREYN*

Nictras. Atm 3.—The fair of Beaucaire has this
year pteututed the moat adrantageoos regatta to many
branches of commerce; but principally to the pro•
ductiong of our own manufactures.—Printed linens
and white cloths sold well. There was a great de.
mind for those of the manufacturatf Nismes. Linen
pieces,: especially of the coarser sorts, were easily
got rid of.
Fine Cottons did not go off well ; spun Cottons
were in great demand there was a third more sold
this year than the preceding one, and at very ad.
sentageous prices. Groceries and drugs did not meet
with heavy purchasers. Brandies were much asked
for at the opening of the fair : the demands, however,
were slack towards the close.
All articles for tanning met with escellent sale, so
as generally to exceed the hopes of the sellers: the
quantity was less than at thetas' fair.—lron and other
metals sold rapidly, and at good prices.
Cash was abundant ; payments were effected with
facility ; and there were very few protests. This
fair was remarkable for the irangaillity that reigned
throughout; ao riots or thefts were committed, sod
the commercial me* who resorted thithereojoyed the
utmost tranquillity.

,• 1 '

r^

PRICE OF STOCKS Till'
Rank Stock
3 per Cent. Red.76iii
9 per C•nt.Con,4ol.
per Cent. 84 Sti
Conaols for Ace. 7511
4 per Ctnt.

I.A.Y AT OMJ. OtCLOCK.
5 per Ceot. Navy 105
India Bondi 85 86 p
Long Ann. 20 5-14
Exchequer 1101* 19 18 p
Onsnium 2{ 50 dii.

THE STATESMAN.;

:4

.
1

.

LONDON:
SATUILDAT;Avavrr' 22, 181 s.

The British settlements end territories in the
Island of Ceylon appear to be in a dreadful state.—
We insert some further Intelligence of interest from
that Colony. Governer BROWNRIGG has issued or•
ders for proceeding against all persons acting or 'as-
sisting in the rebellion according to Martial Law.—
, This Proclamation speaks sufficiently as to the state
of the miserable country which he administers, and
the anti-legitimate policy adopted towards the native
possessors of the Candian Throne.—From the ac-
counts in the other articles, the rebellion seems to be
more diffused and consolidated, the inhabitants more
fierce, and the combats more frequent, than they were
represented to be by any former advice..

The intelligence from Bombay, of theist of April,
asserts, on the authority of letters from General
SMITH'S camp, dated March 24, that the war with
the PEISHWA bade fair to be speedily finished.—
Bum Row was moving to Nagpore, with a force
computed at 25,000 men, not knowing that General
Dovrrox waited his approach. General Smut' pur-
sued him closely ; a battle was looked for, but no
apprehension was felt as to the issue. Epidemic dis-
ease, we are sorry to learn, raged amongst the Bfi-,,
fish troops in Witt, and had proved fatal in
many instances.

We have videos and very contradictory accounts
respecting the state of the manufacturing communi-
ties of Manchester, &c. It is asserted, on the one
hand, that many of the refractory workmen had
come into the terms proposed by the Master Spin-
ners, and had resumed work.—On the other hand,
we have received accounts which state, that the com-
bination remained unbroken, and tl:e workmen were
unanimous is n adhering to their demands of an in-
crease of wages, but that the proprietor of one cot-
ton factory, who all along kept aloof from the As-
sociation into which the other proprietors hod formed
themselves, had at length acceded to the demands
which It was the object of the Association to resist.
This latter account is probably the true one. The
tenswatien held out by the slate of the yarn-market,
and the orders ,aid to have been received from abroad,
may have induced this individual to grant his labour-
ers their request. But, unless in the way of exam-
ple, this instance of acceding is of no importance.—
We are rather more disposed to consider in this
light the strictures made on the conduct to be par-
sued towards the starving offenders, and the
principles laid down in regard to the measure
of their maintenance, which some of our cotem-
poraries are anxious to enforce, by other means than
the convincing poser of their arguinents. A cryer
out for strong measures and military interference
(which, much as we condemn all combinations, we
cannot approve until there is some actual breech 4
the law and the peace of the community), is gristly
alarmed least our goods should be undersold in every
market in Europe, end maintains that reiiing the
workmen's wages most inevitably begettendepwith
this effect. lie asks, without much apesaitt*of
feeling for 14 ajtisetion of these is hose ',elflike% tqlkil
restricted by' this aufvftvoite nnessity• twenty

crQek, or is it not, sufficient for the esste-
tessonce of o spinner and his family during the pre-
sent prices of bread, meal, 4c.?" Now, without
attempting to justify any part of the conduct of the
parties thus combining,we will ask in return, if, amidst
thnbiessings of peace, a revived trade, and an in-
creasing public revenue, whether a man and his fa-
mily, who 'labour sixteen hours in the day, should
•be ender the necessity of working a week at this
,rte for twenty shillings; and whether this sum is ac-
tually sufficient at the present prices of bread, meat,
and, ell the other highirtanial necessaries of life, to
•
Maintain a man and his family, supposingthat family to
be a very small one? It is but too troethat the goods
by which many in this country live, cannot bear
much addition to the eapence of their production;
hot it is wonderful that no methods of preventing our
manufactures from being undersold in foreigo mar-
kets should ever occur to these specolatiie
except starving the labouring artisan, and
shortening the hoors which industry requires for a
renewal of its strength. A !emeltl of some part of
the weight of taxation, which presses so heavily upon
the. commerce of the country and the comforts of the
People,woald be the most eligible means of avoiding the
censeqeences of being undersold abroad ; and if every
thing internally is in the rapid course of improvement
which we are daily informed of, it is most grievous
and unaccountable that no relief of this kind should
be afforded. Is the system of taxation never to be
reined ? Is no amelioration ever to be allowed to
take place in the condition of the People, though the
coffers of the Government are declared to be full ?
Peace is here without its fruits. Men must labour
on for ever in went and in fear, without even the solace
of hope ; nay, it may be soon, in actual deo !mess
and accumulated disease, for not even the Window
Tax con be partially repealed, notwithstanding all
the advantages which peace and the seasons, and
the wisdom of our Government, are said to have con.
(erred *pop es,.rnotwithvanding improving trade,
a reventits rising quartedy at a rate beyond the most
sanguine espectations, sod foreign relations are so
tiled, secure, and cheering. that nothing can possibly
arise to disturb the peace of the world! !

We baste Maws further advice, to-day respecting
the success of the whale ships. The Davis's Straits
fishing seems to have been very productive. Letters
received at Hull, nn the 200, mention the suCCOIIII
of the following Davies S•raits ships of that pat,
viz.: Eggleston, 10 fish ; tiiero, 8 fish ; and Tree.
love, 4 fish.
—dm—

•

Mails from Holland, with Papers' and letters to
the 19th, have arrived. The arrival of a vest number
of half•pay Officers in the capital, seems to have ex-
cited such alarm as to cause Government to adopt
precautionary measures against the reduced and impu.
dent intruders. An official order is said to have been
transmitted by the Minister of the War Department
to the Generals commanding military divisions, not to
permit Officers of this description to visit the capital
unless in very urgent cases. The worthy of their
disobedience is to be the forfeiture of their half•pay.
The Duke of WELLINGTON was expected et Cambray
on the 14th. The review of the British troops is
fixed for the begint)ing of September, after which his
Grace will'proceed to Aix.la-Chapelle.

We complete today the Hit of the New Parlia-
ment, by giving the names of the Members for Scot-
land.

. TUE QuEtx.—Thursday afternoon her MAJESTY
rode nut in Kew-gardens, in her small chaise, drawn
by her potty, accompanied by the Duchess of GLOU-
CESTER and the Princess AUGUSTA. The QUEEN
rode ont agaiartsterday, soon alter one o'clock, for
a considerable time in Kew-gardens. The account of
her MAJESTY yesterday was, " TheQuEEN has passed
• good night, and continues better." •
The Palace'ReateT has presented his beautiful
Shetland pony, with a superb garden phaeton, to
the Marchioness of HERTFORD. His Royal High-
ness's state coachman left Carlton-house yesterday.
afternoon, to take it to Ragfey.liall, in War-
wickshire.
Panes LEoeoLo was detained nearly an hour on
his way to Dover, by a spoke of one of the wheels
of his carriage breaking as he was going down the hill
leading into Rochester, which nearly caused the car%
rialto to break down.
THE PAVILION AT BRIGIITON.—The model for
the new pile is taken from the Kremlin, at. Moscow.
There will be about nine domes, each resembling that
of St. Paul's Cathedral. The music ruoin is in a
state of great forwardness : it will be a magnificent
apartment. About 180 workmen are now employed
on the structure. When finished, the PRINCE RE-
GENT will reside there whilit the new improvements
are going on at Carlton.house.
The diamonds which the King of FRANCE presented,
to the Count de Cuss on the occasion of his mar-
riage, are valued at two hundred thousand litres. •
Lor4 YARMOUTH and Mr. WALPOLE, who have
resigned es Members of the Sob-Committee of Drury.
lane Theatre,• are espected to resume when matters
are in a better train.
Private letters of the sth inst. are said to have ar-
rived yesterday from Madrid,. which allege that Ike
differences between Spain and Portugal are on the
treiritcof being amicably adjusted, under the media-
lien of, this country, Russia, end Austria. The
Croon of Madrid has, it seems, at last consented to
p. resttorUhe city and territory of ()hyena, with the
, Oder C-antons, as they are termed, which hurl beet,
%greeted from Portugal by the Treaty of thdajas;
' ancyhtn 'the other hard, !h.q.:putt ot4tin Janeiro has
,i
ralfeetaigive up Nionte Video. as soon es a *Mak
' ' garrison shall arrive to take passion.