The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-07-17 00:00:00

FROM TLItiSDAY SIGIII"S GAZEFFE.

Commission signed by his Ma iestylt Lieutenant of the Count.)

of :orf.,:k.

Ist of Western Regiment of Militia—Horatlo
Earl of Orford to be Coloael, lice the Earl of Orford,
deceased

Commisdon signed by the f.ord Lieutenant of :he County of
Snlop.
Shrewsbury Regiment of Yeomanry Cs ealry—Cornet
John Eaton to be Lieutenant, vice Thomas Lloyd, re-
signed.

R•NK EPTCI ES ENLARGED.

T. 011ey. Clare. Suffolk. enlister, from July 23, to Aug.
It et the Half Moon lan, Clare.

W. Rasabrook, I...‘roltam, Sufolk. farmer. from July 27.
to Aug. 10, at the liwau Inn. Lavenham.

gANKRUPICY PLPiItSIVED.

F. W. Courthupv, Langboura Ch 2 Fenchurch•st.

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W. and E. Gray, Birmingham, nail-irogmougars. to sur-
render Aug. 1,2, and 2i, ai, the George duo, Digbeth, Bit.

minghass. Atterneys, Messes. Norton and Chaplin. that -
Me-square* sad Mr. R. M. Benton, 11;rodsigham,
J. Waterhouse and J. Grime. Ropemakers'-st reel. benders.
July 27, Aug. 10, and V. at Bsaiozhall-streM. Attorne),
Mr. Binder, Milbank-street, Well etteetet.
W. Boisto, Rending, Berkshire. woollen-draper; July
26, 56, and Ang. 27. at the Upper ship Inn. Reeding. Attor-
neys, 111 r. rdnion..a. Exchequer Office of Pleas, Ltneclo's-
Inn-field* ; and Mr. Br H. Cooper. Reading.
T. Powell, Oldforge, Goodrich, ilerrforlshire, corn:
derier, Aunt 2,2, and 17, at the Swan inn, Rees. Attorrnls,
Mr. Benj. Pugh, Bernard-streM, Russell-square; sad Mr.
Thomas Bodge. Ross.
S. Cesium and A. Joyce, Beeklogton, Someesetoldre.
grocers, July 010, at the White Hart Inn, Hath, 26, sad Aag.
27. at the Woelpaek lan. Reekington. Attorneys, lours.
Perkins and Yrainpton; Ilnlbnrn-eourt.Oray's-len ; and Mr.
Heavy Miller, From', Seiwood, Somerset.
(Dividends. Certificates. ate. to-morrow.)

LOJVIIOM MANICIITS, Jocr 16.
COTTON.-The Cotton market continues In a ye #
depressed state; the purchases since our last are coo '
fined to parcels for exportation; *bolt 800 bags bay°
bees sold, all in bond;
COFFBE.-The quantity of Coffee bronght forward
last week, was 789 casks aid 1139 hags : the whole sold
with much briskness, fully supporting the previous
prices. There were three public sales this forenoon-
-578 casks 100 bags. all British Plantation; the Domi-
nica, Demerara, and Berbice. sold freely at the previous
prices; the Jamaica (except the very ordinary) sold
with great briskness at a farther advance of 2s. a 4s.
per met.; good middling extensively 1361. id. a lit s.
middling 130 s. • 1345. ordinary middling, or fine ordi-
nary, 1185. a 1225. fine ovdiaary 112 s. a 114 s. 6d. fine
ordinary sugars 108 s. OJ.; the very ordinary Jammers
sold at'previoes prices; the Dominica also at former
rates; ordinary middling 1235. middling 1250. fid. a
1265. 6d. good middling 1335. middling to good Md-
dling Demerara 1255. a 1295.
SUGAIL-The demand fur good Most:evades lasts
week continued general and extensive; the purchases
were estimated at nearly 5,000 Wide.; the previous
prices were not only fully supported, but in 1 in-
stances a shade higher; there was little inquiry for the
brown descriyticns, yet purchases could not be made at
the very low prices that We notioed salsmitted to at the
public sales. This forenoon the deinand continues very
general, and the prices of last week are fully supported
the market may he stated very steady at the previous
currency. In refined goods there wee little alteration
last week ; large lumps were a sheds lower, but there
was more inclination to do business; is reined for ex-
port there is little doing ; crushed Sugars 31s. to 381.
have been morn inquired after. Patent goods were is
Mnod demand for the hours consumption of the country.
olasses were brisk last week at 2ns. and 2ti5.6,1.; this
forenoon rather heavy at 28s. The supply of refined at
market is very iimitted. By public sale on Wednesday,
nearly 450 chests of .lirwanna Sugars most a limited de-
mend at the previens currency ; fine white 375. middling
and good 335. to 365.; tiere.were no low or brows. ste•
scriptions in the sale.
RUM. BitailliDY, and HOLLANDS.-The inquiries
after Rum cooties to incremeeand.the purchases made
are at priers relkie Nigher: the holders are very firm,
and many re tara to nal at the present currency.-Bran-
dies, whack were very heavy last week, appear 'mow in
demand this forenoon; a reduction of Id.. 2d. per gal-
lon must however be stated ie the prices ewe. Tuesday
Last.-Genera is nnvaeied.
fIUSH PILOVISIONS.--Titere is ao, alteration in
Beef or Pork.-Bacon is tether heavy, and may be
quoted Is. a 2s. 10 AfPf.-T,t supplies of kith Butters
are still Holger', yetthe weawur has tether checked the
market.-Dutch descriptiont fully support the late ad-
vance, on aecoant of the sbortimport from Ireland.
INDIGO.-The sale at the India House last !reek
consisted of 2232 chests; the lee and good qualities
sold nearly at the prices of last Jaosary sale; the mid-
dling and ceivuming descriptions 4d. to 6d. per lb.
higher : the Madras was of an inferior qsality, and sold
Al he improvement of Is. per lb.
:1...K.-Italian Silk has advanced materially; Bengal
ights are at the premium of three tq five guineas on the
last India House tale prices.
011,5.-The only direct encasig' from Gm Greenland
fishery were brought last week by the Juno, arrived at
Leith; with three fish 40 tuns Oil; the report was of an
early date, and about 50 vessels spokes with; the/
averaged little more than one belt each, yet the dates
mere so early, that no proper estimate can be Made of
this year's success; the usarket has, however, improved ;
fur parcels of tireealeod here, 201. must be quoted, and
for arrival 221. is asked. The next accounts are lookri
for with interest; io the meantime the market is firm,
but not so brisk as last week. All other descriptions of
fish Oils are higher.-Rape and Linseed are considera-
bly advanced. .
'NAVAL STOIIES.-The late arrivals of Rough Tur-
pentine have realised 155.; Spirits have been is request
at 765. and 80s. are now mked.
HEMP, PLAX.and TALLOW.-Tbere is little alter-
ation in Hemp or, Flax.-fteßow condones heavy and
declining, yellow centile34p. ,The letters from St. fr.
tersborg, 24th alt., waders,. dal! Eachasges-ie
was 10 1-32 d. .
Yesterday .the Lottery ‘houstiaticed drawing, when
there was not any Capital drawn, except those which
had been fixed to the-first Ten Prizes; out of which
Oise sold and shared Time, viz. No. 215, Class A, a
Prise of 1.000/. Gonsols ; N 0.215, Class 11, a Prize of
1,0001. Consols ; anal 1,071, Class B, a Prise of 20n/.
Consols.-The Wbrel still contains Two Prizes of
MOON. ; Two of 20,0001. &c. &r. &c. Consols and
Money ; and the Two 20,000/. must he drawn next day.
30th of This Month.-Undrawn Tickets and Shares are
milling by titan, 4, Coruhill, and 11, Charing-Cross; and
by his .Agents in the country.
• We understand that in consequence of the reduc-
tion in the price of Malt, Mr. CHAPMAN, of the Bag-
"tiger Wells Brewery has determined to make his Ale.
Table Ale, nod fable Beer of such superior quality as
will enable lain; to defy all competition. When we con-
sider the imprtance to families of possessing a bevers,se
free front the noxious ingredients usually employed in
the composition of that necessary article, we cannot
be surprised at the extrusive patronage he so deserv-
edly enjoys. Such patronage we hope will always
be given to meritorious individuals who prefer a suraU
profit and fair name to the risk of destroying' the health
•1 their fellow-creatures by a wicked and unfeeling en.
pl (sips To satisfy the most fastidious as to the genuine.
sees of his articles, .51r. Cnsemart makes half-yearly the
following affidavit.
'• RICKArID CH•PHAN, of itagnigge Wells Brewery, Ale,
Table Ale, and Table Beer Brewer, maketh oath and saith
that his Ale, Table Ale, and Table Beer, are brewed from
Malt and Hops only, and that he newer has, nor ever will
permit or suf.-r say drugs or other injurious ingredients to!sensed in his brewery. •• a. Co
.• Sworn at the mansion-Boma In the City is f London.
March 23, NV, before we, M. , Mayor. '
N.B. Orders eseemed for Ready loony.-All letters
oast be post-paid, or sot reeeked.

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I.4IPBRUL PARLIAMENT.

ROUSE OF LORDS. Toessar,.Juim 16.

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Lord ERSKINE presented a petitios`frola certain in
ho of London and Wrandoeter Jet &veer of the
111-treatment of Cattle Preveation 111 on the
brisk.

The Foes of Courts' sin was read a third time and
passed.
The London-bridge Waterworks Bill and the Scotch
Spirits Drawback Bill were read a second time.
meatuses ACT.
Mr. WESTERN and others returned the Marriage Bill
from the Commons, with a menage announcing that the
temninoof bad agreed to the amendments made by their
Lordships therein.
CRUELTE TO antwat.s.
Lord ERSKINF: moved the second reading of the
lil-
treatment of Cattle Prevention Bill. His Lordship, who
spoke is so low a tone as to he scarcely audible below
the Bar, was understood to refer to the Bill which he
had introduced into that house some years ago, sod
which bad been rejected by the Commons, and to say
that the chief objection to it lay in its preamble, an ob
jertion which did not now exist. The principle of the
; rearm measure had already beets sanctioned by the Le-
gi.liture, when it lately passed a Bill prohibittog Bull-
baiti tug entirely. He explained that by ill-treatment was
meant wanton cruelty, or cruelty for its own sake, and
stated that he did not recollect one ease o# ill-treatment
of saimals in which the owner was getity. Those cases
gene:ally occurred with those who had the carwof cat-
tle. The Noble Lon, then stated, that baring once
seen a was ill-treating a horse in a sand pit, be had in-
terfered, when the individual said, " May I not do what
I please with my own." As he (Lord E.) was retiring.
however, he beard dm fellow say " I've cheated
the Lawyer," meaning that be bad passed him-
self for the owner of a bores which did not
belong to him. On hearing this, he (Lord E.) bad
returned, given him a good caning, and afterwards re-
ceived the thanks of his master for so doing.
The LORD CHANCELLOR was soderstood to say,
that although he did not a prove altogether of the mea-
Pire, be should balm DO objection to allowing the Bill to
go into a Committee.
Aber a few words from the Earl of LAUDERDALE, the
Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be commit-
ted to-morrow.

The Order of the Day for the third reading of the
Smolt Notes Bill having been read,
The Ear! of CA RNA RYON said, that he did
not rise to oppose the Bill. If passing it
would throw a greater number of small notes
into circulation, and would render that circulation,
as extensive as it was white agriculture flourished, lie
should think that the result would be highly beneficial.
Hut nun Country Bankers stood to a different situation
fruits what they did then. Their notes were now subject
to a gold standardmily, and they were, Sr shortly would
be, exposed to siren, and to the necessity of paying in',
geld to any amount. As it was impossible that on any
sudden emergency they should procure selcient gold to
meet each a ruin, h would also be impossible for them to
extend the circulation of their notes to an amount cal-
culated to benefit the public, as long as they slionld be
exposed to that danger. The Noble Earl then referred
to a published speech of Mr. Ifuskisson, in which it was
stated that there were two modes of effecting a diminu-
tion of value: the one, what there was a large number
of notes, carried up, however, by the buoyancy of the
market, and the other when a real depreciation existed.
If the present Bill did any good, it must be by producing
the former of these modes, which be did not believe
could be done with the actual price of geld. Paper had
eeeln become the standard of yaks, awl was more va-
luable thee gold. Yet ati: be thought that this Bill
might throw into cirenlatioli as much paper as could pos.
• circulate seder Mr. Peel's Bill, he should be ready
to give it his support. Bat this was not enough to satisfy
bias or the country. This was in fact the only measure
of relief which it was p&fessed to give to the Agricul-
tural interest now sinking tinder the pressure of extreme
distress. lie knew he should be told that this distress was
not occasioned by the change in the currency, but by
superabundance of produce : but lie contended that no
suweratiunclance of produce existed. The Bank of F.ng-
laud and the Chancellor of the Exchequer seemed in
feet to have the seasons at their disposal. When their
• twee, were abundant, there were no fertilizing rains, no
propitious weather to produce abundant harvests. Bet
- when those issues were contracted, then all became ferti-
lity and superabundance! For thirty years be had voted
in favour of every thing which could tend to increase
agricultural produce, but now he was to be told that an
abundant harvest was a calamity ! He bad heard farm-
ers complain of excessive drought or rains r'hich im-
paired their crepe, bat n f the fine weather which
tilled their garners. Bat the Bank of England and the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, though he did not mean
to say that they were conjurors, exercised a magical in.
Outfit... They gave life as they pleased to the most su-
perabundant produce, and that produce seemed to be
vegetable vampire from which the country was to shrink
with terror after it had been created. According to this
new view of things Agriculture ought to wait with pa-
tience, till by the blessing of Heaven scarcity and famine
bad returned. The country had in its Liturgy a com-
plete code of agriculture. There were prayers for every
kind of weather, to favour the production of abundant
harvests, but there was none yet for scarcity and famine,
• deficiency which, under the influence of their new doc-
trine, his Majesty's Ministers, would no doubt take care
should be supplied. The Noble Earl then referred to
various documents, such as the priceenrrent, and accounts
of the number of cattle sold in Smithfield fur several
years, to show that the small increase which hail taken
place in the consumption and which was sufheiehtly ac-
counted for by the aogmentatioo in oar population, could
not have occasioned the existing depreciation in prices.
He contended that the fluctuation in she currency had
been the cause of the variation in the value of agricultural
produce, and that there was no such thing as a war or a
peace rice for that produce. In order to prove this asset..
tion lie read from the Greenwich contracts the prices
charged in years of war and peace for various articles
since 1741, and 'hewed that they had uniformly been
higher in the years errata than in those of n ar. Even
the American war, which was one of the greatest pres-
sure and difficulty in which England haul then engaged,
had produced confect whatever on agri cn 110 ral produce.
The Chelsea Cootracts, and the Returns of the Wind-
sor Market since the peace of Utrecht would prove the cor-
reetness Of that fact. He then compared the price of
wheat since 1814, with the various financial operations
which had been announced or executed during the same ,
period, and sbewed that whenever the issues of the Bank
had been extensive, prices bad fallen. He maintained
that the distresses and calamities under which Ireland
was suffering, might in a great measure he traced tol
the same causes. He did not mean to allude to the
failure of of the potatoe crop, which lie knew could have
as mosnexion with the depression of the markets in Ref-
lood ; but previous to that calamity many parts of Ire-
land bad been in a state of distress and revolt, which
had compelled their Lordships to suspend the Habeas
Corpus in that country, and to pass the Insurrection
Act, which amounted to the establishment of Martial
Law. The necessity for these measures was occasioned
by the existence ad a combination who refused to pay
tithe. and taxes, sod that refusal arose from the diffi-
culty. if tot the utter impossibility of paying them.—
But wham proceeded that impossibility.? From the

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want of a cirenlation sufficiently extensive to make time
payments. It was under that point of view, that he
wished his Majesty's Ministers should direct their et•
tention to Ireland. If lie bad ahewn that the preeent
distresses of agriculture did not arise from the super-
abundant bounty of Heaven, bat that they diminished
or ine rrrrr recording to the extension or contraction
of the circulating medium, he trusted lie bad thrown 00
the Noble Lords opposite the yaw probasidi that they
did not proceed from that cause. :t remained fur their
Lordships to consider, whether they would, or notiap-
ply a remedy to those distresses which were destroying
agricultural property; for all the Pills lately brought
in could not he seriously considered as yielding any re.
lief. To seek it from a reduction of the taxes, could
only produce it to a small amount. The only effectual
relief would be to remove the causes which had created
that distress ; and if, as he contended, those causes were
the return to cash payments, and the establishment of
no other standard than gold alone, would their Lord-
ships go on with that measure, and leave the land pro.
prietors to the fate which threatened them? or would
they divide the loss and gain between the different in-
(Crests of the country, and adopt the standard to ex,rt• ,
ing circumstances, and not to those which existed thirty
years ago? He complained that the Committee of 1818
and 1819 had confined their inquiry to the question whe-
ther the Bank could resume Cash Payrneats, and had lately I
forgotten to consider whether the country could bear
-theta. He had heard it said that the spier:hoists bad
no right to complain; that other interests ba-I Warred
during the war, and that it was now corpa,to theirgutern
to be distressed. Bat would that he a fair and jest sys-
tem of Government which would oppress the di&rent
interests of the country alternately? The whole pro-
duce of the land was not now equal to its cultivation,
and tenants refused to hold free of rents large tracts
which some years ago were highly cultivated. He be.
lieved that at this moment a great portion of the landed
property of the country was under executions, and that
men of thousands a year some time since, had not now
one shilling of revenue left. Most of the yeomanry had
mortgaged their estates and dill not now possess the
means of paying the interests Of the mortgage. If the
resumption of Cash Payments were carried into efr.ct
to its full extent, the result•wenld be equal to confis-
cating an immense portion of landed property. Let
their Lordship. reflect on the millions of capital widish
had been sunk anti vested in improvements of the lands
of the country. They must be considered as rained to
England. Capital employed in trade, might be moved
to other States, as the Interests of its owner reqhired .
but capital vested in agriculture, could never be taken
away from the country. But it was said, that injustice
would bedone to the public creditor if this measure were
ed, because having borrowed from him in a de-
preciated currency, he had been promised to be repaid
in one of greater value. But hail better t-rms been ob-
tained from him when loans haul been raised, in conse-
quence of the prospect and pledge thus holden out to
him? He did not believe that the public had bettered
one shilling on that account. There was a class of cre-
ditors, who had lent their money before the year 1797,
that was to say, therefore, the restrictions on Cash Pay-
ments had passed ; and as they had given gold, they
might he entitled to be paid in gold, but how many of;
them still remained in the capacity of public creditors
And why, if the pledge respecting the resumption of
Cash Payments were to he kept, had that relative to the
keeping of the original Sinking Fund 'wen tbandoned ?
Had it been kept up, it would now hate amonuted to
17 millions. It was true that 17 or 18 millions of taxes
bad been reduced since the termination of the war, but
he contended that the public creditors won't: be in abet-
ter situation if those taers load not been repelled, anti a
Sinking Fond of 17 millions had been maintained. For
by the change in the currency, the burthens d the coon-
try bad been increased to the yearly amountiof one thou-
sand ounces ef gold, or about four millions averting ; so
that the reduction of taxes which had taken place during
the present Session, left their real pressure on the pub-
lic the same as if it had not been effected. Haul, on the
contrary, a standard adapted to existing circumstances
been established, the Sinking Fund might have been re•
taiord, and five or six millions of taxes might have been
remitted to the public. And how was the situation
of the Public Creditors whose property had been um
justly reduced in 1797 by the diminution of the interest,
to be improved by a return to metallic payments ? Moat
of them had taken that property out of the Fnnds and in-
vested it in land. Now, therefore, the Legislature came
upon them with an after blow! They had suffered
in the interests of their funded property in 1797,
and they were to suffer at present in the produce and
value of their lands! Instead of being a measure of
justice towards them, the resumption of Cash Payments
would therefore be one of injustice and oppression.

The Earl of LIVERPOOL said the present Bill had
not been proposed as a measure which would work any
considerable relief to the agricultural interest, though
it was thought it would be advantageous as far as it
went. The Noble Earl had made his speech a vehicle
fur a long and (he admitted) an able statement of the
various measures affecting our currency, and particularly
that which led to the resumption of Cash Paym-mts; butt
lie hal said nothing to convince him (Lord Liverpool)
that the last measure was the sole cause of the agricul-
tural distress. He did not mean to say that that melt.
sure bad bad no influence whatever in prodneing that
distress; but lie contended that the influence was not in
the degree which bad been ascribed to it. Other persons
were disposed to say that the distress in question was to
be referred entirety to over-production. lie thought
himself, however, that the distress was occasioned by a'
variety of causes combined. In particular he thought
much was to be allowed for the most extraordinary events ,
of the last war—a war which had led to the employ of
so many large armies, and had turned Europe itself into
a military camp. When they took into consideration all
the circumstances of that war they would, lie was con-
fider', pronounce it to be one more eventful than that of
any other period of history except the irruption of the
barbarians who had overthrown the Roman Empire.
He adverted to this, only because the Noble Earl bad at-
tempted to draw a comparison between the last war and
those ‘if earlier date. But the Noble Earl mistook him
if lie iinacined that lie (the Earl of Liverpool) treated
over-production as a matter of complaint. He had
simply stated that the last war forced the poorer lands
into cultivation in consequence of the high price which
was then obtained for agricultural produce. This had
noteriouNly been the case during that war, and had,
caused a riso of rents great.br also than that of any
former period. Indeed, with respect to rents, he rather
believed that former wars had occasioned a fall rather
than a rise of them. Mach of this rise was caused
by the extensive operations and the enormous expenses
of the war.—(hear.) Another consideration with
reference to the cause of the agricultural distress, arose
out of the importations of corn from Ireland. These
bad been so extensive, that they actually filled op the
chasm occasioned by the shutting of the ports since the
year 1818; and in point of amount, could not be believ-
ed, be taken at less than seven millions and an half.
Indeed, when the Corn Bill was upon their Lordships'
table he bad said Bruits principal effect would be in the
supply of corn from Ireland, rather than from other
parts of Europe. There was yet another cause not to be
entirely overlooked, arising from the circonistance of
Government ceasing to be a purchaser in the market.
The demand of Government during the war was very
great. Some idea might be formed, when lie stated in
the way of example, that its purchase of oxen consisted
of not less, on an average, than 30,000 head annually,
sod that the expenditure of the Victualling Office was