The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-02-27 00:00:00

Average Prices of BRITISH CORN,•in SCOTLAND, by
the Quarter of eight inchester Bushels, and of Oatmeal per
BoH of Scotch Troy, of the Four Weeks hontediately
preceding keb. IS:—
Wheat. I Rye I Barley.

Oats. Beans. j Pease. I Oates:

8. d. s. it d. d. a. d. a. d. d.
50 0 38 3 27 4 21 7 33 0 3.1 2 17 5

A Foreign Journal contains the following laugh.
able anecdote of a French fiddler, of the name of
Boucher, who lately came to push his fortune in
London. On his arrival at Dover, across the Chan-
nel, he had the mortification to see his fiddles seised
by the officers of the Customs. It was in vain he
protested that they were not articles of commerce,
but instruments for his own use; and that if he meant
to make money by them, it was at least not by their
sale. 'Fhe fiscal agents were deaf; the fiddles must.
pay duty. To fix the amount, their value must
be estimated ; and Mr. Boucher was desired to
set his own value on the fiddles; he fell into the
snare, and fixed a very moderate price. Then,
in virtue pf Custom-house regulations unknown
to our travelling musician, they offered him fifteen
per cent. more than the valuation, and declared they
would keep the instruments. Our artist was in de..
'pair; he complained, be prayed, he threatened, but
all in vain ; there was only one resource,—that of
going to London to claim the interference of the•
French Ambassador ; but to do this, lie must part
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' Inn' ' . from his dear fiddiei, the instruments of his glory
141dJ.tdiraintch.enr,AGeoiekrden-ljaahoe.n'y'lleastehle6hc-Aserchamissrtt: - -0. 28, March 7,
April 8, at Guildhall. Attorsey, Mr. liaatiltoo, Berwick- 1 and his fortune. He wished at least to bid them a last
.1 adieu, and taking- up one of them, he brought from
street, Soho.
T. Blackburn, Liver Pool, tallow-chandler, March 21, 22, . . .
April 8, at the Cadell Lion, Liverpool. Anomie', Mr. Leigh,' It him melodious but doleful sounds as corresponded
Liverpool ; and. Mears. Lowe.mod Cowbura, Hare-court, with his *feelings, The Custom-house officers at.
Temple. ' • titicieti by cite notes, formed a group around birn,
J. A. Levy. Backlenbary? 'merchant, Feb. 98, March 4, ..
April 8. at Guildhall. Atli:wales, Moms. Crowder, Lark, and which gradually increased, so that the office could
Garth. Frederick's-place, Old Jearia l
•no longer, contain the collected auditors. They
begged the muskian tb pass into a large lobby, toi
S. A. Levy, liucklersbury, me at, Feb. 28,
Lablyaserc,hand4.
April 8, at Guildhall. Attorales, nut Crowder,
Garth, k rederick's-place, Old Jewry. I which he willingly assented. There. mounted On a
T. Hopper, Wappiag-wall, victualler, March 8,11, April 8, step of the Staircase,
he performed several pieces '
at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Mills, Vine-street, Piccadilly.
which charmed even fiscal ears. Animated by his
W. Awbery, Kopeck-street. Haymarket. victualler, March 4,
14, April 8, at Guildhall. Attorney, Mr. Burnley, Church- i success, theartist surpassed even himself, and.the en-
covet, Watbrook.
118. ' thusiasm of the audience was it its 'height, when they
W. Dadd, Chatham, tea-dealer, Feb. 28, March 11, Apr ilB,
at Guildhall. Attoraies, Mr. Nagai, Palsgrave-piace; Tl:niple‘...:..i heardcborimiapataisantGodvaacreisaaiioeEnvestrey 'King
tHawhagrepay
was
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bar t and Mr. JeKerys, Chatham.
W. Herbert, Sandford, Oxfordshire, cow-dealer, March 6, % ,
April.B. at the White Lion Inn, Banbury. Attornies,
Meyrick and. Broderip, Red Lien4quare ; and Mr. ellikli ,IPltriatiOrli of thy-,Custom-hooso : " Sir,", said the
Banbury. . ~.,.. • • ~L.
__., . Chief of .the Customs to the. French virtuoso, 64 take
w, &m own, mancpestar, ineociutnt, Marsh li4lllbeapreryg e• • bit k
at the Talbot on,T Manchester. Attoroies, Mr, hills, . C your fiddles: You may boast of .a finer, beanie
• -% i more diffliult triumph than that of Orpheus. •He
lane ; and Messrs. Tayidr and UPON', Malebesters.
.1. white, pitculey, Nortbatn_, re
ptopshi, victualler. March 10, melted only the Infernal deities, but you hare made
It; Arell 8, at the t;eore Inn, Kettering. Attorn,y, Mr.
Ova o ill, II e tter i og, NvolueaPosabire• the dumpier, of Dover Mutt."
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