The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-24 00:00:00

SrilTE OF' IItELANI:i.

•
rlllO3l THE DERI.IN EVENING POIrT.]
In speaking of the disturbances which continue, un-
tioHitM►ately, to prevail iirthe South of Ireland, there is
due circumstance which, however, will be found to have
the greatest force in the calculation of causes, but which
generally (iterated in the estimate. The proximate
Cause of the present riot% is well known and ascertained.
We have to go no farther than Newcastle for that; but
there is a predisposing cause behind, which has not,
tnerto, been put so prominently forward. We refer to
the state of distress ant) destitution in which the under
tenantry are placed. It is well known that the agricul•
tura! distress in England has operated as a relief to the
'dimmer in the field. His wages have not come down in
any thing like the proportion to the decline in the mar-
Solt:. He may have a loaf for 7d. or tad. for which a few
years before he was obliged to pay 151. or 2s. His pork
and bacon in the same ratio. His coat and his wife's
gown for lees than one-balf of what they used to cost
him. The farmers and landlords are crumbling into
ruin before his eyes ; but be feels that his condition is
meliorated, and hence the profound tranquillity which
prevails in Great Britain.

lu Ireland the poor have not been benefitted in the
lake extent, or, rather, not at all, by the decline of the
markets. 1t: Ireland they live almost exclusively on the
p.tatoe--this potatoc they grow themselves, on the little
patch, or Con-acre, which is let ont to theta with their
lint. The rent they pay partly in money, and partly iu
labour. Their Con-acre has been reduced ; reluctantly,
and with grisslging, in several instances, but then, the
price of potatoes has come down at the sanie time.
What snrplas they may have for the market will not re-
munerate them for their labour. Potatoes used to be
Bd. and 10d. a stone, They are now or 2d. The
poor, therefore, arena 6nefitted. In the thriving
times, as they were called, of agriculture, they received
M. and Is. a day for their labour—but such wages are
sow scarcely ever given in the interior. They are now
to more than from 4(1. to 61.

But the Irish Landholders are the very last to yield
to ihe necessity before which their English brethren
mist bow. It is not until the last possible Moment
they hate been brought down to make any reductions.
We read several instances in the Provincial Papers,
and in our Cotewporaries, of the generosity of Land-
lords in making these reductions. We have perused
stub generous statements, we do confess, with con-
tempt bordering on disgust. There is no generosity
in the thing at all. The lands in Ireland are worth
little more than half their nominal rental at this
trontent. Wheat is no more than half of what was
called •' remunerating price ;" Black Cattle are one-
third below their former value ; and sheep two-thirds.
Where is the generosity, therefore, in making the
abatement ? If the Landlords were as anxious as they
ought to be, and as it was their interest to be, the
40u:en:eta should have been made two years ago. But
the hung ja for the high war rents—they amused them-
selves by petitioning the Legislature to protect Agri-
culture, to raise the price of Wheat to 90s. it was a
very absurd proposition, seeing that the Circulat-
ing Medium was reduced one-half, or taking (as we
are warranted in doing) the failure of almost all the
Country Banks into our estimate, two-thirds. Yet
they unused themselves with this for a whole year, and
kept their rents up to their nominal amount, in the
childish hope of better times. We hope they are now
convinced that nothing can be done, in this respect !
and that, fur their own sakes, they will reduce betimes :
but, for Heaven's sake, let us hear no more of their
•
generosity.

These considerations should be constantly kept in
tiew by those whose duty it is to discuss the affairs of
the country. We find, however, that they are scarcely
ever brought into the account. The People, the Poor,
are represented as a head-strong and unruly race—as
men who have really no complaints to make, and
no grievances to redress. It is our opinion that
their complaints are justified, and that their grievances
are real.

The mode in which they are attempting to redress
them in the counties of Limerick sod Cork, is another
question quite., For this there can•be no excuse, and
punishment.' immediate and condign, must and will be
inflicted on them. At the same time it is clear, that,
in the midst of much real and melancholy truth, there
exists a great deal of exaggeration and overcharge.
We have already had occasion to pint out several
instances of this kind, and to designate the Provincial
Papers in which they appeared. Among them was
The Limerick Chronicle. We said, and we do say,
that we could not conceive the motives which could
induce the Editor, when he had soy mach unpleasant
troth to record, to indulge is exaggeration. This
Limerick Paper has found a conspurgator in &WM
eicre's News-Letter. The following paragraph
pared in this Journal on Saturday fait
" It bas beau pretty generally rumoured. that the
statemease of the outrages committed he the County oi

Limerick, have been exaggerated in blears. lritsellis
Limerick Chronicle—this we 'inapt credit.
spectabilitl of that print is will known ;. its ;means of,
acquiring information are of the best descriptltin, and it
is rather a harsh assumption to suppose those Proprie-
tors actuated by any other motives, than what nisi fairly
arise from a just sense of indignation towards the dis:
Writers of public tranquillity." - (Saunders'. Nen-
Letkr.) • /
As The Poet was the only Dublin Paper which rides-,
firmed these assertions, we must observe in the first
place, we did not give the statement as a rumour, but
as a contradiction to a rumour. We roundly averred
that The bimerick Chronicle appeared in this iostance
to lend itself to exaggeration. Our business is not
with the Messrr. Watson, but with The Limerick
Chronick. The respectability of those gentlemen
may be unquestionable, but the respectability of a
Print, which inserts a vague rumour as an acknow-
ledged fact, is, we do say, matter of question. Its
means of acquiring information may be good, but
Saunders will give us leave to say, that it does not
make the heat use of these means.

On Saturday we published, from The Limerick
Chronicle, an account of an attack upon Mr. Hill's
house of Graigue. The following► letter. which we
received from a known Correspondent, at Don.waile,
will show what truth there is in that bta.en:ent:—

TO THE EDITOR OF THE D. E. POST.

Donerai le. Nov. 5.

" SIR—As I do not wish your excellent Paper should
'be the vehicle of conveying falsehood, I writrto inform
you, that the account given in yesterday's Maseri,:k
Chronicle, of the house of James Hal, of Graigase; Esq.
being attacked, and plundered of arms, is perfectly false.
It was not attacked, and if it were, Mr. Hill and his Sons
are well prepared to defend themselves ; nor wonhl they
suffer their arms to be taken from them. I live within a
mile and a half of Graigne, and am in daily communica-
tion with some of Mr. Hill's family, and was so this morn-
ing. Our immediate neighbourhood is perfectly quiet,
though the deluded people have committed depredations
all around it."

We shall now give aa instance of this. kind from
Saunders's Nese., Letter of this day :
" After taking the lead off the Artillery Barracks
and Chapel in Limerick, we have reason to expect they
will strip every (lentleman's house in the country. I
wish the real state of this country was known eu the
other side of the water."

Now, we happen to have received a letter from. Li•
werick, dated the lath iwst. It will be seen how use
turally it accounts for this had dealing:

EXTRACT LH? A LETTER, DATED LIMERICK, NOV. 18. •

" •••••• Now, to the lead-stealing from the Bar-
'racks. Sonic 18 months ago there was a ladder left
in an adjoining field, and a report circulated that some
villains inteniled to strip the lead off the Barrack
p roof—it was, however, represented to Col. Desbrisay,
that it might he a scheme to get the sentry replaced
near a Carman's Inn, adjoining the Barrack, who bad
just been removed. While the sentry was there, the
premises were, of course, secure. However, all passed
off very well until the second attempt, when soma of
the lead was undoubtedly removed. Very well ! fin
Wednesday last the wind blew so bard that some of
the lead came down from another part of the Barrack
roof into the public road ; fortunately it was brought
into the guard-room, and shown to the Commanding
Officer by the men, before it was found by any thieving
passenger. Had this been ti e case, what a dash it'
would have in our Corporation Journal, for ceftaiuly,
none but Insurgents could have carried it off, and tit
the purpose of converting it into bullets."
The English Papers, some of them at least, appear
to have caught the system. The following contradic-
tion is from Vie Star :

" A story is current in Devonshire, of two compa-
nies of the I Ith Regiment, now in Ireland, having
been cut off in an affray with a party of Irish Pea-
santry. It is altogether void of truth. The propa-
gators of such a wicked and cruel report deserve the
severest reprobation."

AFFECTING CIPCCBISTANCE.—Oa the afternoon of
Saturday, the 10th inst., a genteel looking young
man called at an inn iu Lockerbie, and after signify-
ing I►isintention of remaining all night, went out fur
the purpose of visiting the barber, but did not return.
About six o'clock of the same night a man was found
in a ditch near Broombouses, who had evidently at-
tempted to destroy himself, and who proved to be the
same unfortunate individual. Having tied his hand-
kerchiefs together, and looped one end round his neck.
be mounted a dyke, and fastened the other to the
branch of a tree which grew by the side of the road,
and in this way had well nigh accomplished his pur-
pose. Fortunately, however, the handkerchiefs gave
way, and in a short time the unhappy man was found
by some persons whe happened to be passing near the
spot. At this time be was quite speechless ; but after
he had been carried into Broonshouses, and a surgeon
sent for, he revived a little, and as soon as he was able
to speak, he seemed to regret that his deliverers " had
not put him out of pain." By-and-by, however, he be•
came more composed, and to the inquiries of persons from
whom he received every possible attention, he itattl
that he had hien a tradesman in London, but having met'
with an accident which prevented him from working
for fourteen months, his affairs bad become so embar-
rassed that he was forced to leave London. During his
long Mlles. be had pawned or sold almost every article
of his clothes cr tools, and at last set out fur Edinburgh,
very slenderly furnished with moms, but buoyed up
ith the hope that be would be able to work his way
to the Scottish metropolis. But during the whole-
journey he had been unable to had employment, and
when he arrived in Lockerbie, he sold a book for
2s. 10d., which be described as his last resource.
After, however, leaving the barber's be discovered—
with what feelings we need not state—that he had lost
2s. 6d. of this sant, and being ashamed to revisit his
lodgings, and still more ashamed to beg, he wandered
oat in the direction of Broombouses. and,in a fit of des-
peration, attempted to perpetrate the rash act which
bad so providentially miscarried. We have only to add
that. independently of some documents which were
found about bts 1 e:son, the appearance of the on ap .y
man was such as to coo6rm, its the strongest manner,
the account he gave of himself, and the persons who had
an opportunity of seeing him, seemed so well satisfied
that be was no impostor, that they cheerfully sub-
scribed
a sufficient sum for carrying bins to Edinburgh.
whither be was going, to visit a friend, upon whose
patrols's, be places great reliance.—(Deefries Cour.).

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SATURDAY EVINING, NOVEDIRSR 24, 1821.
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• STOCK EXCHANGE, ELEVEN O'CLOCK.

The market continues very fiat, and the price the
same as it was yesterday. Notone bargain, up to this
hour, Las been done for the present account, and only
two for the next.

TWELVE O'CLOCK.

From the Irish papers we perceive a correspondence
between Lord ItLasrEv and the inhabitants of Castle-
blaney, in the county of Monaghan, with the Bishop
of CtocuEß, on the non-residence of the Rector of that
parish. We are glad the business has beets so proper-
ly taken up by his Lordship and fellow-parishioners,
and dial absentee. Rectors will not be allowed tuewal-
low up the immense sums extorted from the poverty
of the people, for coming to their parishes but once or
twice a-year, to receive the amount of those Ty this,
for which they give no value. It is not uncommon in
Ireland, that parishioners who pay heavy Tythett are
forced to go into another parish to hear the word of
Hon, while the sporting Rector is amusing himself
with hunting, Bacchanalians, or Orange Wreckers in
a distant part of the country. The Tythe-farmer to
whom he has sold his income, is grinding the poor
farmers with exactions and cruelties, inflicted by him-
self under the sanction of Ecclesiastical law. These
are the complaints of the Castle-bianev parishioners, as
well as the absence of their Rector; beside the change
of Curates is frequent, which, they allege, takes place
from worldly speculation. They also complain of there
being lately erected a Temple of Prayer at a great ex-
pense. which should not be consigned to delegated in-
struction, while the Catholics and Dissenters, their
fellow-parishioners, have their spiritual instruction
'provided by resident Pastors of proper gravity, weight
and relwctability. They tell the Bishop, drat the ap-
pointment of a non-resident Rector induces them to
assure his Lordship they will never submit to have
their spiritual interests sacrificed to any temporal ar-
rangements, and that they are entitled to receive spi-
ritual instruction in lieu of the large income they pay
for it, and that they will not continue to pay upon
any other terms. They also state the want of a glebe
can be no excuse, as glebe ground has been laid out
for the purpose. They then tell his Lordship that the
two adjoining parishes have glebes, but no resident
, -Rider. They close with a threat, that if they are nut
supplied with a resident Rector, without tumult or li-
tigation, they and their families will abstain from at-
tending the Church as long as a non-resident Rector con-
tinues the int:orator nt of the parish. Here is a straight
forward picture of the sporting and time-serving Par-
sons, and the blessings of Clerical instruction. The
hirelings cannot now call Lord BL.SNEY and the Pro-
testant inhabitants of Castle Blaney, rebels,
.I;lv:thins,
,or radicals ; they are even among the high church
loyalists. Still they feel like men, and as such contend
for their rights. They now open their eyes and see the
necessity of living is peace, with their neighbours,
as christians should ; and as they pay so much and re-
ceive so little, they are determined not to submit to it
any longer. Can this be wondered at, when the Rev.
Sir HARCOURT LEES, the son of a Clerk in.-the Irish
Post-office, is a beneficed Clergyman, a Baronet, a
pamphleteer, and a leader of Orange Wreckers--
That he has been one of those, who shewed his
disrespect to the KING'S letter to the Irish people, and
continues to follow up this hopeful course, as the high
road to Clerical promotion is most certain ; perse-
verance in those unchristian pursuits is what we dread,
from a private understanding with some behind the
throne, possessing more influence than the throne itself-
by which the benevolent intentions of the KING, will
in all human.probahility be rendered nugatory, and
tie •dld system of political and clerical coercion re-
Alerted to, instead of the humane and conciliatory
advice, contained in his MastsTv's benevolent com-
munication to the abused and insulted people of Ire-
bend. This we consider a eubjrct for serious consider-
*don ; as a continuance of it is likely to have the
•entablished Church ornamented with empty benches,
aid Religion rendered less respected, than it could be
by the frantic ravings of CARLILE and a thousand
others of his description.

The hirelings of the press are much disturbed by
the success of the Portuguese people in Europe and
America. They are quite shocked at the steady
progress of the Cortes in both. They appear to
thick nothing good can proceed from Revolutions,
416.01gh they now and then eulogise the glorious
herniation of 1688. which placed the present
family on the Throne. If that Revolution
which overthrew the doctrines of divine right and
passive obedience has been hailed as glorious,
to the friends of liberty in England, why quarrel
with the Portuguese who have only followed the glo-
rious example ? This is 'a question rather troublesome
to the Ultras; as it involves them in a multiplicity of

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chants in shipping goods to the Brazil,: ; as if a rtsas
in the form of tie Government is likely
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to change t
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nature of the Portagese merchants, whose intertsts
properties have been made more secure by a dirge,
front the vacillating system of the creatures of a Coln to
the direction ohensible men, making laws for the hapyi,
ness of themselves, and all they hold near and dear. Tlsey
proceed to tell us the Ctistom-houscs are chinked wit`
British manufactured goods; but they forget to sayslie
warehouses at home are in a similar situation. They afw
forget to say that by our unwise policy in over.utaing
Portuguese produce, they cause a system of retaliatift
destructive to our commerce, and likely in filmic() elm as
out from those nations whose interest would induce*",
.to give us a preference, on account of the purchase
of those raw material, which we rrstip them is
manufactured state. Itcse advantages are conka
ous in our dealings with the Brazils, which the ultra,
do not wish tcfa.ppreciate ; but ask how far sill the
change benefit England ?—Our answer is, tit uses%
quantityof trans-atlantic property which was used *
be shipped to this country from Portugal,, will, by
the change, be shipped direct from the Brazils in
tish bottoms.. To this the Ultras will not advert ; Lue
like the jaggiers or gypsies, give opinions which they
can afterward: construe either oue say or the
other. To effect Ibis political humbug they refer to pri.
vate letters, not unfrequently manufactured is London,
in which they affect to say, that there is no permit it
Rio Janeito to whom it would, at the present ms.
went, be safe to consign goods. They also add, the
environs of the city is infested by a band of robbers,
without noticing the centre of the British capital
is infested not only with gangs of rubbers, but
a more destructive vermin called informers and tin
like.

If a ehange of honest merr elected to p►omulga•e
wholesome Laws for the benefit of themselves and their
neighbours is not preferable to a set of bigoted cour-
tiers of lazy Clergy and worthless Nubles, then, is.
deed, the Portuguese Revolution cannot be Attire.—
But on that principle we calculate, without dread d
the consequence, and leave the Ultra hirelings to pri.
fit by their neat private letters.

EXTILICT 01 • TATTER FROM NORFOLK, (FIRGEM)
OCTOBER 20.

A north east wind, which bits been blowing siore
Tuesday night, has caused a considerable change is -
the atmosphere, and the effects of cold weather on
the health of this town has been most salutary. We
have not had any cases of malignant fever lately, snit
I not even a death, for the last two days. The N. 111.•
rifle papers, which we hare received to Mae G.l of
October, do not mention the arrival of General Jack
son, as was reported in the New York papers.
FROM THE HAMPSHIRE GAZETTE (AMERICA.)

SINGULAR CI acusisTANcx.—The following tea
place oa board the Brilliant, on bee passage front Fos-
tune Island to this port :—On the 19th' of August, a
large fish was teen alongside the schoouer, s3pposed to
be a Dolphin. One of the crew feeling anxious to
capture him, for the want of some other bait,
drilled a hole through a dollar, and fastened it to his
hook, which he threw over the bows of the schooner;
but it was soon discovered that both the bait at.d book
were missing. The second hook was then baited, is
the saute manner, which shared the same fate. Oa the
21st of August, the third attempt was made, with the
same kind of success. Four days after, it being calm,
and the schooner having run about 300 miles, a shirk
was caught, with a boat•liae, and this fish was foetid
to contain two of the hooks, baited with two of the
dollars, In about 15 minutes afte , the dolphin wu
caught, which contained the other hook and a dollar

The Lori .iama Advertiser of the 20th of Sept. says.
along the frontier State of .1 o 'Hans, there is at this,
moment almost every species of smuggling carried on.
Slaves are brought in by the dozens, while oar vessels
are coasting along the shores of Africa to prevent their

departure.
The last New York paper states that Mr. Booth who
has just terminated a 'successful engagement at the
New York Theatre, left that city on the 21st October.
for the South, to fulfil his engagement with the mana-
gers of the Charlestown and Savannah theatres.

No French papers had arrived when oar paper we'll
to press, nor any foreign mail, except axe from
Ostend.

Among the other rumours respecting ehalVes.
the Morning Chronicle, it is said that Mr. Calning
to succeed the Marquess of Hastings, as Oovernor•tine-
ral of India; and that the office of Lord Chamlo'fla.n,
or Lord Steward, is to be offered to the latter on his
return.
A KING CIIANGINII MIS MINISTRT.--When Oeorre
11. felt the necessity of changing his Ministers, he 14-
plied to Lord Wahlegrave to negotiate with the Thske
of Newcastle, and his Lordship thus states
the cow ia•
sion of the conversation between himself and the
King ;—.4, I know he is apt," said th • King, "to be
afraid, therefore go and entourage him ; tell bun I ao
not look upon myself as King whilst I am in the hoods
of these scoundrels; that I am determined to get ridf
them at any rate; that I expect his assistance, &DJ that
he may depend on my rawer and protection." Nig
notwithstanding the desires thus expressed his Ma.
jesty was at this time unable to find a man' old enough •
to undertake to form a new administration. We can
imagines King to be so reduced in power.
It is understood that Parliament is to meet for the •
dispatch of !mitten on the 27th of January.

iTiVicavo's BENCH-Iig:S.IIAT..
THE JOHN BULL CAPER.

41111 E DING tl. inACIILL. ♦ND ARROWSnITII.I
/OR A LORI.. ON Sin C. WROTTniirEir AND LADY.
Tbc SOLICITOR OtNeRAL and Mr. POLLEN having
been heard in mitigation of punishment,
Mr. SCARLET? addressed the Court in aggravation.
He contended that a more malignant and mischievous
'totem of slander had never been devised, by any
Leman beings. He hoped their Lordships by the sen-
'nice they were about to pronounce, would take care
to prevent those who lend their names and personal
responsibilities to such malignant purposes, in future,
from doing so with impunity; since they could not
'roach the real authors, it was enough that these
-trretches lent their persons to receive that punishment
*the others who concealed themselves, deserved; and
they should, to the full extent, be made to meet the
justice of the country ; this being a libel of the deepest
etslignity.
At one o'clock the Judges conferred together prior
to pa•siog sentence,
The sentence of the Court was that Weaver,
Shekel', and Arrowsmith, be imprisoned in the prison
of the King's Bench, for a period of nine months:
sea that Shaeltell and Arrowsasith pay a fine of SOU
oech,sell Weaver 100!. to the King, and that they
strit.lly enter into sureties for their good behaviour
Yir fire years, themselves in the stun of MM. each,
'sad two others for each, of 2501. each.
The Rev. Mr. Blacow was in attendance, and, it
eras expected, would receive judgment as soon as the
above case was concluded.

THZ REV. MR. BEACON —We hope that if the Rev.
Mr. Blacow, when brought up for judgment on ac-
'count of his libel un our late unfortunate Queen, is
consigned for the reformation of his mind and man-
ners to a place of seclusion, that his confinement will
be rendered such as way not spoil his temper, or pro-
voke his resentment. When sentenced for his for Her
libel on a lady, to the custody of the Marshal of the
King's Bench, be was prevented, by the interfer-
duce of the prosecutor, from enjoying the liberty
of living within the Rules. At that period
there were eleven gentlemen who had been con-
signed to the same place for political libels,
or some such misdemeanours, and who had been
favoured, as was HSII2I, by the concurrence sof
the prosecutors. with the desireable privilege.—
Like the dog in the manger, however, the Rev. Gentle-
man finding that he was not allowed to partake of the
indulgence, determined it should not be enjoyed by
them. No sooner was he confined, than he set up such
an outcry Against this partiality, that the indulgence
was revolted ; and those who hired houses, and
made their arrangements for living a twelvetaonth in
the Rules, were compelled to take up their abode for
eleven mouths n lath' the walls of the prison.

Yesterday at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was
lad at the Secretary of State's Office fur the Home
Department, which had been previously summoned by
Lord Viscount Sidn►outh. It was attended by the
Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Liverpool, the Earl of
Ilarrowbv, the Earl of Westmoreland, Viscount Sid-
i:lomb, the Mammas o( Londonderry, Vise. Melville,
toe Chancellor of the Exchequer, and Mr. Rubinson.
The Council sat till near half•past four... .

The packet which we mentioned yesterday as having
arrived from Rio Janeiro, came direct, without touch-
log at Bahia or Pernambuco. The advices brought
by her are to the 2.1 October, but they do not mention
soy thing new having occurred in the Brazils. Of
course the late decrees of the Cortes respecting the re-
till of the Prince Regent, and the establishment of
Provincial Jniiras, bad not yet reached there. The
Rio Janeiro Bank still continued to experience the
pressure caused by the departure of the King,
and the failure of their projected loan in Europe,
lad as a measure of expediency, had issued two
:Hiltless of rag in copper tokens, with which they
were waking payments, often in whole bags of copper,
without any proportion of gold and silver. No vessel
bad arrived at Rio Janeiro from the South Seas since
the General Brown ; of course, no fresh advices had
tree received from thence, except what had come from
Buenos Ayres, respecting the arrangements said to be
wade between the Viceroy. of Peru, and Jeneral San
Moths. Acconnts, however, had been received fro:n
Lute Video, by which it appeared that the city and
imuluce bat! agreed to' become incorporated with the
Brazils, and hear the name of Cis-Placina.

The account of the capture of Lima is repeated in
the letters brought by the last packet from Rio. with
sue additional particulars. The place, it appears,
lad been reduced to a most deplorable state fur want
of provisions, and the people were unwilling to bear
ivy longer the calamities of a siege, unenlivened by
bey hope of relief. In vain had the most urgent ap-
plications been made to Spain for a naval force to
faille the blockade ; no answer had even been returned,
tad the Lima Loyalists were left to their fate with a
degree of indifference, which, it is only surprising, did
tut induce them to consent to an earlier surrender.
Extract of a letter from Montevideo, dated Sept. 9.
In the afternoon of the Ist inst. the wind came
mad to the S.E. and continued to increase from that

imn till the night of the 2d inst., when it blew a
ItTY iwAry gale. The Olive Branch lost three anchors
sererAl vessels in the bay suffered in the same manner.
Among the shipwrecks on the coast on that night, are
the Arion of London, Potts, from Gibraltar, nine miles
below thip, one man drowned, and part of the cargo
tired, but the vessel is gone to pieces. About fifteen
below Maldonado the Fly of Liverpool, Mordant,
hub thence to Buenos Ayres, and it is feared little of
14 cargo or vets,' will be saved.' In the same place is
4 Preach ship on shore."
WlNbow TAX.--.A very numerous meeting of the
r43rch-wardens and deputies took place yesterday, by
Vinarnment, at the Post-office Tavern, when it was
dttetzined that the following requisition, universally
Vied by the different parishes, should be presented
1° the Lord Mayor :
Wr, the undersigned, request your Lordship will
- Aggregate Meeting of the Householders of
at as early a day as convenient; for the purpose
,Preparing and presenting a Petition to both Houses
P"usent, praying for a total repeal of the Tax on
ukdow Lights."—(Debiin Morning Pelt, Nov. 22.)

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BRIGHTON. Nor, 23.

Lord Si. Helens, Sir B. Bloomfield, Oul. Tberiaion.,
Sir Andrew harnard, Sir E. Nagle, and Sir W. Kep-j
pell, form, at present, the whole of the Rciyal site.!
The Marquess of Cnayngbam arrived on Monday.
In the Bight of this day se'nnlght, there wai a heavy
gale of wind from the S.W. accompanied by thioder
and lightning. It did no mischief here, but at Chi;
cbester several houses were unroofed, and chimnies
blown down : providentially, no lives were lost.
FIRE.—On Wednesday evening last, a fire' broke
out in a house in Ironmongers' Jane, inhabited by John
Priest, a fishermen; but by the exertion of the in-
mates and neighbours the flauies were speedily sub-
dued. The accident occurred by a caadle being
placed tno near the bed-curtains. Priest, who, for the
last twelve months, had been confined to his room
from illness, was, with his child, in the bed at the time.
Under the influence of terror, however, he leaped from
amidst the flames, with the child in his arms, and suc-
ceeded in getting down stairs in safety. His wife,
with a courage highly honourable to her sex, contri-
buted most essentially to the extinguishment of the
Hewes, ja ti performatice of which duty she burnt
her hands and arms in a most shocking manner. We
deem it a most fortunate circumstance that this fire
was thus got under; fur had it spread, from the
confined situation of the neighbourhood, incalcula-
ble mischief must have ensued.

Smuncf,tsrn.—Last Sunday morning, three men with
two carts laden with contraband spirits, were proceed-
ing through the village of Barcombe, on their way
towards the Ucklield-road, when they were accidentally
met by au Excise offic ,r, on horseback, who, judging
by their appearance what they were, ordered them to
stop; but, instead of obeying, they .drove off at fall
gallop, the lane being very narrow and dirty, the
chase was a pretty smart one for the distance of three
or four miles, the officer riding pistol in hand, and
threatening their lives if they did not stop and sur-
render. The smugglers, however, were not to be in-
timidated, and paid no attention to the summons. The
officer, at length, finding it impossible to effect their
capture, made a compromise with them for the giving
op of two tubs ; he then left them, and lost no time
in communicating the affair to the Lewes officers, who,
five or six in number, went directly in pursuit, well
armed and mounted, hut ttithout being able to coins
up with the smugglers.
A litsyr TO BUTCH ERS.—A farmer, who could not sell
his sheep, in Chichester market, at what he considered
a fair price, resolved on killing, and disposing of them
through the means of his brother, a shop-keeper, in the
city, by which he obtained so considerable a gain as to
induce him to go into the market and buy sheep to
slaughter, and lie is, in consequence, now selling good
mutton at did. per lb. aid by taking a leg and shoulder,
a leg and neck, or a leg and breast, at IL and 2til. by
which, be acknowledges, he realises more than the fifth
quarter

The following is the Copy of a letter which has been
addressed to the Sheriffs of London and Middlesex:
GENTLEMEN—As it is evident that a large body of the
intelligent and respectable part of the community are
decidedly against the severity of the present Gnarl-
mil Code, and more especially that part which relates to
the punishment of death for forgery of Dank-notes, it has
been thought desirable to gall a %Mir blostiog to re-
ference to the cases of the persons under sentence for
execution next week.

The undersigned request you will have the goodness
toicall the same, &c. &c.—Nov. 23, 1821.
The following is an extract of a private letter, re•
eeived by a commercial boast: in the city, dated Tunis,
Sept. 20.-4, Tunis is very healthy, but is a shocking
dirty place, and the trade falling off very much.—
The Dey has purchased several old vessels of different
nations to make ships of war, and is now fitting out
five to go against the Greeks: he has four fine ships
building, two under a Frenchman, the others under
the direction of the Turk ; but it will be a long time
before they are ready for sea. Not one of his fleet
escaped the gale; they were all totally lost, with about
2000 officers and seamen."
AN INSTANCE 01 THE DEPRECIATION or LANDED
PROPIRTY.—A fine leasehold estate, situate near Win-
chester, for which 40,0001. was offered and refused a
few years ago, has lately been sold fur only 12,000/.
being 28,0001. or sesex-tenths less than could have
been obtained for it nine years ago.

Dr. Hodgkinson has been elected Vice Provost of
Trinity College, Vice Dr. Barrett, deceased.
A mercantile gentleman in the neigbbourhoodof Edin-
burgh, made a drawing some months ago of a plan for
propelling steam carriages, but having no time for
trying it experimentally, offers the following hint to
the consideration of mechanics or others who have op-
portunities of making such experiments :—The steam
cylinders to be placed horizontally, the piston rod
projecting towards the back part of the carriage ; the
end of the rod to have teeth working into circularly
placed teeth in the centre of the axle-tree, so as to
turn the wheels in the opposite direction to this move-
ment of the rod. The piston rod teeth could easily
be disengaged, by various contrivances, from the- axle-
tree teeth, after the rod had completed its project-
ing movement, to admit of its unobstructed return in
to the cylinder, on the condensation of the steam. Two
cylinders would keep the carriage in constant and re-
gular motion.
DISCOYET OP A COAL Mtms.—We understand that
the Magistrates are advised that there is excellent coal
under the public Green, which can be worked on some
neighbouring property without injuring the Green in
the smallest degree, as neither the pits, coals, hills,
nor.steam-engines will be placed within its boundaries.
We also understand that the Magistrates are about to
make the experiment by boring. We sincerely wish
them success, and congratulate our fellow-citizens on
the prospect of coals being found so near the town,
which will tend to keep down the price of that neces-
sary article, and put it in the power of the corporation
to carry on their proposed improvement without in-
juring the public Green.—(Gleagow Courier.)
The Anise of Bread for this place was on Wednes-
day last reduced three-farthings in the quarters loaf
wheats*, the price of which is now p;.—(Cossloridge
Chrosicie.)
Dr. Wilson, a particular friend and admirer of Oar
rich, was a great punster. He, one day seeing Dr.
Brocklesby coming into Batson's Colfee-h2use, then
chiefly used by physicians, addressed him by the name
of Dr. Rea, a noted quack of those days to which'
the Doctor objecting with some, warmth, Wilson •tt.
dertook to prove his correctness alrbraisally there-
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I4LP PAY.•

UHT OP THE NUxinta or IiFICERE ON HALT-pdT, OP
THE ARMY, IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, ON THE 256
OP MARCH, 1821.

(See Parliamentary Paper No. 473, of 1821.)
1 Colonel.
187 Lieutenant-Coluels.
332 Majors.
1,836 'Captains, Lints. and Captains of Foot Guards,
and Captain-Lieutenants.
3,491 Lieut.., and Ensigns and Lieuts. of Foot-guards.
1,346 Cornets, Second Lieutenants, and Ensigns.
186 Paymasters.
XBO Adjutants.
• "483 Quarter Masters, and Troop Quarter-masters.
333 Surgeons.
• 439 Assistant-Surgeons, Hospital Assistants and Hos-
pital Mates, and Assistant Staff Surgeons.
24 Veterinary Surgeons.
31 Physicians.
70 Superintendants-General and Inspectors of Hos-
pitals, &c.
109 Apothecaries. Purveyors, and Clerks.
28 inspecting Field Officers of Militia, Assistant
Quarter-Master•Genrral, Deputy Judge-Advo-
cate, &c,
13 Commissaries, Deputies, and Assistants.
73 Chaplains.

9,037 Total number; and expense-812,557/. 7s. 50.

By a reference to pages 33, 36, 38, and 44, of the
Amp Estimates and to No. 473 Parliamentary paper
of 1811, the total of the half-pay will be found to
amount to ONE MILLION TWO-HUNDRED AND FIFTY
SEFEN THOUSANDOICIIRN HUNDRED •ND NINE POUNDE.
The Total pensions to the Army and Navy at the pre-
sent time is supposed to amount to Fuca ]ZILLIONS
AND A HALF STIRLING.

The census of the population being completed, it is
now agreed, pursuant to the Act I, Ueo. IV. to remu-
nerate the overseers fur their trouble therein. In the
census, 1800, the overseers were allowed after the rate
of Is. for every 21 names, or persons returned. In 1.411
there was no allowance specified, and many of the
overseer. complained they had only their trouble for
their pains. Taking the population of Great Britain
at the before-mentioned rate, and counting EnglAnd
qt 9,700,000 souls, thiss at a half-penny each, will be
&and to amount to 19,5081. 6s. Bd.; but the
population will be found to exceed this number.
, Taking Scotland at 1,800,000 souls will amount
to 3,750/. and Wales at 641,000 sod's, to 1,3351.
81. 4d. making in the whole to the amount of
24,593/. 15s. Od. to the Overseers. Taking the fees
to the Magistrates' Clerks at 9701. Iss. 6rl. and the
fees to the Chief Constables at 1,456/. 3s. 3d. the
whole will be found to amount to the expense of
27,020/. 13s. 9d. an amazing sum in the aggregate,
although individually inefficient to remunerate the
parties concerned in taking and returning the census,
who cannot be said to be more than half paid for their
trouble and the necessary attention requisite for carry-
ing this great national work into effect.

W,►rxa SPOUT.—A few days since a natural phe-
nomenon of rare occurrence in this climate was ob-
served at Mundesley, and accompanied with the fol-
lowing very singular circumstances. During a sale
.of some wreck upon the hooch, the settee of •It person
was driwo towards what he conceived to be a ship on
fire, thou! a mile from the shore ; he immediately
point** it out, bit it was explained by the supposition
that the appearance of smoke arose from the steam
vessel passing from the North. An old Captain how-
eversoon decided that the rising column was a water-
spout. While busied in the observation of this in-
terestin7 spectacle, a circumstance of rarer import
attracted their regard. At a very short distance there
was an opening of some width in the cliff, through
which a stream that turns a mill takes its cootie. Id
this cleft three newly built bathing machinet were laid
up for the winter. In a moment these machines were
harried up the cliff with inconceivable rapidity. Two
of them wok their path directly towards a house, over
which they were forced by the hurricane, breaking
in the roof and falling on the other side they were li-
terally dashed to atoms. The third performed the
same course over the mill and was also destroyed by
its fall. We understand a subscription was set on foot
for the proprietor.—(Norwich Mercury.)
A most terrific hurricane visited Bungay and its
neighbourhood about one o'clock on Friday se'noight.
Although it lasted but a few minutes, it did infinite
damage. The hurricane appeared to rise from the
earth, and extended its devastation abont 100 yards.
At Earsham it totally destroyed the garden belonging
to a gardener at that place. It unroofed a house, car-
ried part of a hay-stack to a considerable distance,
blew down 30 yards of garden Wall belonging to J.
Soott,Esq. at Bungay, and several chimnies.—(l6id )

A Comet observed in China and various parts of
India ; described by F. Reeves, Esq. F. R. and L S.
CANTON, MAT, 1820.—This comet was first ob-
served 'on the sth of May, 1920, in the body of
Centasroind nearly in the following position: A line
throtigh 'Hs foot and easternmost spar .of the Cross,
and produced N. E. would cut the Comet, and a line
through the IVestern foot of Centaur, would also cut
the Comet; and an arc of a circle through Centaur
Lupus would also cat the Comet. The Comet has no
tail, being one of those called Hairy. It has of late
become more visible to the naked eye, but has changed
its place a little, and that to the noitb-eastward.
MADRAS, MARCH 1, 1821.—A Comet has been
visible at Madras four or 'five evenings past. Soon
after dark it is seen not many degrees above the
boriion to the westward, at no great distance from
the Star °alma in Pegasus, and some way to the
northward of: Jupiter, but higher than that planet.—
It has been getting more faint daily, and is proceeding
to the westward.
Bomear. MAIMS 10, 1821.—We are assured that
a Comet has been seen by many respectable persons is
Boinbay, aid that it has also been seen at sea.
Kuhns (Penstsm 001. r,) Mcaca 11, 1821.—A
Comet has been seen in N.W. quarter for these some
*sewing* past.
A servant near Limerick wrote his master in Dublin
that be bad secured the dlrevrnut, haying sent all the
poker. and tong. to the barracks.
C11414431411N• a Junt.—An Irish Colonel of Dfll-
- previous to a trial is which he was defendant,
was informed by the Counsel, that if be bad any per-
usal objections, he might legally challenge them.—
.. Faith, and so I will," replied the son of Mats
84 If they de not bring me off handsomely, I will
challenge veer, man of them."

SOUTHWARK BRIDGE.
TO 1111 EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN..

. .
Stn,,,-4 am extremely glad to find that a Corres-
pondent hei. through the medinta of your paper,callea
the public attention to the gloomy state in which that
noble structure, Southwark Bridge, h a been allowed
to remain threughout these winter evenings. It has
been the subject of conversation and coinplaint, with
limy persons in the city, though never, till now; no-
ticed as it ought to have been ; for; siccording to the
common saying " what is every body's business is hp-
body's business." To this feeling alone, can I nttri-
bete the het of the bridge having bren less fregnented
on an evening, and thecomplaintremainingonredressati.
After reading the remarksin your paper on Tharsdayeveo-
ing I went to Southwark-bridge, to au evetits condition
in the gloom, and I can testify to the justness of the
of your correspondent " Citizen." I was nut
able to distinguish persons on the bridge till I came
within a few feet of them, except on those spots where
the lamps were lighted. Here is a bridge, the erection
of which cost an immense enM of money, and reflects
the highest honour on the mechanical acquirements of
the present day ; the foot-way over the structure, is
above 700 feet ; the lamps provided fur lighting the
same, amount to ttocnty-si.c, but the number that was
lighted on Thurday evening, was only four on the
bridge and two at esch toll-house, at the ends. Now,
Sir, 1 do contend, that this is not light sufficient to
make this bridge either a sole or agreeable passage
After dark ; but I have since seen that the ob-
servations of "A Citizen" have not been without
effect. On Friday evening I was again on the
bridge, and 1 found an encrease of four lighted
lamps. This is something better, so far as relates to
the bridge itself; but the long and dreary road front
the brit' ~;e to the Borough remains in the lame dark
state. There are thirty-3i: lamps on this toad, eta
only fourteen are lighted.
1 trust, Mr. Editor, that these few observations may
contribute towsrdi directing the attention of the
Bridge Proprietors to the subject, so that the bridge
way become a more inviting and secure accommodstion
to the public, and, of course, wore frequented, and ul-
timately more profitable to the Proprietors.
I am, year's, Ike. AN IMPARTiAL ODRXRVII.

DIARY FOR Taß BNSUI.VO WEEK.
WITH ilia TIMES or men WILTIIS At LONDON-B/W:IGL

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Nov.
20, 8.--4WENTY•TRIRD SUNDAY after TRINITY.
High water—morn. 18 m. after 2; even. 37 en. after 2.
96, M.—Venus sets 38 min. atter 8.
High water—morn. 68m. after 9; even. 13 m. after 3.
97, T.—Moon sets 41 m. after 0 afternoon.
High Water—morn. 24 wafter 3; even. 45 ra. after 3.
29, W. —Michaelnuu Roldt.
High water—morn. 4 m. atter 4 ; even. 24 in. aft. 4.
03, Th.—Day increased ff hours. 99 lain.
High water—morn. 46m. after 4; even. 4 m. after 3.
30, F,—ST. Axamaw. _ _ _

water—morn. 23 at. after b; even. 48 is. after 3.
Dec. I. S.—Day break 31, un. after b.
High water—morn. 12 m.afterB ; even. 37 in. after 0.

We understand that an outline of a plan Ism been
submitted to the *Ards. 01, she, dlslasisalty, by WU.
Alfred Burton. of the Cbitbaln. Divialon of Ruyal

v. _ ,111 Y 1 Aiya,
Marines, for the establishment of a code of numeral
signals, by which communication way take place be-
tween ships of war or commercial vessels, of the same
or different nation, in a kind of universal or naval
language. This plan we believe to be something of
the following kind, and, by its simplicity, it reminds
ns of the story of Columbus and his egg. The signal
flags made use of may, according to their position,
represent certain numbers, and these numbers rnry
represent those sentences by which the usual commu-
nication is generally carried on between -.hips at sea.
Those numbers, therefore, which signify any sentence
in the English, will also signify its meaning in every
other language : and thus a limited communication
may take place between vessels totally ignorant of the
language of each other. By means of four flags, 64
numbers may be expressed, and, consequently, 64 sen-
tences ; five flags are capable of expressing 325 num•
hers, and six flags 1,956. The adoption of this plan
cannot but be attended with great convenience and
advantage to the maritime world, and we are only as-
tonished that it was never th3ught of befere.—s(Lioce.
pool Courice.)
Man. Ss* tat Bonn..—The tiewapapers lately stated
this Lady's large property would go to the Crown, for
want of next of kin. Such have been found, aed
several of her nephews and nieces teside in the neigh•
bourhood of Donersile.

ECCLESIASTICAL Cot:RT.—ln the report of the carte
stated in our paper of yesterday, relative to the Dean
and Chapter of Westminster v. Hatehard, it appears
there are some mistakes. The articles exhibited were
not by the Dean and Chapter of Westminster against
Mr. liatchard, but were allegations made by Mr.
Hatchard in a cause now pending in the Court. Mr,
Rodber never claimed to have been legally elected to
the lectureship, but is the licensed curate of the parish
of St. Margaret. Mr. Newhard is not a clergyman,
and of course never assumed to have been elected lec-
turer of my parish. Mr. H. is a tradesman living in
St. Margaret's parish.
Costetcroey COVET.—The allegation in the case
of " Tburlow and Thurlotv," 'reported in our paper
under the head of the " Consistory Court," has been
erroneously described as being morn to and putt-
cularly, with reference to the facts stated to have oc-
curred in the'nose, at No. •4, Pandistubeildiegs,
Stangate-street, Lambeth. It is dinned by the
owners of that house, that such facts never lid occur ;
and the public will observe, that they are lot yet
proved, as alleged.
Yesterday afternoon, about two o'clock, two fellows,
of decent appearance, were observed lurking about the
boon of Sir W. Adam., of MI, Albemarle-street, Picca-
dilly; one of them restated to go down the area steps
and look through the kitchen window. On finding no
one there, be bsc,kooesi to Ws menspanion to follow,
which be did ; and both of them catered tire house.—
Their manoeuvres being watched by a footman, who was
cleaning the windowsof the adjoiaiog house, he *mill
proceeded to alarm the family. Search was made, sod
both the villains wet, found concealed in the coal cellar,
with arealeable coat belonging to Sir William. A coa-
stabie was procured, sad they were brought to bfarlbo•
rough-street Pollowodiet, where they gave their noses
James Joan and W. Orwell. They were be b fatly
committed to Newgate Ilk vial.

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