The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-02-23 00:00:00

NAVAL LVTELLIGENCE.

DEAL, FEB. 22.—Put back the Nancy, Brooks,
for the Canary Islands.—Came down from the RiTer
the Swift, Church, for Montreal, and remains wita a
large fleet of outward-bound.—Sailed his Majesty's
ship Spy, for Sheerness.—Arrived the Rosario sloop
of war, from Portsmouth.
HARWICH, . FED. 22.—The Prince of Oran,e
packet landed Mails and Passengers' yesterday, at
Lowestott,fromHolland.—Sailed the Leicest, r packet,
for Holland.

Yesterday the Report of the Committee of Im-
provements, as to the Erection of a New Post-Office,
&c. in the neighbourhood of St. Martin's-le-Grand,
was brought up, and ordered to be printed.
On the motion of Mr. WAsTIINAN, it was ordered
to be an instruction to the Members of the City in
Parliament, that they do, in their places, on an early
day, move the House of Commons that two Petitions
presented to that Honourable House, from. the Cor-•
potation of London, against Mock Auctions, and
for the Repeal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act, be
taken into consideration.
CORN LAWS.
The Loan MAYOR informed the Meeting that the
present Special Court had been called for the purpose
of taking into consideration certain proposed altera-
tions in the Corn Laws. This was a subject of the
most vital importance to the country at large, in-
volving as it did the price of the first necessary of
life. It became, therefore, the incumbent duty of
that Court, to whom was committed the important
For TUE LONDON GAZETTE,, FEB. 21.
protecting the interests
—roe—
pofritvhileegmeeotrfowpaoticish,intgootavkereatill:l
e earliest opportunity of
DIVIDENDS.
enquiring into the propriety and necessity of such
a measure, and expressing their opinions thereon tolidUrch 14, M. Howard and J. Haddock, Cateatem-streee
t hanker,—April 15, S. Barnard, Kingston-upon-1101i, inertias;
the Legislature, and to the country at large. I —March 15, L. Knowles, Newnharo, tilnitrestershlre, skinner
T. Watson, Sandlittest,Glisi:
! —iMare_h.lB_,..l4.,..Murphy, Howlandvstreet, Fitzroy-square. ri-
Mr. JAcKs, then, in a speech which was wholly i za, ft. Toby, Lucas-street, Gray's Inn-lane-read,
inaudible below the bar, addressed the Meeting, and ilfriTt_,,,Z;nuvernan_ainveh 14,
concluded by moving a set of Resolutions—(for . cestershire. corn-dealer—March V. 5, J. Hobson, Deal, linen-
uhich sec Advertisement.)
' draper-Mareb 14, S. Britton, Russell-street, bennondsey. car.
.°ter—April 8, J. Field, Chiswell-street, linen-dmpar—
Mr. FAVELL, while he completely concurred in 1 gtoseh 18, J. Tagg, Nether Knutsford, Cheshire, innkeeper_
opinion with the mover of the Resolutions,
; March 14, N. Davison, St. Ann's-lane, warehouseman—Vault
u
, 14,6. Neeld, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square, mealicao— e.,rela
The Corn Resolutions were debated last night in • that the proportion of the burden of ti and agreed
the twenty-years 9, J. Bryars, Brnseley, Shropshire, corner—March IS, C. Bar-
-1 war which had just been concluded had fallen upon the per, J. Id•Whinnie, and .1. Banbury. Snow's fields, emery.pg.
the House of Commons. Mr. BARING proposed an '
commercial ft'andtd• branches 1
1, menu ac uring, ra ingmr-nrinufactarers—April 5, J. Warren, Limehouse, toupee—
Amendment to limit the duration of the Restriction ,
of
; the community, mobile, on
.the other hand the . Apr"' J. Somerville, London-wall, merchant.
CERTIFICATES—MARCH 14.
on Importation, leaving the sum to be stAliintea landed or agricultural interests had suffered in J. and It. Hayward, Beekington, Somerseishire, clothiers_
for 80s. as a subject of after consideration. After a a comparatively trilling degree, owing to the great J.
goods—J. Smith. Tabernacle-walk,
w s le-upon-Tyne, soap-maker—A Liod-ay, Man-
grain
mc•inresitc.ieshr, :eledeeraitn
cotton
great variety of observations, in which it will be seen 1 increase of rents, and rise on the prices of hant—G. Poison., Edgewate-road, coat-merchant .
the rise in rents was much defended, and a strong i during the same period, yet thought, that when a
_Harrjun,sHadleigli -iihall,
outwers—exj,. Winker—J. Banks. `lentil_
F. and W. Street, BuckJers-
subject of such difficulty and delicacy as the present toe-butts,
~. Surrey,
concurrence of opinion was expressed in favour of i bury, stationers. -
was to be discussed, it ought to be regarded not as a PARTNERSIIIPS DISSOLVED.
some Legislative measure to keep up the price of; partial hut as a national question ; not as a measure W. Rayner and E. Outram, Sheffield, merchants—J. and J.
corn, the discussion was adjourned until this day. in which the interests of the commercial, manufac- H. Foster, North Curry, Someraetshire, coal and Irriek-traders
,
—J. and \V. Mew, Rochford, bankers—J. A. Oeschunsps and
Almost every Scylla in politics has a Charjbdis turbo', and trading part of the community were op. :J. Pringle, lloward's-place, Bowliug-green-lane, Clerkennell,
M. Maitland and M. Winh, liatiovet-streee
in its neighbourhood. The dangerous situation in posed to those of the landed
.and agricultu.ral . si.i,eninoe-„irti.rneursar-e,
milliners—%V. Linskill, A. Trotter, and J.
which the country may be placed if no such measure • brandies, but as a question involving the great in- !"
lurnholl,stow Lights, Northumttrlattel, eintelass-,austsa
terests of the nation at large. As soon would he turers-l. Minion and R. Whitfield, Manchester, Warts—J.
as is proposed were carried into effect, was
set the interestsofagainst up e o his hand those of., and W. Fatiowlietd, Penrith, Cumberland, druggist..
therefore much dwelt upon ; and we-feel strong- ' his feet, or' of his feet against those of his hands, j _ _ .__ ______,___
ly inclined to leave the Reader to make his.: as think of regarding this as a partial contest; CORN LAWS AND- IV AR Taxiathosit Witch
own comments on the statements made, and between one branch of the community as op- ' are shortly to be made the matter of discuiliou at
to find his own way, if he 'can, between the posed to another. It was not so : it was a question . County Meetings in Hants and Wiltshire. On Fri-
dangerous nlternitives to which the country is
not of partial but of national, interest. He then pro- • day last Mr. Hunt, who is a large proprietor and
seeded to take a view of the burdens which the coup. occupier -of hind in Wilts-as wells, in litinpshire,
reduced. But if we can find room we shall still try had borne during the war, and of the different presented d Reitinisition to the High Sheetffiorthe
hazard a remark for his assistance. The first that i effects those burdens had produced en. rommerce,' former countyi signed by 515 persons, calling on
strikes us is, the ground for apprehension that the manufactures,and agriculture; the rents of land and him to convene a meeting, to consider the pro.
reVef so necessary to the farmer may not be afforded . the price of corn having continued to increase .while priety of petitioning against- the proposed Corn Bin,
to him though prices mlaumid be raised; for if high , trade and manufactures had been as constantly on the and all the War Taxes, especially against the
decay. Peace had now been restored, and-corn had Property Tax and the duty on Malt and Beer: The
rents have been attendeli witihietelebeneficial go
- "e-Tbr a alert paged suffered a depreciation. The effects Requisition states, that evil-dipoied, or miegairki
(mimes as are imputed to them, what security isk of peace, Vowever, yet had
not •begun to be fairly persons, are endeavouring to prevail upon Om &Ws-
there that the proposed encouragement will not he !frit ; and were the landed and agricultural interests, lature, by means of private petigont and ['there/so;
converted into the means of further increasing thellhen, to cry out and complain the very first moment to pass a law, prohibiting the imAnetiriloti at
rent of land ? The humane conduct and enlightened :they felt 'themselves affected? This would not be deal. • &c. It is singular, that the Sheriff
fa ha*Cleap' ..74.
ir with the c.ountry in general, which had for .
principles of many landlords are sufficient security ling this important meeting to be held at Salisbe;y, eh
so long borne their unequal and oppressive share of-- so remote a day as the Bth of March. A *Oat re-'
against oppression from them; but it is the the burden. The balance between them was not yet quisition is now in the course of signafure)n almost'
nature of evils to increase, and to take perma- ' even; and, at all events, a sufficient time had not every town and tillage of Hampshire. In the Ito.
nency of themselves; and we fear many instances yet elapsed to enable us to judge of the effects of rough of Andover alone, upwards of 300;tredes-
ceuld be cited where proprietors have not waited to peace, or to see whether any measure for the protec. 1 men and landaholders have already signed.
see whether the diligent cultivator, who has slaved all lion of the landed interest was necessary. For many I it
...osiArative has Tared the life of the alsassiq•
ears, during which mercant, desman, d who d . e has hd the clemency to
the year through to render his land productive, was,
manufacturer
had been sufferinhg thetra severest pr it
s. content hattempteimselfhi wis tlife h onlyH sendinga him offtbe island.
or could be, repaid for his labour before they exacted lions, the landed interest had been more than enabled The pressure of other matter has prevented us from
or proportioned their rent; nay, where they havenever
to meet their increased burdens, by a twofold increase , giving the particulars Of this desperate attempt..r.
thought of bounding it to surplus produce. A plen.... of rent ; and the farmer again to pay his taxes, and i They are briefly- these :—BoNseaare; bad lately
tiful supply of grain insured at home, it is thought, also his increased rent, by the greatly increased price I very nearly ceased to be an object either Of coda.
will prevent scarcity, and keep down prices. With of corn. Let not then those two classes which had .
hitliertsunffered comparatively nothing,not cry out for assassinate him by a young Corsican, on account of
sits, anxiety, or alarm. An attempt was made to
;
all due deference, we cannot conceive that any culti.
an alteration of the existing law the first moment they .1 some old fend. The Corsican had got into bin
'valor will propose to raise more grain than he thinks felt themielvea affected, and that too, before it was . Cabinet, and white BONAPARTE was reading a paper,
will be wanted, and will sell well. Profit is his ob- I ascertained whether the alteration proposed would
he aimed at him with a stiletto-, but the point strack
ject, and surplus of his article will destroy his into- not be generally and nationally injurious. 1 the steel buckle of his braces.and did not penetrate
rest. Neither landlord nor farmer can afford that Mr. WurrE was far from rising to oppose the Re- , the flesh. BonAaanTainstintly seized and disarmed
,

According to late letters from Spain, that country
is in a most awful state of alarm and ferment; and
if the Goverment continues on its present system, it
mill shortly become the theatre of horror and of
bloodshed; the Clery govern absolutely. The late
Bull of the Pope, issued by the Inquisition against
Secret Societies, Freemasons, &c. has carried terror
' and alarm into the bosom of every family. Areas
increase daily, and a dreadful convulsion is on the
point of breaking out.
VIENNA, Fes. 9.—The Emperor Francis is still
considerably indisposed.
We are assured that a triple alliance between
France, Austria, and England, has been lately con-
'eluded.'

PORTSMOUTII, FEn. 22.—Sailed his Majesty's sh;pl
Hope and Pickle, for the coast of France.—ilis
jesty's ship Leven gives instructions to the slips
bound to Newfoundland, Quebec, Nova Scotia, and
New Brunswick.
PLYMOUTH, FEB. 21.—Arrived his Aliljetty's ships
Rolla and Slam), from a cruize.

Our Post.offsce has received orders to consider in
future all Northern Italy as an integral part of
our Monarchy.

sort of benevolence which implies their own impove-
rishment in order to feed a nation. The; only
surplus therefore which can be expected from the
cultivator is_ an incidental one. Reciprocity ofj
supply and exchange is the best encouragement
to production, and the best bond of society.
The farmers wish to be cos erect in the light of
traders, and claim an equality Madvantage. Cau any
thing be clearer, as a general maxim, than that traders
must flourish by trade ? Trade is the most eligible
means of forwarding agriculture, and agriculture is
the most eligible means of forwarding trade. So in-
timately are the two interests blended. The pre-
ferable mode of forwarding the one can never be at
the expence of the other. Free principles form the
basis of commerce—an equality of justice and pro.
tection, that of good Government. And let us
never forget that wars and tumults, and taxes and
Eacnine, and national misery and delay, are the fruits
dry departure from such principles.
A Special Court of 'Common council was held
yesterday, to petition both Houses against the Corn
Regulations, and the Petition agreed upon was pre-
sented last night in the Commons by Mr. Sheriff
Imam We give a Report of the proceedings at the
Meeting to deliberate on this subject. A Common
Hall is also to be held to-day for a similar purpose.

solutions, of whichle highly approved. Ile barely
wished to do justice to the farmers, who, he was con-
vinced, were hardly dealt by in the public opinion.
It was not owing to.the farmers that Corn and Bread
were dear, but owing to the land-owner, oho had all
the profit. The land-owner did not 'say to the far-
mer, " I will let you my lands at the lowest rent I.
can afford ,• but you must give me the greatest rent
you can afford ;" thus creating a monopoly of rent.
This system had within the last 20 years been carried
to an enormous height, through means of a mis-
chievous set of men who, till then, had been scarcely
heard of, he meant surveyors and others, who were al-
waYoeatly to point out toe land owner, when his leases
were about to expire, how he might lay out his land
to thest advantage.
Sir W. CURTIs approved of the Resolutions, and
declared that he should in the House of Commons,
oppose any alteration of the law.
Mr. S. Dtx.ox contended that corn, like every
other article of produce and of commerce, ought to
be importable.
Sin JAMES SHAW assured the Meeting, that he
should oppose any alteration of the law as it now
stood.
Mr. Alderman CHRISTOPHER SSIITH expressed a
similar determination.
Mr. ‘VAITIIMAN assured the Court, that his senti-
ments remained the same as they had been hut year,
when he in the Common Hall proposed Resolutions
against the then projected alteration of the law. He
went the full length of the Resolutions now moved,
which, in his opinion, did not go far enough.
Mr. Alderman WOOD likewise declared his senti-
ments to be unchanged, nay, to have been strength-
ened since last year.
After a few words from Mr. HARDIE, the Resolu-
tion!: were put, and carried unanimously, as were
Petitions to both Houses of Parliament founded up-
on thee.

him, and gave him into the mutt* of 'one of leis
guards.
Ministers, we understand, have received further lc-
! counts from the Mississippi, and the report is, that
New Orleans• was in. the occupation Of our troops.
By a letter from •Liverpool, which reached tis yester-
'4 day, we find that General PAKENIIAM, on the sth of
January, was within a few miles of the City with'
14;000 men, that General JAcKson littervened with
about an equal number at Terre aux itteufs. It
I was supposed the 'action would take place the next
•day.
An elopement has taken place within the last
week, from a boarding-School near town, a youn,„,
Lady not above 15 years of age, with a Cornet of
Heavy Dragoons, aged 17. The lady-it possessed
of considerable fortune, and the happy couplein the
first stage of the journey to Gretna drOve a tilbury
Ito Barnet.
• A subscription is on foot amongst our fashionable
spinsters, to produce a piece of plate, of pure virgin
' silver, to be presented to Mr. VANstrr.utr, as a
grateful memorial of their respect for him, and his
liuchelor's Tax.
SnoT ExTRAORDINARY.-:-A foreigner, who is an
excellent marksman, lately took very long odds that
f he winged two MARTINS at one fire, and actually
shot into his pocket a half of the double-bodied
Prize of Forty Thousand Pounds, which
.was sold at
No. B,7Cornhill last month; he now insists there is
a Covey of Capitals on the premises, and seems de-
l: termined to renew bit" fire at the above fortunate
I Office, for the LEASH of Thiity Thousand Poundel,
id the present Gorden Lottery-) which begins sth of
I April.

FALIBOUTII, FEB. 20.—8 y the Duke of Kent
packet, which hos arrived here with a Mail from Lis-
bon, in seven days, we learn, that reports were pre-
valent at Lisbon of the capture of the British frigate
Maidstone, by the American frigate Constitution.—
By her we also learn, that American privateers were
very numerous between Cape Finisterre and Cape
St. Vincent's, and that they had captured several
vessels, amongst which is the sloop Johanna, Kitfs.
Master, from Mecagisey, for Naples, with fish ; and
that a cartel had• arrived with the crews of three or
four vessels at Lisbon.

DIED.
On Monday last, Sopbronia. the wife of Apsley Pellatt, kr-
Esq. of St. Paul's Church-yard.
At Bombay, in August last, aged 95. Lieut. D. James Grant,
of the 'ld Battalion of Bombay ,Native Infantry, eldest surviving
son of the late Rev. James Grant, Minister of Laggan, Inver-
nessshire.

The above report of the capture of the Maidstone
frigate by the Constitution is, we believe, an old
story that has been subsequently contradicted by let-
ters from the former rebel.

A Morning• Paper has the following laughable an-
nonee Not lets thin 300 colliers are now on
their way front Sunderland, a future reduction in
that necessary article may. therefore be reasonably
expected.", •

On the 9th last. at St. Albans, Mr. Edmund Cotterill. jun. of
Sidtnoutb-street, Gray's Inn-road.

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