The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-08 00:00:00

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LIVgRPOOL, Nov. 6, 1621.
Treasury Chambers, Sept. 1.
CiErruuktas—The Lords Commissioners of his Ma-
jesty's Treasury having had under their consideration
an application, stating the injury which arises to the
Revenue and the Irish trade, by the importation of fo-
reign butter, as grease, for ships' ointment, &c., at the
low duty of Is. 6d. per cwt., and praying that mea-
sures may be adopted to remedy such evil t and certain
regulations having been submitted by you, with re-
gard to the mixing articles of the above description
with tar, anti other ingredients, previous to their ad-
mission, I have in command to acquaint you, that my
Lords approve, of your suggestion, and I am to desire
you willissue the necessary instructions to your of-
ficers accordingly. (;costa lianalsoN.
To the Commissioners of Customs.

WAREHOUSE ACT, PORT OF COWES.
Whitehall, Treasury Chambers, Sept. 12.
After our hearty commendations, having considered
your Report, dated the 15th inst., on a Petition from
Cowes, praying to be allowed to Warehouse some
Bear-skins at that Port, these are to authorise and
require you to permit goods enumerated in Table D
of the Warehousing Act, to be warehoused at the Port
of Cowes, and for so doing this shall be your warrant.
VANSITTART.
To the Commissioners of Customs.

STATE OF TIIE COUNTRY.

It is notorious, that although rents, tithes, and taxes,
have been lowered only in a very small degree, agricul-
tural produce has fallen most rapidly ; and there is no
wonder, therefore, at the distress experienced by the
occupiers of land. The average price of wheat for the
last week, as published in Saturday's London Gazette,
was. not more than 545. Sd. per quarter, while the far-
mers declare that not less than SOs. is a remunerating
price. And it is demonstrated, that this diminution
in price is'not so much caused by the inferiority of the
article, as by the vast quantity thrown into the market ;
for, it is an undeniable fact, that while in the six weeks
ending the 27th of Oztober, 1820, 46,393 quarters of
wheat were brought into the London Market, in the six
weeks prior to the same day in the present year, no less
than 105,141 quarters, exclusive of flour, were brought
to the same market, being more than double the quail.
tity ! Surely it cannot now be argued, that there is any
want of corn in the kingdom! and the farmers have no
resource, but to use every means in their power to pro-
cure a reduction in these three great demands upon
their purses—RENT, TITHES, and TAXES. We are
happy to see that considerable reductions in rent have
already taken place in sonic parts of the kingdom, and
we hope they will soon be general. Tithes have also
been partially reduced, but there is plenty of room here
for thl /1111 to obtais--ewessealegree of. /se and
cralit.., even of popularity, amongst those wko sup-
port them. But the great matter to be sought after is
the lowering of the direct and indirect taxes, especially
those upon MALT, LEATHER, SALT, and WINDOWS ;
the total abolition, or even material reduction of which
would be a great boon, both to the farmers and the
nation, and the relief which this would afford is almost
incalculable. Let us hope that the country gentlemen,
who now must feel something of the distresses of the
country, will loin the independent phalanx in the House
of Commons, in the ensuing session of Parliament, and
compel Ministers to lessen the burdens of the taxes; or
let us rather hope that Ministers themselves, who are
undoubtedly making very considerable retrenchments,
see the absolute necessity of relieving the country, and
will, without delay, propose some measures which shall
effectually benefit the farmer, and not merely amuse
him with the prospect of a distant good, as in the case
of the Corn Bill. It is universally declared that
something must be done ; and we shall see what
the " collective wisdom" of the Parliament will produce.

The Madrid Journal, called El Universe', after
extracting from a London paper an account of the
disturbances in Ireland, asks what would the English
ministerial papers say, if such disorders occurred in
the provinces of Spain. How would they," says the
Universel, " discuss the subject ! What conclusions
would they not draw from it against the constitutional
system! Tbey would regard Spain as plunged in a
civil war, and would labour hard to prove to us that
we must not expect tranquillity as long as we have a
constitution. We advice these writers, instead of dis-
creasing themselves so much about Spain, to look at
home. If they could judge without passion and pre.
Judie*, they would readily perceive that the disorders
which occur here are, under the circumstances is
which Spain is placed, harassed by the opposition of
the internal and external enemies of her welfare, as
few as could be expected. But even those few have *1
tendency to decrease and terminate, because the re-
ntedy for them is to be found in the very Cause *hick
produced them; whereas the disorders experienced is!
the British empire are always angmentiag, and cannot
terminate, as its institutions remain in opposition to
the interests and wishes of the people."
Early this morning, one of the workmen empinyet
on a building within the precinct of the Savoy .ell
from a scaffold, and was taken up most dreadfally
shattered, and almost in a lifeless state. He was car-
ried towards the Hospital, bat on the way expired.
Notwithstanding the late fatal accident in the
Strand, occasioned by the upsetting of one of those,
modern vehicles for the mareyance of luggage,
‘4 Vass." we observe theis leave Abe metropolts dalty„,
laden is the most dangerous moaner. One of thes
was piled to such an immense height yesterday eves-
so be scarce!, able to pass throagh Temple-
ISM OD . It ss anakiaL4 upwards of as hour is Fleet.
strbareet, froam part tailor luggage on the top becomisg
nod ft man it! attempting to replace it'was pre-
lose%
cipitated as the paventest and sellettely hart. Proofed!
log to the Ozterkeed, we sapipeee, throagh Tavi-
stock-sweet, Coyest-pries, the top reschlag the
top a the But-moor vrindessk and all the structure
sodding, its appanage was tremeadeits; aaol all the
people et the pavement ef that 11141 TOW SUNS WPM
`-.seed art their suety as it was fig.'