The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-03-06 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

in the neighbourhood of Choisy, when he met a pea-
sant, who did qnt know him, and whom he asked
the price of bread? The peasant replied that it was
3 sous a pound. " That is too much," replied the
Monarch : " Frenchmen should eat their bread much
cheaper." This wish, which that good King had
not the happiness of seeing accomplished, has been
realised on the restoration of his august brother.

subjects, and the Italians generally. The French,
however, are very desirous of having 4luttat
posed.
The Pretigh-puide cent's* rfse. They stand
thus .• •, ' •
Five por Cents. 20 f. 75 c.—Bank Bonds 1200 f.--•

and to establish their claims to respect, will con-
tinue to act in .a manner to command and deserve
it. And whilst we say this,. we will tnke an
opportunity of here idling,
that when a question of
such interest it agitated, as that which now univer-
sally engages public attention, and which is so im-

Spanish Dollars each, 5f.31 c. about equal to 4i. 7d. portant to the welfare of all, he *lto is indifferent or
English money. I can give a silent vote on the subject, has but very
questionable claims to the praise of patriotism.
The Corn Bill is to he brought up for committal in
the Ilouse of Commons to-night, and will, in all Yesterday the Austrian Ambassador had an audi•
probability, give rise to some further discussion.— i ence of the Pazaoa REGENT, at Carltoe•hoese.

AT a very anistiious nntl most respoctable Meet-
ing of the WARD of FA RR! NODON•WITHOUT,
held at ST. S I I RE'S Church, THIS 1)A V, to take into
coosideration the alarming measures proposed in Parliament,
for the alteration of the Corn Laws,

Mr. Deputy' REEVFS in the Chair,
.
Resolved, That 11th Meeting view With deep concern the The P etitioit of the Merchants,Ball/len* • clad.s CiTir'Premost 'AGAINST .1111 CORM LAWS.--Thef.
h ' v
racasare übst hurrying Waugh Parliaments COfq restrict the ith- Traders of the City* of London, signed, by et_OVO I crowd which Socked. to the Mansion-House on -Ss.
portation of Coro, the obvions timdenc/.of which mull be to
increase the Price of the necessaries of 1(1., and effectually to fifty thousandrespectable names, more thanforfy thou-. turdsy, to sign the- Petition tti.be' presented thii day
deprive the People of those blessings they hose been king allz- sand of which were affixed in the short space of ten Laws,. exceeded all calculation.
toasty expecting, and which they have considered :attendant up. against the Corn
on a restoration of Peare..aul relies jog them from the enormous hours, will also be presented this evening, as will Although every possible facility •was given for this
purpose, not more titan one-littlf of those who went
barthem and privations of a protracted and expensive War.
doubtless many more energetic protests on the part
Resolved, That the low price of Provisions And the smallness had an opportunity of allizing their names. None
the British people against the Legislative measz.
of Taxation in tureign countries, enable them materially to no-, of . but persons of respectable appearance were ad-
dersell the British manufacturer, and that any Increase in the 'to raise the price of bread. The impalicy of . E!•mitted, and the gates were besieged by hundreds of
prices of tom!. thereby
.increasing that of labour, would totally, .
drive us one of the foreign markets, and bring distress and' rain measure has long been apparent—the danger of pre- 'l•he lower orders of society, who were not less
upon this country. cqutating it into effect in defiance of popular depre- ',.enxious to add their names to a document which had
Resolved, That the itgricaltnral and mercantile interests oft . . .foe. its- eliect the general reprobation of a meastsre
England are inserarably united. and that in time of peace they e cation is every Itqur becoming more evident. The
which they conceived would tend to rake the price
must find their just and natural loci, which alone, is henedrial ' „amid mindis in the highest state of irritation in con:.
to thee mmunity at large; that while commercial and mann- I ' of bread. At five o'clock the doors of the Mansion.:
faecal' at concerns have borne the bomber of the late awful con-) sequence of this proceeding, and it is not v,withaut bow wero closed against the multitude, who were
test, and have heen eris en to the greatest losses rand distresses. ,
0 Ittnplegroends for apprehen
the Landowner has realized a tperwtit inure than double' big sion, tha(tht friend! of 'still anxious to obtain admission. At this period,
fdrmer pt. tit, and fully equal to the sa hole of his taxatium • ! good order are seriously alarmed for the preservation the signatures amounted in 'number to forty thousand
' Resolved, That such a proposition would not have been al- iof public tranquillity. ;,five hundred end seventy-one : .these had beets all
-
templed by a Legislature truly representing the interests of i . mode in the short space of ten hours.
every clam of the British People, and would only be received I We would- not feel justified in wantonly addlng .
by a body composed of a majority of Interested Landowners.
to this irritability
;but the advocates of this ins, Saturday • • there were three failures in the City, yiz.
Resolved, That a Petition be formed upon these Resolutions, • ' a house in the skin trade, a sugar refiner, and a dis-
tort be presented to both Houses of Parliament, praying that a measure, and who are still setting public opinion at
killer. The house of the sugar refiner failed for near
swum so fraught witb evil, injustice, and oppression may , nought, cannot justly retort blame if thosewho -
never pass into a Lim. tit . 2014001.
Resolved, That should this measure pass oth houses of Pao. I approve of such conduct continue to arraign it, and
The Corn Bill has been printed. It corresponds
filament, this Meeting pledge themselves to Petition his Royal exhibit its extreme danger and injustice. It cannot.
Highness the Prince Regent to refuse his signature thereto. I WlMr. ROBINSON, which
O the resolutions noted by
Resolved, That the Thanks of this Meeting he given to Mr be supposed that any one who has the power of we have already given; merely converting these rests.
!
Deputy Breve for his able staid impartial conduct in the i.lhair; forming a judgment by comparison will believe that ' lotions into the form of a legislative measure. Blanks
and to sir. 100nhe Churchwarden, for bis ready compliance ;as usual, left in the Bill for the prices, which
with the requiof ' the Ward in allowiag ea the use of this • there eit
is
• her *isdom or justice in any measure which are,
ch,irrii. -I Is likely to have such effects as threaten to, this i
we
may I will he filled up night n the Committee. The
Resolved, That these Resolutions be printed in four Morning I ay i first blanks which occur are for the prices of 80s. 535.
attend raising the 'price of bread to the
and three Evening Papers, and that the Mover, Seconder, and , . ::ill, I 40s. and 265. for ‘Vheat, Rye,- &c. Barley, &c. and
Common Council of this Ward be a Committee for curryilig pitch apprehended, in the present situation of the t Oats respectively—and the last blanks relating to the
them Into effect.
country; or that the people of Great Britain can or I Colonial Importations with the several sums of G7s.
' Revolved, That one of the City Members be requested to pre-' Kill
sent the Petition to the House of Commons, and that some eat bread contentedly (if they can procure it 445. 335. and 225.
Noble Lord be requested to present the other to the I(ouse of
Lords. at all) at 14 or' IS pence per quartern loaf, whilst The .allowing is the, report exhibited at St. James's
ts
• I is •
ople of France are eating their loaf (of four I
Resolved, That the Thanks of this Ward Meeting are also due the people Palace yesterday :
to Mr. Thompson, the Mover, and Mr. Corker, the SeConder pounds weight) beloro five pence English; still less: •-
of the Resolutions and Petitions, for their activity and ability .
SA cons; ,cnonsly manifested this day ; aid to the Gentlctuen , will it be credited that the people of this country
who sia,ned the Requisition. Cats cope in the markets of the Continent, or any
Sped by Order of the Meeting,
A. BRADLEY, Ward Clerk. • where else, with rivals who have such dispropor-
.
--L-- I tied advantages over them in the article which
To Co FIRES PONDENDS.
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makes all Others cheap or dear. The French loaf is
We are much obliged to a Correspondent for his information I
resvcting a Letter which appeared in a Paper yesterday, ! ottly five ounces and a half less than ours, and we
and find it to he sae production of Mr. !helve CAstenzu., i have said the price. of it is below jive-pence of our
nn wi•• se dishonourable conduct upon a former occasion I money, because we wish
to speak within bounds—
row,iro•i us, we shall at present forte ir to comment. In the ,
preseot im!•ince we have no hesitation io saving, that his but we might, correctly enough, have said three-
pencr, to f.tr 41 the attack open ourselves, and a great political pence, for the present state of the Exchange between
character, is a compound of tuisrepresentation and litkehond. the countries would justify us in stating it at this
e.e may have ucc.iino s ery s:iortly to pay Mr. IIErTAR
J low rate. By the Fren.ch Papeii rad& lie 'mire to,'"
C vorset..t. a little noire attention.
i day, it appears that dollars are in Paris 5 f. 3 cents.
(about 4s. 9(1.) It is unnecessary to say what they
ore here, or to adduce to tbose who know any thing of
our relative situation, any other proof in support of
our assertion. This speaks volumes about the Bank
Question, and the comparative state of the two coon."
tries. It applies no less strongly to the subject of
Corn, and those who bring their arguments in favour
of high prices from France!
As it evidently appears to be the intention of both
Houses of Parliament to pass the present Bill, what-
ever may be its coosequences, there is a'natural cu-
riosity in the public mind to know whether, after ,
its king so passed, there remains any constitutional
means of averting its execution. We have not much
hope of any burrkr being interposed to its threaten-
ed effects after both Houses hare given their sanction
to the measure ; but if the public voice continues to
be unanimous in its reprobation, we can hardly be-
Here that the Legislature, who, though they have
sanctioned the Bill, have not the odium of originat-
ing it, will feel justified in giving it an early activi.
ty. If their honour will not allow them to postpone
its progress through the regular stages, they may see
the propriety of allowing the blanks to remain un.
lillod up for a reasonable time ; or the Petsrce RE-
tessr, who cannot but be aware with what patience

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TEE ST4TE.S3f4IN:

LONDON:

'MONDAY, )[ARCH 6, 1815.

A Dutch Mail, and German and French Papers to
the 4th inst. arrived to-day. They state, in letters
from Vienna to the 20th, that since the lot of Po-
land and Sixony• have been fixed, 'the progrets of af.
fairs towards adjitsiotent goes on smoothly. The
points next in:importance are Italy and the Nether.
lands. The latter, including• Belgium, we ate awacei
hive been united to Holland. Inconsequence of this
annexation tire Sovereign Prince is to assume the title
or King of and Belgium. 'The province of
Ifexemburgh .is to be erected into a principality and
given to the Youngest ton of the Prince of Oiange,
The King of Sttiotty has declared that he will not
ratify the treaty by 'which his kingdoin is di►ided,
mans all etc mitnrbeti of his family consent thereto.'

The Commissoners for examining the accounts of
the Barrack.Nlaster-General state in their return to
the House of Commons, that they expect the final
examination of the accounts to the 10th of Novem-
ber, 1804, will be completed in two years' 'III
The Moniteur of the 2d contains the following.
paragraph, which seems to prove the inferiority of
the French in one of the most important of arts :
" A printing-press, of a new construction, of Lord
STANHOPE'S invention, has been brought from Lou-
don to the Royal Printing-oliice. A Committee of
the Institute has been charged to examine and make
their report upon it. This machine appears to pre-
sent in its construction, an improvement very fa.
vourable to the progress of the typographic art."
DuaLtx, Fen. 28.—We have respectable autho-
rity for mentioning, that nightly outrages still con.
tinue in the neighbourhood of Adore and Kildimo,
in this county. A few nights since, a party of 100
fellows, mounted and armed, assembled at t3aybush,
in the parish of Drehadtanna, fired several shots,
and committed depredations. On Friday night, up-
wards of 200 ruffians, armed, marched into lid-
dimo, with fife and drums beating, and headed by a
Captain, who wore a long vs hite feather. They fired
some shots into the house of M'Mahon, a publican.
and were near killing one of his inmates ; they tlr►
went into the house of Heebeet, a publican, wh*
they demanded and got some liquor—from thence'
they proceeded to the widow Mulqueeay's, where
they levelled some uninhabited houses, and ended
their outrage by firing muskets as they went along the
roads.

the people of this country have borne the high price
of provisions and the excessive weight of taxes, for
the last 20 years, may be graciously pleased, at the
earnest petitions of the suffering and loyal subjects of
this realm, either to refuse his Royal assent to this
measure, so fraught with calamity to the nation at
large, or to dissolve the present Parliament, and take-
such other means of defeating the scheme of the land-
lords and protecting the people, as are vested in the
head of the State. If Petitions to Parliament fail,
Addresses to this *effect ought to be
speared in from
every town in the kingdom, imploring the interven."
tio►► of Royal prerogative, which could never be better
exercised than in favour of a loyal and enduring peo-
ple.—To be sure, this would place the Ministers
and Parliament in an awkward situation, and,
therefore use can scarcely expect it to happen ;
but such an exercise of parental care and Royal in.
euence would, unquestionably, endear the Prince
to his people beyond every boon which his benefi-
cence has conferred on them. There are some letters
on this subject from intelligent Correspondents in
this day's STATESM.IN, which deserve attention,
and we have others to submit, which want of room at
present prevents us from giving.

The lirit, result Of the late Saxon and Russian ar-
rangements is, that the Werta is now. entirely Prus.
Ibili,and that Silesia and Prussian Poland are united.
2dly, Teat that part of Saxony given to Prussia, cons.
pletesthe communication between the Marches, Sile-
sia, and the countries. on the hanks of the &sale. 3!iy,
The Prussian piovinces in Westphalia are now per-
fpctly united. •

• • From Italy and Naples we have it stated up to the
21st, that every thing remains in the most unsettled
state there. itis now said, in some accounts, (but
they are very contradictory)' that Murat is in a most
dangerous state, and expects to be deposed. The ad-
vocates of the King Ferdinand are certainly bolder
and louder. Ln the mean time King Nluntt is repre-
sented as indefatigable in his attentions public and
private to every person individually, and to the ge-
neral good. It is said, that the Princess of Wales
takes an active interest in his affairs, and is
supposed to be the Mediatrix between him and the
Court of Vienna, through the Empress Marie Louisa,
Avith whom the English Princess has, as the statements
say, a constant intercourse. On the other hand we
ha►e long accounts and extracts from pamphlets,
purporting to speak the sense of the people of Na-
p*: and Italy, proving that Waar has the general'
g' o I wishes and attachment of the ►shole of his

No common interest is attached to the Meeting
which is to take I::.ace in Palace-yard to-morrow.--
Precautions against the effects of any tumultuarY
proceedings, are not neglected. We hope there will
be no occasion for Coercion. We earnestly trust,
the British' public, met for Constitutional purposes,

Thursday a female, genteelly dressed, attempted
to drown herself in the Canal in St. James's Park.—
She had thrown herself into the water, but having
I been fortunately observed by a gentleman passing
over the Pagoda Bridge, be immediately ran to her
assistance, threw himself into the water, and suc-
ceeded in bringing her to before the rite! spark
was extinct.

TO 11 IS
Rorwc IllauNEss Tux PRINCE REGENT.

SIRE,—As it evidently appears to be the intereie,
of the two Houses of Parliament to pass a Bill,
which will have for its object an increase in the price
of corn, permit me to address yOur Royal ilighnesl
on this most interesting and important subject.
Your Royal Highness must be well aware airy
what patience and endurance the lower orders of the
people have bnitte the high price of provisions for the
.last (went/leers.,
.and now that the long and sec.
ously anticipated time, has arrived, when they expect.
eld that with peace, plenty would be obtained ate
modeinte'price—theie expectations are blasted, a,„l
their hopes are vanished, by the Bill, which still
elhortly ;be the subject of legislative discussion.
! The motive of the landholders to procure an Act
Of Parliament, -the operation, of which would bet,
ibjurious to the community at large, Is obvious to
the mist tippet kid observer.. Many of them huist
doubled and trebled their rents* within these last le;
years,' end others having bought land for three of
four times more than its actual value, older an expftti.
tioss, that during the Government of Itonapirte peace
lever would be obtained, and conse4
iPitay care
would maintain tl.e price for which it was sold, a
short time previous to the happy•termination of t!,.
war. They likewise imagines!, - that the Public
Funds were insecure,and, therefore, gateau etiorami4o
price for laid ; nod now that they feel' the efect, of
their short-sighted and selfisitisolicy,•they are.calling
upon Parliament tit :Ilford them a relief, which ash
tend seriously to oppress the working Mechanic 'lad
the indigent labourer. . .
Another cause of the enormous rents, for which
estates are now let, is owing to many individuals
who have now become landholders who originally
puriluised farms without possessing any property.
whatever ; and the manner in which they mask their
purchases, was briefly this : An estate tA. bliegi,t
ftir.tsidthouttend• pounds, and to enable the spec,.,
latoe to pay the mount, he immediately mortgaged
it for the :sum which he gave for it,—conseq,iently,'
ns he was obliged to pay five per cent interest on the
mortgage, he was under the necessity considerably
to raise the rent, to enable him to clear a certain'
sum, .for the purpose of gradually paying otf the
mortgage. A farmer, therefore, who had rented an
estate for 5001. was consequently required to ply
" Wind,Or Castle, Match s. i sir, seven, or perhaps eight hundred ;a id now the
" The Ktsru continues in good health, and any public, forsooth, are likewise req sirectio indemnify
deviation from a state of perfect composure, which this class of landholders, who obtained estates by
had been observed in his MAJcsre during the month these sort of speculations; and it is a well-known
of January, has entirely subsided for more than a fact, that country banks I are, I s some places, Not
fortnight past." i established for the purpose of enabling sp c dators to
Lord and Lady CAsrsEtte.tGis, accompanied by 'tarty on nith greater facility their ihtzardeei
Lady STEw ART, arrived at their house in St. James's- . traffic. • . . '
. . .
square on Saturday afternoou. They seemed in gooo "Stoutd.-Aneeestlity, however, exist,. of rellevie
health, b.ut had rather a foreign appearance. Ins file agrictiltwrist, it would be more adsliable &e land.
Lordship wore the French cap, or travelling turban, • holders to !osier their rents, and this, together ail*
trimmed with gold. He is expected to enter on his ' the abolition of the Property Tax, would enable the
Parliamentary. explanations in the House of Com- grOwer to obtain a fair end legitimate profit, without
mons, where he has long been wanted, to-night. ! any alteration in the present Corn Laws.
The Chapel Royal, Whitehall,,was ) esterdav te. j I therefore most sincerely -hope, that yourßoyal
opened for Divine Service, when the Bishop of Los- ! Ilighliess will not give your Royal assent to a tari.
DON assisted in the performance of the duty. The sure which will be productive of so much calamity
new alterations, decorations, improvements, and the and distress to nine-tenths of the population of do
new organ, by ELLIOT/ attracted a very crowded . United Kingdom ; and should the rejection oft e
Chapel. . ' Bill be the spontaneous act of your Royal Higher ~
FROM A CORRE4PONDENT. It is hoped that the I yen' eili prove yourself indeed the Father and Pro-
Parishioners of Lambeth, at their meeting, in con-
teeter of yoor people,
sequence of the Corn Bill, will not fail to take pro- With the most profound respect, I am,
per notice of the trick practised by the Commissioners Youe Royal Highness's
•
of the Income Tar, in issuing summonses, demand- Most dutiful subject and servant,
ing the attendance on the same eery, of even those Feb. -- 17 , -18 U: AN ENEMY TO OPPRESSION.
who are six months in arrears. Surely these are the
needy and suffering' inhabitants, who, above all
others, must be interested in the Corn Bill, meeting
on Wednesday next. . .
A meeting of the inhabitants of the county of
Kent was held on Friday, at Rochester, to petition
against the Corn Bill. The Meeting was . most nu-
merously and respectably attended, and the Petition
was agreed to with the loudest acclamations. The
farmers of this county admit, in the most liberal
manner, that they think the restrictive price fixed by.
Mr. ROWNSON, too high. They will be satisfied
with a much. less price for their corn. Every wall
from Dover to London is covered with the words,
" No Corn Laws."

To rax EDITOR or mg STATESMAN.

I am really indignant at the little principle
and less feeling which the House of Commons displays
i upon every occasion when questions ,of civil rights
come under discussion in Parliament ; and I am still
more indignant when men holding seats at the plea'
sure, not of the people, bet of the Treasury, orsome
,
powerful landholder, presume to mix in debate' and
place themselves on a level with Gentlemen °lack
now.
ledged rectitude and independence! •
The epithet of " wretch," as applied to the sangti-
f nary monster who degrades the throne of SpaiN of-
fended, it seems, the fine-spun loyalty of a gentle.
Man whose.legitimate claim to a seat in the House
.001111110011 might be very fairly disputed upon consti-
latinsniallprinaplea, and who would probably he In!.
monied by, common decency to a most respectful
silence, or.by an in•'ate sense of modesty,if he %Odd
condescend to recollect his extraordinary rise its li'e,
and the not very creditable uses for which he has been
placed in his present situation.— I will make no c•sta-
ment on the arrogance of pretensions—l will forbear
all animadversions on the insolence of Mr. Caneiti;s
aspiring to be First Lord of the Treasury, and tier-
tering his companion and partner on the country 11
Chancellor of the Exchequer?--neither will I no:*
the meanness of the former,acceptiag an official situ.
ation under the man whom he denounced as 'soma.
hie of the sitoetion he held in the CaLinet—mitat,
ness, like avarice, has no bounds, and I have an
doubt that if Lord Castlereagh had refused to itanlit.i
and employ his ant rgottist, but he would have
im-
plored it from the valet of his Lordship, if the vat
had sufficient interest to have obtained it from hi
master for the supplicant. Let the world make ii
proper comment on all this baseness, and deplorctli
corruption of the times and the decline: of, virtue
sad of talents in the old hereditary nobility of
the kingdom, supplanted by a legion of lawyers.—
When men of the description of Mr. Canning aryl
his associate, thrust themselves forward ;and chair,
the fitst offices le the State, it is afflicting to,beho:ti
the•fallen stite.of the Country.' , These ate not r
kind of men who ought to legivlate for a neon "
freemen, or. be allowed to place themselves on a level
with the really legitimate Itapresentatlres of tit
People. If:Ferdinand is not a etretch, he certaitti!
is not a saint; but as Mr. Huskissoa seems to 'r
prove of this thieg of a King, hp had better go and
join the relative of that very amiable Gentleman.
itle. Hart Davis. 1 t Ferdinxiad will not •Itc;.-eist
the fiscal interests of Mr. linakissoW, that Gentl--
mats may offer himself as the Histerlographer of iht
gallant General Whittingham.. .
•* A I