The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-11 00:00:00

CIVIL LIST asp ROYAL 4LLOWANCES.

Ma. Forroa—,The Courier of Friday informs us
that " In reply to an argument of Lord Holland.
the Earl of Liverpool stated that the resources of
the Crown were less than during any preceding reign
since the Revolution.—lnstead of possessing an im- '
provable revenue, as was the ease with King William
and Queen Anne, George I. and George IL a max-
imum of revenue was established"—and his Lordship
is represented as asyink;- that Parliament never fined a
maximum for the Civil List till the present reign. In
the first place, neither of the propositions contained
in the above remark, even if true, would be an an-
swer to Lord Holland, who maintained that the Civil
List, together with all the aids and exoneration,
of it, in favour of branches of the Royal Family,
or appropriated to the payment of Royal debts, or
to purposes of splendour connected with th. Crown,
*mounted to more than a million per annum, and far
exceeded double the sum contemplated by Parliament
«hen the Civil List was 'settled at the accession of
the present King.—But moreover, both propositions
are false—the Civil List originally settled on George
exceeded the annual sums derived from the funds
granted for the Civil List in King William's, in
Queen Anne's, in George the First's. and in George
the Second's time. Neither is it true that no maxi-
mum was fixed by Parliament in any of these reigns.
lord Liverpool or the Courier must read Acts of
Parliament differently from other persons, if they
can construe the 14th clause of the ninth and tenth of
William 111. c. 23, into any thing but a maximum
on the Civil List revenues granted by Parliament.
'that clause, after reciting in its preamble, that
his intended that the yearly sum of seven butt-
dred thousand pounds shall be supplied to his Ma.
jesty for the service of the Royal Household and Fa.
*lily, from the hereditary revenues (which it enume-
rates), proceeds to enact, that if those hereditary re-
venue', or every or any of them shall produce in
clear money more than 700,0001., that then the over-
plus of such produce (being more than the yearly sum
of 700,0001.) shall not be issued, disposed, made use
of, or applied without the authority of Parliament—
and all grants still dispositions whatsoever hereafter
to be made of such overplus, or of say part thereof,

from time to time, without the authority of roma.
meat, shell be utterly void awl of noise effect—and
the grantees, or other persons to whom such grants
or dispositions, or any of them, shall be made of such
overlaps, or any part thereof, shall he adjudged in-
capable in law to take, hol,l, keep, detain, or enjoy
the same, any law, custom, or usage to the contrary
notwithstanding." _ _

The intelligence from Sweden discloses a painful
view of the Mote of commercial credit there. The
following is an extract of a letter of the 17th oft.
from Stockholm :—" It will be recollected that in
October last the Directors of the Discount Bank at
Malntoe were arrested, in consequence of their

fraudulent management of its affairs. The examina-
tion of the accounts has been brought to a close, and
it appears that the National Bunk is a loser to the
amount of 720,000 Bank dollars. The Fiscal of the
liigh Court of Justice has demanded that the Com-
mercial Counsellors, NORnLINDUand Bioatimaxa,
stall be adjudged infamous, and sentenced to stand
two hours in the pillory, and after wards to be sent
to hard labour upon the fortifications for a certain
number of years. The punishment of the merchant
FALKMANN will be mitigated, as he RePMS to have
trsusgressed, not sn much from design as from a
criminal negligence and concealment • but all the
three will be sentenced to make good the deficit
with their property, in far as it goes. With respect

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to the discounters, STAHL and KOCK, the Fiscal has

also moved that they be sentenced to loss of honour,
imprisonment, and sequestration of their property,
for the purpose of indemnification. The Marine
establishment of Norway has been fitted at one Ad-
miral, one Commodore, three Captain Commandants,
12 Captain Lieutenants, and 24 First and 24 Second
Lieutenants."
Admiral BRIoN is sail to have been arrested by
BOLIVAR. and sent to Angostura for trial. This ac-
count is given by the agent of BRION, now in Lon-
don, who has it nor'* his own hand, by letters really
received by the last arrivals.
SOUTHWARK ELECTION.—We understand Sir
llouatur Wir.som is indefatigable in his canvass, from
nine in the morning till nine at night ; he is received
in the most flatteriog manner by the Electors, and
the canvass is of se satisfactory a nature as to leave
nu doubt of his success.

An elopement of a most digrseefol nature has
taken place within these few days. The Lady is the
wife of a Dignitary of the Church, and allied to
Noble and distinguished Families. Sbe has aban-
doned her homt• and a family of seven children, and
has gone off •ith a youth, a young Nobleman, only
about seventeen or eighteen years of age, whom, of
comm., she must have seduced. It was supposed
that. the snung Nobleman was about to pay his ad-
dresses to one of her daughters. We have not learnt
that the place of her retreat has been ascertained.
A DEAR Ktss.--VVilliam Andrews nes last week
fined Ws. by T. B. COOPER and W. HUDSON, Esqrs.
Nl4iiigrates of Pershore, in Scotland, for rudely
I.l.qiog in the street a servant maid in the middle of
Vi 413 v.
Feiday a detachment of the 21st Regiment
nF toot ntarchrd into Ipswich from Yarmouth, on
roete for Portsmouth, where they will embark
f6l

The PRESIDENT then rose, and begged to propose
the health of a Nobleman, one who dignified hi. ti.
tie more than his title did him; of whom, he be.
Hewed, he could not say too much: it sufficed to say,
that he walked in the steps, and not only bresti.ed
but acted up to the principles of Mr. Coke. He was
empowered to say, that this Nobleman greatly re-
gretted that his spirits, from his severe domestic mis-
fortunes, would not permit his joining the party that
day assembled, but that his beast would be with
them. He proposed the
A LAWYER. l Health of the Earl of Alherrrale.

Mr. WATiON, of Slalingham, followed this toast,
which was received and honoured as it merited, with
a very neat and impressive speech, in which he took
occasion to observe, that if the House of Parrs could
produce half their number of such men as the Noble
Earl, the country would never have been punished by
the Suspension of the Habeas Corpus Act, nor the
minions of power been suffered to scoff and ridicule
the miseries of the ruptured and the sick.
Lord Burtir then returned thanks fur the honour
done his father, and proposed
The Yeomanry of Norfolk.
Amongst numerous other toasts end sentiments
given on this occasion, were the following :
The cau,e for which Mournleu bled in the field, nod Sydney
OD the sroffuld.
'llle AIM% —mid inns. it never be made an Engine of Dc.polistn.
Lord Eiskiee, and the Trill hv Jury.
The Bishop of Norwich—the Friend of Tolera • .
The Liberty of Ike Preto—toe Palladian' of our Freedom.
The Memory of that enlightened Statesman and Pats tot, C. J.
Far.
The independent Electors of Norwich.
• Mr. Richard fluruev. all success in his Election.
The Abolition of all Stnerures. e►cept sine, thst of Court
Buffoon. so hills filled by the Right Hon. Geuige C g.
The House of Gurney.
Miss Coke, and the Ladies of Norfolk.
General Ih'ulp,.lt.
Lord Bury. 6z c. &c.

The day was celebrated at Wells by a large party
of Mr. Coke's friends in the western parts •f this
county.

Miss Betrerosr, of Cowent.arden Theatre, will
commence an engagement for four nights at the Nor.
wick Theatre, on the 18th instant.
Thornton, whom our readers will recollect was
tried for the murder of Mary Ashford, arrived on
Saturday morning last, by the Union coach, in the
neighbourhood of Coventry, on hit return home: but
wishing to avoid public attention, took a circuitous
route across the Park, to Spon-end, where he as.
cended the vehicle in pursuit of his journey.
Coate EXCHANGE, MAX 11..-11 W Market was abundantly
supplied with Wheat this morning ; reduction of 2s. to 4s. no
all lle.criptiow.—Barley at a decline of 3', in 4, Bran trade
heavy, nod 2.5. lower.--Oats Is. cheaper.-1u Peas and other
articles no alteration.
Wheat (Metal) .... 70 88 Prey Peas • .46 50
New.ditto
Ditto (Foreign) .... 74 92
411 521
gye 46 48 'rick&
Barley 94 54 (Oats
New..... — Fine do.
Malt 6O 76 Poland d 0..... 24 30
White Peas 44 49 I Feed do. .... 18 28
New ditto.... ....... Fine Flour. 75 80
Ditto Boilers 52 56 Seconds.

SMITHFIELD MARKET, Mar 11.
To sink the Oral, per stone of 81ns.
deer ... 41. 04. to 55. 0.1. I Heed of Cattle this day :
Hutton . 5.. Od. fn 6s Od. Beasts
Veal .. b-. 44. to 6.. 61. Sheep sod Lambs
Pork ... 5s 41. to 6s 64. Calves
Lomb ._ .7a. 0.1. to 8' 04. Pies.... • l6O
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HAY-MARKET.-. :
Hay
MClover
Straw