The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-20 00:00:00

COMPARATIVE PRICES OF CORN et.VD

NEAT.

. .
IN TUB TZARS 1820 AND 1821.

--"01•0"--
Aierage prim of Wheat in Mark-lane, and of Cattle
ginithfield-market, for thirteen weeks, ending with
the month of Aortal, in the years 1820 and 1921:-
1921. 1621. Cattle, per stone of Sibs.
wbest, ) 705. ed... 61s. sd. 1820. 1821.
70
62 7 $
70
61
( Beasts..
"a: .... : 7 Ss.
1".
Pet Qt.
'OD 11 .. 63.1 Lambs 6 4 4 5
70 0 .. 69 2 Calves 310 4 2
• 70 0 .. 61 10 Pigs .. 5 9 S 9
69 6 .. 61 6
69 6 .. 51 6 And for the month preced-
-60 7 .. 61 7 in; the 24th of October
to 6 .. 63 0 Igo; the following Prices
11 6 .. be 4 show still further reduc-
-71 6 .. 63 4 lions :-
72 7 .. 55 3 I Beasts. average.. 33. sd.
Sheep .2
Lambs ........... 3 9

70 4

82 • 4

Theis is little need of comment on such undoubted
and smiling facts as these; and in relation to Wheat
it should be considered, that the late bad harvest has
cert.inly added 3s. or 6s. a quarter to the price of
Wheat this year, beyond what it would have otherwise
been; bet rithowt bencjittiv thefarmer ;and that the
present wretched and late Wheat sowing is also calcu-
lated 10 keep ep the price.—(Bristol Mereery.)

A general meeting of the Coal•owners of the river
Wear was held at Sunderland on the 31st of October.

to take lota consideration a Petitiun addressed to
Lord Stewart and Mr. Lamhton. M.P., against the nse

of machinety in the shipping of coals at that port ;
when the prayer of the Petitioners was Unanimously

rejected.
Several commercial houses in this town have within
these few days had considerable quantities of printed
calicoes seized from their premises by the Excise, on
the grtolnd that the stamp with which they were
marked was not the King's, but a forged one. The
individual (a printer for hire) charged with having
committed the forgery has, we understand, absconded.

—(Manchester GI; ardian.)
The Lords' report on the trade with the East In-
dies and China, has been printed. It states that the
Committee are inclined to the opinion, that regulation
might be established at Canton, by which, without
interfering with the monopoly of the East India Com-
pany, the British merchant might be safely admitted
to a participation of the tea•trade.
A RIGID ECONOKIST.--A Russian merchant, im-
mensely rich, lived in a small room, with hardly any
fire, furniture, or attendance, though his house was
larger than many palaces; burying his money in casks
in the cellar; and was so great a miser that he barely
allowed himself the common necessaries of life. He
placed his great security in the possrssius of • tremen-
dous large and fierckdpg. who used to go round his
premises barking a night ; the dog died one day.
His master was inconsolable; but, remaining strict to
his principle of economy, would not bay another, and
actually performed the creature's services himself,
going his rounds every evening, and barking as.head
as he could, to deter depredators, in imitation of his
deceased friend.

MATZ •v • MOANTRIOPIL—Died lately, at his
lonely bowel among the hills twelve miles S. E. from
Wig, beatrattaithe who for
many years endeavoured to be a solutary recluse from
the society of men, ezeept as far u wu necessary for
his support. His retirement was principally occa-
sioned by the melancholy manner of the death of his
sister. by which his reason was also partially affected.
She bad been condemned to die near Philadelphia,
for a crime committed in the hope of concealing her
shame from the world, and the day of execution was
appointed. In the mean time, her brother used his
utmost means to obtain her pardon from the Governor.
He had succeeded, and his horse foamed and bled as
he spurrred him homewards. But an unpropitious
rain bad swelled the streams; he was compelled to
pace the bank with bursting brain, and gaze upon the
rushing waters that threatened to blast his only hope.
At the earliest moment that a ford was practicable, be
dashed through. and arrived at the place of execution
jut in time to—see the last struggles of his sister!
This was the fatal blow. He retired into the hills of
Dauphin county—employed himself in making grind-
stones--was very exact in his accounts, but observed
frequently to be estranged ; and one morning was
found dead by a few of his neighbours, who had left
him the evening previous in good health.
EDINBURGH, Nov. 16.—Workmen have been em
ployed for some days past iu improving the path which
leads through the ground in frost of the Charity
Work-house, from Bristol-port to the bauristoo-road,
by lowering and paving it. Some very singular dis-
coveries have been made in the course of this opera-
tion; which leave no room to doubt. that this ground,
at not a very remote period, had formed part of the
Onetime' church-yard; and that when the path was
formed the ground had been mach lowered. Human
bones have been thrown out in considerable numbers;
and even coffins have been found entire in their form,
so use to the surfs" that the paving stones had pe-
'Detested down to the bottom of one of them. In this
coffin the bones, which were rather entire, were found
to occupy the exact position which might have been
expected, bad their resting place never been disturbed.
It is not a little remarkable. that one of the coffins,
which lay directly across the road, was found to be
of a perfectly oblong form. Some coins, too, lave
been thrown out ; and more it is probable will be dis-
covered.' One which we saw is of copper. and seem-
ingly a boddle. It is thin as paper; and though
much corroded, on one side was observed a thistle,
with a legend, the remaining letters in which were
" 'emus." and on the other were a crown sad the
two letters, C. H.
We understand that a precognition has been taken
before the Sheriff respecting the soldier who was said
to have been shot at in the Meadows, and that there
is seams to believe that be was not bred at. bet dis-
charged a loaded pistol at ono of his feet. with a view
to disable himself, and get out of the service.
A gentleman who resides at Nswingtoa this awn-
leg presented u with a handed of bee strawberries,
jut matured in his garden, dbich contains s large
bed of this trait still ungatherS, sad in a very es-
reed situation.
Last week a large quantity of rape was pulled
fuse a very thriving vise, reared is the open air, is a
Odes at Portobello.