70 List of Bankruptcies and Dividends. [Aug. 1, Leeds and Liverpool, 3001.-Trent and Mersey, 15301.-East India Dock, 170). pen share.-West India, 1991.-The Strand BRIDGE, 121. 10s.-West Middlesex WATER. WORKS, 501. 10s.-GAS LIGHT COMPANY, 851. and on the advance in London, and elsewhere. Gold in bars 41. 1s. 6d. per oz.—) -New donbloons 41.-Silver in bars 5s. 5d. The 3 per cent. Consols. on the 24th, were 774; 3 per cent. Reduced, 78. ALPHABETICAL LIST of BANKRUPTCIES and Dividends, announced between the 20th of June, and the 20th of July, 1818, extracted from the London Gazettes. Aphton J. Tower ftrect Ahlay T. Gough fquare Antrobus J. Castleton, Lancarhire Apedaile G. North Shields Bravo J. London Wail Blancheway L. Dover Areet, Picca- Burn P. W. Wapping Bruce A. J. Brown, and G. Scott, Bradley G. Houndsditch Broadbent W. Hull Bryant W. Garden Court, Temple Curry T. North Shields Coles W. F. Coles, and W, Williams, Crompton T. Effex ftreet, Strand Coombs J. Windfor Calvert A. Sydenham Cole, Plymouth Clerk S. Tring, Hertfordshire Crespin G. De Maumy, Wigmore Greet Moly T. B. Hank church, Dorfetfhire, baker, (King and co. london Oakley G. and J. Evans, Old Bond Street, upholsterers. [Oakley and co. Oliver J. R. Blackheath, mariner. [Rivington Prichard J. Church lane, Whitechapel, cooper. [Til bury, london Peart W. Northampton Areet, Clerkenwell, printer. Phillips T. Haking, Pembrokeshire, merchant. [Slade Pearfon J. W. Great Marlborough ftreet, dentist, and co, london Rawlinson R. Manchester, pawnbroker, (Buckley end co. london (King Selden D. Liverpool, merchant. (Ormed and co. Tomlinfon W. Nottingham, haberdasher. (Lawrence, L. [Blackfrock Taylor L. Liverpool, chemist and druggit. Whaley T. Packwood, Warwickshire, coal merchant. Wilfon R. Liverpool, farrier. [Chester, L. Watkins J. and W. and R. Careless, Aidermanbury, mer. Walker T. George treet, St. Mary le bone, haberdasher. (Carion Wooddelon T. W, Dover freet, Piccadilly, upholsterer. (Brooks and co Wet T. Manchester, joiner. (Appleby and co. I.. Featherstonhaugh J. St. Mary at hill, Fisher W. Union place, Lambeth ftreet road Jack fon J. Middleton, Norfolk Johnfon T. B. Liverpool Jump J. and T. Hargrove, Fore freet Kerkham J. Acre Farm Leek, Staf fordshire Kirkpatrick J. Liverpool Lloyd S. T. Leather lane Lees S. Hurt, Lancashire Latham T. D. and J. Parry, Devon. Lovegrove R. Arborfield, Berkshire Lynnell S. and W. and E. Perkins, Mercer W. Walton le Dale, Lan. Matthewman, Queen Atreet, Cheapfide Miller J. and J. Miller, Holywell treet, Strand Mugridge T, and E. Mugridge, King's Lynn, Norfolk Marsden N. Manchefter M'Gougan N. Pall Mall court Marsden J. Sharples, Lancashire Manks) Leeds Moggeringe R. Kingfton upon Thames Miller 1. jun. Porifea Naith F. Tiverton, Somersetshire Oliver J. Newington Caufeway Payne W. York ftreet, Westminster Pelham M. North Shields Meteorological Results of the Atmospherical Pressure and Temperature, Evaporation, Latitude 53° 25′ North-Longitude 2° 10′ West-of London. Mean monthly pressure, 29.88-maximum, 30.26-minimum, 29.32-range,.94 of an inch. Monthly fall of rain, 2.205 inches-rainy days, 15-foggy, 0-snowy, 0-haily, 0. N. N.E. E. S.E. S. S.W. W. N.W. Variable. Calm. Cirrus. Cumulus. Stratus. Cirro Cumulus. Cirro-Stratus. Cumulo-Stratus. Nimbus, 3 2 2 3 18 1 1 From the 1st to the 12th, the weather was unusually warm, and the atmosphere almost cloudless. The high temperature of 88° occurred about two o'clock P.M. of the 12th,-when it was very clear and serene; the evening was sultry, and indicated thunder. A few drops of rain fell; but at Eccles there were very heavy showers, so as to drench the roads. The lightning and thunder about now lowered the temperature, which, with copious falls of rain, invigorated the drooping vegetation, and gave › energy to the enfeebled animal economy. Prevailing winds-north-west and south-west. MONTHLY AGRICULTURAL REPORT. Tand char conjecturve of the learned, we have at length indipite of the ice HE charm is dissolved, a reaction has succeeded, and, in despite of the ice islands, mer as high in temperature as any, or most of those, which used to warm our ancestors. Harvest commenced, some ten days or a fortnight since, in the south-western counties, and will soon become general. The long-continued drought has greatly injured all the crops, wheat, it is to be hoped, least of all, as most able to endure drought, and generally productive in dry seasons. In some, perhaps many, parts, the wheat will be undoubtedly a great crop; in others, middling, below an average; and, upon scalding gravels, and weak arid soils, the produce will be light. The wheat plant has been universally tinged with mucor, in consequence of atmospheric vicissitude and drought; and considerable quantities of blighted and smutted wheat may be expected. The whole of the spring crops-barley, cats, beans, peas, will be short, throughout England; in some parts, the barley will barely return seed. On the other hand, letters from various districts in Scotland represent barley and oats as probable to be the best crops, the wheats not promising to reach an average. Hay, of every species, well got, but universally light; and green food never more scarce, affording a cheerless prospect for winter. They who, having land well adapted, stocked it with lucerne, will have ample reason to applaud their foresight and economy. Little progress has been yet made in turnip sowing, for want of rain; and great part of the plants, already above ground, have perished, with the exception of some of the northern counties, where, some showers having opportunely fallen, large breadths of turnips have been sown, and are in a healthy and flourishing state, Hops and fruit, particularly the orchard fruits, promise to be most abundant, equal to the most productive seasons; pears and plums are said to be exceptions. Many hop plantations are as clean and pure, in leaf and bine, as the oldest planter has witnessed. The potato crop greatly in want of rain. The weather has, been 72 Political Affairs in July. [July 1, been extremely favorable for the sheep-shearing, and the clip will be most valuable, as wool is perhaps higher in price than ever known before, and still apparently advancing. Both fat cattle and lean somewhat lower; stores considerably so, on account of the want of food. Pigs scarce and dear. Milch and in-calf cows greatly in re.. quest; and horses, of good quality, at extremely high prices. The demand from abroad for English well-bred mares has been greater, within the last twelve months, than ever before experienced. Smithfield Beef 4s. to 58.--Mutton 4s. 8d. to 5s. 4d.-Lamb 5s. to 6s. 6d. Corn Exchange: Wheat 60s to 94s.-Barley 38s. to 60s.-Oats 28s. to 48s.-The Mid Bestx, July 20. POLITICAL AFFAIRS IN JULY; FRANCE. THE time having arrived when, under the faith of the European legitimates, the foreign troops who protect the Bourbon government in France ought to be removed, and the wishes of the universal French nation" being pretty well understood, considerable agitation exists in regard to the course to be pursued. A meeting of the sovereigns is about to take place at Aix-laChapelle, and the Duke of Wellington, their chief agent, has lately passed several times between London, Paris, and Brussels. The difficulty seems to be to raise the means of sustaining these troops in their most honourable employment. The French government says, it cannot pay any longer; the British peace expenditure far exceeds the revenue, and the new Parliament cannot be relied on; while the Sovereigns have no resources out of their own dominions! The alternatives, therefore, are obvious; and the dilemma most interesting to the friends of civil liberty. How different would have been the prospects of the Bourbons, if the Proclamation from Hartwell, if the Charter, if the Declarations of Alexander, if the Treaty of Fontainbleau, or if even the last Convention of Paris, had been scrupulously respected! they took place, arose from the want of previous arrangements, from the nonformation of canvassing committees, from the deficiency of funds to convey the distant voters to the place of election, and often from the difficulty of procuring worthy candidates;-causes, which it is to be hoped will not affect future contests. The people have, however, triumphed in this general election far beyond any other election since the accession of the house of Guelph; and, having done their duty in placing in the House of Commons AN UNMANAGEABLE MINORITY, it remains that that minority do their duty to the people. What that duty is, many of these popular representatives may affect not to know; and others, in spite of appearances, may truly not know. To remove all equivocation, we will take it on ourselves to speak for the well-informed part of our fellow citizens,. and state what we conceive the people of the United Kingdom expect at this crisis, from their independent representatives: 1. The people expect, that no supplies will be granted, and that divisions take place on every pound, pound by pound, till the Septennial Act has been repealed. 2. They expect, by the like means, that the rotten boroughs be disfranchised, and that their number of representatives be distributed among the counties and un represented towns. 3. They expect, by the like means, that. in towns, the right of voting be conferred on the inhabitant house-holders. 4. They expect, by the like means, that the British troops be forthwith withdrawn from France, and be not again employed in regulating the governments of independent nations 5. They expect, by the like means, that the unnecessary standing army be dis banded. 6. They 1818.] Political Affairs in July. 6. They expect, by the like means, to see expunged from the statute books the unjust laws of the 56th of Geo. III. eap. 22 and 23, which condemned the Emperor Napoleon to perpetual imprisonment in British custody. 7. They expect, by the like means, to see a general revision of the fiscal laws, and the removal of all those clauses which have the effect of oppressing the people, and of exposing them to vexatious pe nalties and extortions. 8. They expect also, that creditors shall be allowed by law to arrange with their debtors as their own proper affair, and that the law shall be made to favour such settlements, and not be rendered a means of obstruction for the purpose of transferring the property of the debtor into the pockets of lawyers. 9. They expect, also, to see some Compromise take place between the monopolies of the rich, and the wants and sufferings of those who are not rich. 10. They expect, by the like means, to obtain a repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts. 11. They expect, by the like means, to see the Catholics of Ireland placed on a footing of civil equality with their Pro testant fellow-citizens. 12. They expect, by the like means, to see the Bill of Indemnity, 58 Geo. ÍII. cap. 6, repealed. 73 13. They expect that no supplies will be granted to aid the cause of foreign despotism in South America; but, if any interference take place, that the independence of the new republican governments will be maintained with all the resources of the British empire. 14. They expect, by the like means, to see the Alien Laws repealed. 15. They expect, by the like means, to see informations ex officio declared illegal. to 16. They expect, by the like means, see a law passed which shall cause all juries to be called from the qualified classes in exact rotation, without any packing or selecting. 17. They expect, by the like means, to see a general revision of the Penal Laws. 18. They expect, by the like means, to see the repeal of the Corn-Bill, that the necessaries of life may find their true level. 19. They expect, by the like means, to see a radical modification of the tythe system. The following account of the net produce of all the permanent Taxes of ending respectively the 5th of January, Great Britain, taken for two years, 1817, and the 5th of January, 1818, was lately laid before the House of Commons: Jan. 5, 1817. Jan. 5, 1818. .... made permanent 1,080,077 1,745,212 47,782 100,426 15,378,406 14,026,703 292,300 577,850 516,640 Foreign Do..... 87,640 84,364 Stamps, 1815 5,965,434 6,357,423 Lottery Licences Assessed Taxes, 1808 Letter Money Land Taxes Hawkers and Pedlars ST. HELENA. Annual Do. •· The moral sense of mankind continues to receive fresh outrages in the treat ment of Napoleon. His unpardonable crimes are, the being beloved in the countries which he governed, and the gloriously defending the independence of France against endless confederacies of envy and malice. Outrages on the moral feelings are, however, generally attended by a strong re-action; and the character of Napoleon was never, perhaps, so generally popular, as since the ignoble sought to debase him, and since the very lowest were employed to insult him. In this case, (unless the medical practice be successful to which Mr. O'Meara alludes,) we candidly confess that we should not wonder, as a necessary consequence of such folly, mistaken policy, or malignity, to behold Napoleon soon re-enthroned at the Tuileries; or to hear of such a war in France and Italy as that which prevailed in Spain during the absence of 786 4,016 40,192,218 41,4 Ferdinand. Malice generally defeats itself, while its very success is infamous; and magnanimity towards an enemy, whether real or supposed, usually leads to victory,-while, if unsuccessful, it is nevertheless glorious. The following documents, which (within the month) have appeared in the Morning Chronicle, and other London papers, speak volumes on this subject. Letter of MB, O'MEARA, the Surgeon, to the Governor of St. Helena, Sir, Longwood, April 19, 1818. For ten months your Excellency has several times manifested to me intentions to subject me to the same restrictions as always refused to consent: and I must beg the French prisoners, to which I have leave now to state, that your Excellency has not the right to do so, as Napoleon Bonaparte is not considered as a prisoner of war, otherwise than by virtue of an Act of Parliament; and the other French (not even the domestics) are not named in the Bill, and could not be subjected to the restrictions |