The National Register. — London, England, 1822-02-18 00:00:00

J -- T~ . r) . $ I REATH PAPERS. PARIS, Frs. il.—The cause pending between M. Jacqins Latitie, the banker, and Counts Mon tho:in and Bertrand, the bearers of the note writ ten by Nutsdeon 13nonaparte, in which he desires 10. Lafit tee to pay into their hands six months after Its decease, the sum of five millions, deposited with Lim in the month of July, 1815, at the time of his ee r arture for St. Heleaa, was yesterdey called on before the First Chamber of the Tribunal of the First instance. NI. Lafitte declared that he could test pay over the money, except in the presence of the guardians of Buonaparte's heir, or those duly authori..ed : but in the mean time he offered to place the money in the chest of the office fur deposits. A serious difficulty also muse from the claim of interest for five years and a half, at the rate of 5 per cent, M Latikte contended that no stipulation had been made as to that point at the time the five mil- lions were remitted to him ; and that considering them as a sacred trust, he had made no use whatever of the money. M. Dopin was ready to state the case on behalf of the plaintills, but on account of the number of causes already commenced, and the pressure of bu siness belilre the Court, the trial was deferred to the :23.1 of this month. Nl.vonits. Ja.N. 9.9.—The important debate upon the means of pacitying Spanish America, will oc cupy the extraordinary Cortes fur several days. AVe have still further disturbances here. Nume rous patrols travel the streets night and day ; the guards am doubled, strong picquets occupy the prin cipal avenues of the squares ; in short, the city has assumed an imposing aspect, to which we are in debted tar the small degree of apparent tranquillity whsch we enjoy. General Campo Verde is appointed to replace M. Barcena, the present popular commandant of Seville. This appointment will give rise to some commotion, ibr M. Caumpo Verde did not show any friendship to our demagogues in the lute events of Greneda. Government has countermanded the disbanding of the seven regiments of militia, which were to march on Seville previous to its submission. As that city is again in open rebellion, it appears the intention of government this time is to treat it with severity. JAN. 51.—The King has accepted the resignation of the Marquis of Santa Craz, as minister of state. and of 0. L Ballasteror, ns minister of finance.- 0. Ramon Pellegrin and D. Luis Sorela, will hold ad interim the proteleuilles of those two ministers. The Universet, of the 31st, affirms, that the Spa nish government has just made an application to that of France, for the removal from the Spanish frontiers of all Spaniards who have taken refuge in France. Letters from Burgos say, that the environs are still in great fermentation. The magistrates of that city have intercepted 40,000 reais in new gold coin, which were brought from Madrid by a fiacre, the driver of which was to deliver them to the insur gents Letters from Murcia of the 26th say, that pro vince has not yet submitted to the government, but that the functionaries named by the King were shortly going to resume their employments. Mean time the Junta, which governed ad interim, has appointed a deputation to go to Madrid, tin the purpose of justifying the inhabitants of that pro vince. Perez, called the valiant, chief of the band in the neighbourhood of Corunna, has been killed while defendin himself against the troops that pursued him. .e OFFICIAL NOTE FROM THE OTTOMAN FORTE TO Ills EICELLEscr I.OIW sTRANGFORD, THE ENI:LIsii AA RAssAIUIt. DATER Dt:c. 2, 1821. FRANKFoRT, F... 4.—A communication having be. it made to all the ministers of the Sublime Porte, as well as to each :f the members of council, of the contents of two despatches, inclosing the in strueCons Oven to his dragoman, by our friend Lord sirangtiird, the disiingetiilied ambassador ex traordinary of the Court of England to the Otto :ll.4n Porte, with despatches regularly presented, and in the last place to the Sublime Porte, have confirmed entirely all the communications made by i.ur triond, the very distin4uished Ambassador of Austria, iii the centerence lately held with him, at w;ki..ll were discu:sed all the points now in agita tion between the Sublime l'urte and the Court of Itti,isia, arid t. high relate also to some tale% repre se:nation.; and the result of this conference having leis° been communicated to the said ministers and monilicis of council, the whole has Lech brought IA it !an their knowledge. It would be supcifluous to speak, and would be as us: leign,ziry to rrodoee c4idence of the go-id opi. anon evnith the. Sid:lime Porte has always entertained of the Ciinirt of England, her greatest and most af to:tomato ally. of die confidence which she reposes in lair, or of the genuine 11111 unequivocal frittid ship 11141.V.1.31y between the two illus 4riout Courts, as it is to dcelare that the Porte has THE NATIONAL REGISTER equally in view, with the allied Powers, the main tenance of general tranquillity; that she has no other of than this that she never will be dis posed to adopt the detestable measures of violating treaties, anti of being the first to commence war, and that her attention and scrupulous cares to fulfil exactly and literally her engagements towards the Court of Russia arc constant ..nd manifest. Whilst it is necessary, however, on the other side, that Russia should observe in the first instance, and before the execution of any other article, that con cerning the surrender of fugitives, (the first point in discussion, which admits no qualification, and, with reference to the state of rebellion, ought to be sub ject to no delay), she has signified that under present circumstances she cannot, whatever may be the motive, deliver those fugitives whom the Sublime Porte demands by virtue of treaties, and because she considers that delivery essential to the re-est:ll;6h moot of tranquillity. With regard to the Greek nation, which is forming imaginary projects of cre ating a country, and rendering herself independent, she has begun by a revolt in the two principalities, and in some other districts, from the Ottoman em pire. As at this moment she continues to hoist the standard of insurrection, and to carry on war in diffievilt provinces, the Sublime Porte, in the sole view of maintaining good order in her state, and in order to restore public tranquillity, proceeds to chas tise the rebels according to the dictates of necessity, the rights of sovereignty, and the interests of her internal of iirs In this state of things, it would be highly inconvenient to withdraw the Ottoman troops from Ntialachia and Moldavia, and to appoint and send princes thither; for those provinces would then become an asylum and refuge for traitors and fur robbers. However this may be, it would appear that the cud of Russia, in setting up this pretension, is to obtain the countenance of Europe in acting at her own discretion. The point, us it affects the Sublime Porte, is replete (and this is as clear as the day) with every species of inconvenience, both as it touches upon civil or national relations, or as it concerns those of law and of religion. It is a matter which may, perhaps, as has been already seen by the com munications which have taken place by command of the Sublime Porte, lead again to disturb that trans quillity which it is desirable to establish, and to invade her authority and rights. The Sublime Porte hastens, then, sincerely to de clare to her allies who wish for general tranquillity, and who recognise as just the obvious reasons for which she delays her assent upon this point, at least for the present, that since it is announced that Russia cannot surrender fugitives, whatever be the motive, all which the Porte can do, and this only in the view of preserving peace with Russia, and out of respect to the friendly representations nude by the Court of England on this subject, is to postpone her fust demand with regard to refugees. But on the point of evacuating the two princi palities. and of appointing there two princes afresh, as the Greeks have revolted with the avowal of an intention to deliver Greece, as they are now in open insurrection in various places, and as the first rebel lion took place in the centre of Walachia and Mol davia, it is impossible at present, or until the revolt is subdued, either by the punishment of the rebels, or by their submission and appeal to clemency—im possible whilst the Sublime Porte remains unsatis fied that there is nothing to be appreheaded from their part—to name two individuals as princes amongst them, or to confide to them the adminis. multi!' of two rich and fertile provinces, forming a part of his Highness's hereditary states. Nobody can doubt that the Court of Russia, by persisting in her demand upon this point—a point altogether incompatible with the internal regulations of the Sublime forte (and this is also as clear as day), pursues a course contrary to the rights of no thins and of governments. It is impossible, then, in the last resort to modify this Aids after the following man :to wit. that until the rebellion ceases, the sublime Porte re tain possession of the two provi ces by officers whom she has there established, with such a number of troops only as may suffice for their protection against depredators, and without the slightest mo lestation of the Rajahs ; that she will relinquish to the Greeks ,those offairs which concern the princi palities, anti which are now directed by the Calms cans, who arc also (;reeks : and that ut present the evacuation of the provinces and the nomination of princes be deferred. As to the subject of churches, which isone of the points under discussion, there will be no objection as soon the revolt shad be subdued, to their reparation and re-construction, as far as the law will permit, in whatever way they may have been injured. In what regards the tree exercise of the Christian religion, the Sublime Porte, as in time past, has never said aught against its exercise. The punishments are confined to individuals who, in open rebellion, refused the amnesty ; and tt is known that protection is extended to those who ..._ ..-,. have not raised the standard of revolt. As soon as rebellion shall cease, punishment will cease. The greatest care is shown, us fiirmerly, to distinguish the innocent from the guilty, even to the extent that (although it is well known the conspiracy is general) these Greeks are protected as formerly mho have not raised the standard of revolt. All this being generally known, and your Excellency agree ing as to the truth of the facts, it is superfluous here to repeat them. It would inspire pleasure to think that. as all the friends of the Sublime Porte, listening with a spirit of moderation to her just complaints on the pints ablve mentioned, which she has proved to be timmt ed in justice, and conformable to national rights, equity, and truth, avow such without hesitation ; so the Court of Russia, on her part, will ob.ierve what is clue to right and justice. In this hope, the Sublime Porte prays the C: urt of England, whose good-will towards bath pitrtik s cannot be doubted, that in exerting all tb, means which sincere friendship and justice require, would employ her good offices to smooth the was to a final arrangement of the iliffiirences existing be tween the Sublime Porte and the Cour,. of Russia. With this object the present Note has been drawn up and transmitted to your Excellency the Ambas sador of England. THE LANDHOLDER rertua TILE FUNDHOLDER In contradiction to the assertion which is now so general, that the fundholder has, and has had for the last 1:0 years the advantage of the landholder—the following titat meat founded on incontrovertible facts has been made. A gentleman died in 1788 possessed of 2,0001. per annum, leaving behind hint two suns. To James, who was the elder, he left his funded property of 1,0001. a-year. Tu George he left his landed property, then on lease, at rental of 1,0001. a-year, which leases expired in the year 1793. Each was satisfied with the arrange ment, and from the advance that took plate in the price of stocks from 1788 to 1792, James was thought by many to have the best of the arrange ment : but in 1793, the war broke out, and things took a different turn. James's income continued the same, and as all articles of consumption during the war advanced to double the price, and his 1,0001. a-year, could purchase no more than 5601. would have done in the year 1788, it was virtually a tax of 50 per cent. npon his income. George was a prudent man, raised his rents when the leases ex pired in 1793 at once 50 per cent. which he let en lease for 7 years, and before the 7 years were ex pired, was importuned to grant an extension of the term of 7 years more at an advance of 50 per cent. on his then rental of 1,5001. a year, making his income '2,2501. a year. Wi.en these leases expired in 1807, such was the demand for laud, and such the idea that the war was intermin able, that he actually, at that period, let what in 1788 was 1,0001. a year for 3,0001. a year for 14 years; and from the high prices obtained during the war for agricultural produce, fin. the first seven years the rents were paid without a murmur: but in 1814, and since, as the prices fell, the farmers began to complain, and George has been ender the necessity of making abatements: yet he still ree,ivcs much more than his original rental of 1,0001. a year, besides the savings of what his income has been be yond his brother's. flow, then, dues tld.; account stand in comparison with his less fortunate brother, the fundholder, for the year 1814, Seven years' increase of 4500 from 1; 33 to 140 0 f 3,500 Seven years' ditto of 14110 tiOni IWO to I W . ; 5.730 Seven years' ditto of 2,000 rim 1b0; to 1514 l4.orict C. 26,1150 and having had the prudence to invest this increase in the funds, he has a better income by 3001. a year than his eider brother from the funds, besides his estate, the rental of which is more thin in 1793. —What is the inference from these facts? The case of James is the case of the fundlMder, who is no better (At titan he was in 1793; and can lie purchase any one article from the a th ricultural interest at a cheaper rate now than he could have done then ? Taxation and other articles of expense pr e ss equally on the fund and landholder Does James receive more than 1,0001. a year now In.m his funds? and does not George receive, notwith standing his abatements, more than he did in 1793? If lie were to allow a reduction of 30 per cent., hi.; income would still be 1,3001. a year. Mr. Lanibton has become the purchaser of Her rington Halt, and about 70 acres of land availed to it—price 19,0001. exclusive of the coal, whiJi is to be valued and paid for in addition. Tais same property was bought fur 7,5001. aLut twenty-five years ago. The remains of Sir Thomas Lavie, K C. 8., late captain of his Majesty's ship Spencer, wcr: interred at Stoke church, Gosport, by his own particular re quest, in the same grave with his friend and comps nion in arms, Capt. Montgomery (uf the Theseus. 74), who died in 1797, in the 26th year of his age. • Z . '• '• i -;..