The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-03-23 00:00:00

will be that liberty which wilf 4 enable them it instruments of slavery, and to assist in pe a system which equally weighs down all denowina• 'ions, and which all denominations are equally in terested in petting down. Such is Ar. Plunkett's Bill of Emancipation; for this the Catholics of Ireland ha►e been advised to suppress their honest feelings of indignation at the treatment of their Queen for the last twelve mouths; for this they have been advised to separate themsel►es from the Reformers of the British Empire; for this they were told to hold back and wait the progress of the Royal inclination in their favour. What is this Bill of Mr. Plunkett to he the herald of his Majesty to Ireland ? is this to be the messenger that is to gladden all hearts and unite all parties ? Is this to be the Royal boon to Ireland ? His Majesty little knows his Irish people, if he imagines such a boon could conciliate their esteem ; they are a sincere, stsuit-forward, generous people ; they return with a prolific gratitude the unsuspicious generosity of their ruler*, bat they would disdain the bribe that is offer ed to purchase a little rank in the state by a surrender of their principles as men or as Catholics. - --- --- - - - - PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Rank Stork India Stock 3 per Cent. Red. shut. Ditto Bonds 31s. pm. Sp... Geist. Con. 7 0 1 71 Mouth - S ea Stock 31 per reit. shut Mr*lltsild. Ile. li. 414 4 per Casts. shut. minis= for Money pm is per Ct. Nary 1031/ Flank for Account tile 21 b per Cent. India for ditto Long Atm. shut (on. for Aect 701 711 71 711/1 Imp. 3 perl'ent. 701 Lott. Tickets —I. —s. Irish .1 per Cent. Etc ktattiSmatt• 6. TIM BRITISH STATIMIAN " II INCORPORATID MTV " TUB ITATYSIIA4." L0NI)ON: ►oIUAT ETENINU, MMCH 23, 182). STOCK EXCILINGS, OVE O'CLOCK. The Funds have hcen gradually upon the rise this nsorning. The market opined with Consols at 70/ for the Account, and have been done at 711 ; the market still looking well. This is occasloneJ chiefly by there brine no confirmation of any battle having been toneht, and no reports of any consequence, joined to scone roo4.lerahle purchases having given spirit to the Market, which may continue till there are some fresh arrivals. A private express arrived this morning from Paris, whir+ immediately operated on the funds. It is un derstood that the French funds have been privately done so low as 73, but this morning's account from Paris brings them 7jf. 50c. In consequence of the above rise, various reports were prevalent at noon on 'Change, viz. that the Neapolitans have been defeated by the Austrians, and have offered to negotiate; bat nothing positive is known. A ci►ewaatanee, we with the harvests of last year, which though not hi therto noticed, and probably not much known in Europe. may ♦ery materially affect the military pro gress of the enemies of the Neapolitans. The country round Odessa is well known to have afforded those large supplies of Russian wheat that were occasion ally, of la►e years, brought to England, and that hail a revolution in the corn trade of the Mediterra-0 in. That country, we are well in formed, was so inundated with rain, and with vie overflowing of the river Bog during the latter part of last year, as to render that which hail been the granary of neighbouring and distant districts scarcely capable of supplying food sufficient for its own population. This important fact must, of course, have been unknown to those who conceived the idea of marching 10( 1 ,000 Russians down to the Crimea, to be embarked for Naples; for the resources of Odessa being cnt off, and the rest of the south of Rubio being is a distressed condition, we apprehend, that the Emperor of the Russias, notwithstanding all his power, will, from the want of roads, and from the various other obstacles that present themselves in that uncultivated region, find it extremely difficult, if not impracticable, to establish or to furnish with the speed the occasion requires, depots of provision there for such a numerous host. In corroboration of the want of grain in the Mediterranean ports, we may bring to our waders' recollection what we stated some days ago, that large quantities of foreign corn that had been ware' on•ed in England, had recently been shipped for the Mediterranean market. We hare this utorning received llambnrgh papers to the !Nit instant, of which the following are ettr.tzts :--• Svocknous, Maness 2.—The following is the re markable proposition which the King has addressed to the Norwegian Diet, in respect to the nobility:— " The Di et assem b led i n ISM laid before his Ma inly, for his approbation, a resolution which tendered to fit the rights of the nobility in Norway. " However inclined the King was in favour of the principles on which the Constitution of the kingdom is founded, as well in the whole as in the 23d paragraph, let hi. Majesty thought that it seemed doubtful If the dispositions in the resolution were conformable to the parazraph of the Constitution, and whether the welfare ado- kingdom regnired the sudden overthrow Wan institution which, according to the annals of the north, goes bark to the remotest ages, because the Nor wegian nation was from its origin warlike. His Ma jesty therefore judged it advisable not to confirm this disposition. " As the second Ordinary Diet of 1819 made a decree 14 4 was 'awl) similar to the first, his Majesty bad, by the seine motives, again refused it his sanction. As his Majesty is convinced that the welfare of the State rimiest be effected except when the kingdom and the lirreeematives endeavour reciprocally M atilt each go to abolish the feudal rights which the Nobility pos• sees and exercise with respect to their property. At the same time his Majesty calls the attention of the Diet to the indemnifications which will be required to make good the loss incurred by this measure. " As this affair will probably be a subject of discus sion in the present Diet, his Majesty considers it Lis duty to invite the assembly to reflection on the fW lowing : "At the time when the Constitution was drawn up, it was thought advisable not to make any alteration in the rights of the Norwegian Nobility, and of the funda mental law, and no more was done than to determine that no new privileges should be granted ; and it tva deferred to a future opportunity to examine the tines. tion, whether a total abolition of the Nobility was useful, and supposing that it were useful, must not great caution be shown in the choice of the urn:tent fur changing a civil institution which has existed from time ileum-menial, in Norway, as well as in the rest of Europe ? Du not prudence and policy demand that regard should be had, nut only to the people among whom the reform is to take place, but also to those with which it is connected? " nut the present moment appears to be not at all favourable to this matter. The ferment of people's minds in Europe, the attention which the powers pay to all political innovations, give ground to expect that so decisive a step as is propowel with respect to the Nubility of this kingdom, would excite great sensation in other States. " The unfavourable impression for Norway itself, which might be made upon Governments with which it is politically connected, is the more to be apprehended, as such measures as the proposal of the Diet int:toles will always appear unjust to the families who woold be thereby stripped uf rights whicl► are guaranteed by the law. Norway is by the Constitution, a free independent Kingdom, but it exists, like the most powerful States, as it were with other States. Its course must 1w in harmo ny with the course which they follow, or most at least not clash with them. The opinions which other Nations conceive of our laws, our policy, our wis,lotn, cannot be indifferent to the N orw•egian people. The li glt, whirls exile.: rience and resection continue to throw on all important subjects, especially politics, wit! afford it means to take at a future time, a resolution on this subject which shall be more secure, and more maturely weighed than pre sent circumstances allow. " His Majesty therefore believes, that political mea sures of great importancn to the maintainanre of the Yowl understanding which prevails between us and ro• reign Powers, require that the Diet *horrid not take wp this salojert deriag this session, and his Majesty thertlbav proposes that it be dfferred.—But much as the kb* wishes that, the Diet may not agitate the question of tile abolition of the Nobility, Isis Majesty can have IMP objection to the Diet's taking into consideration the &Wide* et all rights which are contrary the Constitutional principles of our social compact. At the same time the Kinr proposes to the Diet to grant to the possessors of fiefs an indemnity equal to the lama which will accrue to them, and the real benefit of which will be reaped by the State--(liases(argisCarres pendent.) Hsmovau, Malec!' 7.—We hear that our Diet will shortly be prorogued sine die. COPUNIIAGEN, Winos 6.—The appointment of Count Charles Etnelius Von Moltke to tise post of Anshassaslor to the Court of (Ireat Britain, is now notch known. A Royal Decree ordains that as it is the duty of every one to appear when called before a Court of Jus tice, this duty is still more imperative on every one who has been favoured with orders, insignia, rank. other, or other dignity, and such a person who, instead of appearing, travels out of the kingdom, shall in 1111 l lay aside his orders and insignia, as also his rank, office, and dignity ; and in CaSi• he is a nobleman, or enjoys any privileges of nobility, he shall not exercise such privileges. The Sound is covered with solid ice, an.l sledges have arrived from Sweden by way of Hoeen; but to the south it is still open, and a few slays ago an English brig from the Baltic arrived oft l'rovestren, whirls is therefore in some danger. The Great Belt is partly covered with ice, which stops the passage for the present. A fortnight ago 10 vessels sailed from Cappeln for Copenhagen with provisions, but as they dial nut arrive before the frost, they are probably frozen up somewhere. —(Handbarrgh Papers, March 13.) The motion of Mr. last night, in the Ilouse of Commons, which was similar to what had been re jected the preceding Session, was virtually agreed to, by the appointment of a Committee, as proposed by the CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. The object of the patriotic Member is a reduction of the expenses in the collection and receipt of Assessed Taxes, and Stamps; and though the amount be small compared with what might be lopt off the other branches of the national expenditure, it is yet sufficiently large to be deserving consideration, at a period like the present, which calls for the most strict economy. The success attending . Mr. Husts's exertions on this occasion. is the well earned reward of useful and indefatigable perseverance. The motion of Sir Roaster Wt LION, though with drawn, has given rise to a discussion which furni>be• abundant matter for resection to the people of Eng land. They have now the sentiments of the aris tocracy in both [louses before them, and may there fore indulge in an expression of their own feelings, without incurring the charge of presumption. De sirous of being as nearly as possible the organ of national opinion, we believe it is no exaggeration to say, that the men who fell at Talavera, Sala manca, and Vittoria, as well as those who moistened the sanguinary field of Waterloo with their blood, would with still more alacrity fight fur the indepen dence of Italy. If they have been often employed .to curb the spirit of freedom, it is bat junior to add, . lintels were nun while contending of mankind. But, according to Mr. Lord CAPILERAGII, it is the inserest to preserve a strict neutrality on the present occasion. In conforming to this doctrine, let not the fieople forret, that it n as also the interest °flit). I vernment not to plunge headlong into a war that lasted twenty years, when the great body of the people, aided by the eloquence of a Fox, an Eau:kiss:, and a slletunly solemnly pro'csted against it. Their efforts were mole in rain. We need not point out the i consequences of that war—ruined finances, starving manufacturers, deteriorated agriculture, and annihi - 1 tided commerce, furnish a terrible cotument and re ply. To judge of the principles that guided the I aristocracy then as it does now, we have only to recollect, that the ►tiar of 1793 wit.; waged against the assertors of human rights, while the nentrality of 1820 is established, because it mutt necessarily re tard the triumph of Italian independence. In 1793 the legitimate Monarchs and privileged orders were me naced, and ne took up the sword to defend them. In IS2O, the most sacred ri.dits of mankind are attacked, and we remain tranquil spectators of the deed It is no trifling consul (tint) for the re (11 friends of their country to reflect that, true to the immutable dictates of nature, the people of England have no feelings in co:ninon with the KING's Mi►►istera now, say more than they had at the period alluded to. They certainty participate in the disgrace of contd. feting to the work of iniquity, as the ()pillion Sn universally entertained and expressed on the Cotaincnt demonstrates. The time is, however, we trust, not far distant, when this great nation will boldly assert Ps just horror of thi:se political crimes which have sunk it in low in its own esteem, and in the opinion of &rope. Meanwhile, our neutrality is of no import. r ice, except in so far as it prevents our having any share in the gramd work of emancipation which com menced with the glorious Spanish revolution. Al though we may bear the humiliation, we shall most assuredly reap the benefits of the victory. With a moral conviction that no power on earth can arrest the progress of mind, or stop the march of principle on the Continent. it is of little consequence in our estimation whether the public abuses of Eng land, accumulated by past errors, are removed now or in a rear h 4 nce. That the day of reckouing must come, we feel assured, and this assurance reconciles ima to present evils. Sonic Herman States have, it is said, begun to move: our only surprise is, how they could have remained quiet so long. That the whale of Hermann will shake off the yoke is amongst those probabilities which are founded urn unerring data, it has become insupportable ! Finally we eougratolate our sulleri4g . countrymen on the dawning of a brighter day, and we thank those Members of the Honourable [loose, who expressed themselves so ably and so liberally on Tuesday night. we anticipated, AI. ', + has not re.occitpietl his place in the French Ministry, his immediate re turn to London being Announced by the Gazelle tir "ranee. We are by so means surprised at his re jection ; the state of public opinion bas undergone a great chattze since he heist the reins of government, and sortie very unpleasant disclosures have weakened not only his moral but political influence. The Duke has fallen, and we think deservedly, in the estimation of the liberals ; he c guld expect no favor in the sight of the occult government ; the Ultras are tliametri calls , opposed to him, tvltile the actual Ministry were naturally glad to get rid of such a check on its own patronage and ambition. We therefore repeat that neither the immense property acquired by 31. Mc taut while in power, nor his system of administration have be-n sufficient to insure confidence or esteem in France. As the Kist: still enjoys the privilege of nominating ambassadors, his 31 sa::s.ry has done well in sending the discarded 3lliiister to England, where, he can read useful lessons to more than our Statesman, anal in the certainty of tingling a prototype experience that sympathy which might nut be so easily obtained at any other court of Europe. • This morning, the following gentlemen attended I the Chancellor of the Exchequer to treat fur 211,4tr0 Lottery Tickets, when the sealed biddings opened by the Minister, were— Mr. Rouse .1'19 18 7 liiih l3 I tl Sivrwriglit Carroll ll 11 11 Hazard . The Governor of the Bank then opened the Minister" wales, letter, which stated that Lord Liverpool and himself hail determined not to accept less than 131.10. per ticket ; the gentlemen are to attend again on Monday. On leaving the room, Mr. Rouse asliel the Chancellor of the Ettehriper if it was to be unite: stood that 13/. 10s. was his minimum price, to which the 31inister replied that it was. 1 Notwith‘tan(lin; the confi knee wilt which this event was spoken of, we have good reaso; to know, that until very lately the Royal visit to this country was not actually decided upon. Some of his Majesty's Ministers were averse, for what good reason we cannot well imagine. The month of May has been selected by some of the London Journalists, as the period of Isis Majesty's visit, but they were misinformed. Par liament will not adjourn for the long vacation until early in July ; and the King would scarcely quit Rog !anti during its sittings. We are now enabled to state, on authority upon which we place implicit reliance, that the 15th of July is the Jay upon which his Majesty may be ex pected to arrive in Dublin. During his stay in Dub lin, his Majesty will reside at the Castle.—the Lord Lieutenant will remain at the Lodge in the Phenix Park. It is not true that the Dublin Society have an intention of offering their house in Kildare-street for his Majesty's residence; if the offer were made and accepted, the whole establishment should be removed, and such alterations made, that it would take a con ti leralsle time, and snitch expense, to restore things to their former condition. But the probability is, that the King would not accept the offer of any place of residence unless what actually belonged to the Crown.--(Deblia Bombs, Post.) The young lady, Miss Radford, who was unfortunately wounded at Paltuer's Terrace, Holloway, we are sorry to learn, lies still in a hopeless state. The ball, alter perforating the glass, and passing through See folds of the window curtain, entered bee eye OE isiodged in her bind, Iron whence it is hnpossible fos ever to es tract it without endogamy's( her life. WrAT MAN: to become 1 othor in their wishes, his Majesty signi fi es to the Met. that their fairest r p e t aa tiog that he is disposed to take this matter into consideration, fo# de liberties of denowisa• if a new proposal is laid before him, which shall only CAtOttxo and L sually in- to to abolish the fenflal dela' which the Nobility nos- of eloyernotent fc ~._` THE RV VG-RiIUM. Yesterday Ibis 3lttjenty heblitis Iltst Drawinro . oro , rn at his Palace at Pimlico. On this otraalon if re It tottniwrot of splendid equipages "ere spored. whirls added eonsi derably to the s e llendoce of than, erior of the ecene the outside of the Palace, conibilie, . with the militate spectacle, coneisting of a detachment of tl.e who marched into the Cone-yard, preeetlielloy thi lia . nd in their state tiniforme, and %beetle at er. MIMIC. of Life Iltierile. thar horses having' new 5a41.14-cloths, with their Inn band In theft splendid uniforms. In addition to these %vete the escorts of Lite litiards attending the ;lithe of 1 of k and Dechess of Kent, who came in s:atr. The Duke of Clarence came ;.f.rately. The Princess Sophia Matilita ;4161 attendant' were in two carriaoes. His filejeety went in a private carriage from Lie Palace iu Pall-icatl about twelve W e in- k. a nd dreeeed for the Drawing-room there in a field Olareled's t.ni w e aring s e v e r a l of 16. splendid urgers. The company began to arriir at the Palace Let.vern twelve and our o'clock, and con•ineed setting down tiJ near four. Soon after two °Yowl; his Nl:fleets. kit his private apartment% and proere.:ol M hit where he gave audiences to the Karl Liv , rpool and l'ieemint Castlereagh, after which the Duchess de St. feriae, the Lady of the Spanish Atilleiesailur, was introduced to Le Majesty by Viscountess Castlereagh, the Lady of the- Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs. His Majesty then prtwertled to the Grand Saloon, anti took his station under the . Throne, his royal brothers, the Dnkes of York and Clarence, taking their stations to the right of the Kings the Princess Augusta, the Duchees of Kent, and the Princess Sophia Matilda, stood to Ili: left. His Majesty proceeded to reccii e the conipliments of the Foreign Ambassadors and .Minieters, accomportial by their La.1i..., with hie accustomed allability.and con 41recension. Among them were the Russian, Austrian, Netherland*, Spanish, French Charge 41'.1tfaires, Ikea Han, Seem', Portuguese, Aineriean, Sicilian, Swedisi., Turkish. Pruesian,AVirteniberg, Hanoverian. The Lord Chancellor, the Cabinet Ministers. the Air hbi , illOP Cr• Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, the Vice Chancellor, the Attorney-General, the Lord t•lii4 Justice of the Court of King's Bench, the Lord Chief Justice of the Court of Common Pleas, the lead Clilef Baron of S:•ot• land, the Master of the !toile, en] all those who liavt: the privilege of the entre.—Among them were—the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen Pensioners, with their Lieittetiant, Standard-hearer, t lerk of the Checque, and Iliestleman Harbinger, in attendance upon his M %jests There were also present—the Judge .141vocate, the Iter - corder of London, &e. The presetitathme were ntimeront. The departure (ruin the antiquated he of ilistigeritig the female ford. by tontine; it into the sli ipe Ilit.•ngli the breadth of the hump, hail the eilect of displaying the lathes izi their native loveliness, and of connecting *implicit? with elegance. 'floe brilliance of iliamonds gave the Chief addition of art to the charms of nature, for the dress-makers hail no longer the 1111 . :014 of elictititherin f f twenty with the abundance of tirnalllVil 3. lint that or r readers may see that the .ILirettettles des Mocks hat': not Ina any of the . r mellifln les stile, me subjoin ilte44 description of the dress of Prioress Augusta. Iler Royal Highness the Princess .Augusta, over a pr ticoat of rich white satin, wore a magnilieeut dress of silver lama, richly strewed with a spleirlid b rider ei . pines, of brilliant and mat silver, terminated with g l'Jec • fill folds of superb lama, trace.l in elegant trollops, anti supported by roses of silver, exquisitely blended nit!) fitiet-wrottzlit opine runette, finished with ineety silv:•r lace, the whole tastefully surinnunted with semicirelee of refulgent dowers beppily relieved, pourtraying ele gance and taste. 'Cleoy are all nearly in the same flowery tone, and lb. description would till sever ii coltimits of our paper. TH E ( t ) I 'ERN. Yester.lay, about nil' her nojestv arrived t !audit-01'e I footse, Smith .lotolley-Areet. on her c4r • ri:toce with four horse,, ro eh 1/0;!1 bowmen, all in state clip. and 141.60'4. tier Nlnjesty e.l attended by Lord and !Ads Ilmool, awl Mr. Aus!ito ; a:okt some other attendants foolior....ed in her town c The eircotno.tionce ereated motels bot• Ale in the neigh loultdoomtol, from the prevailing- idea that her llaje,ly iris about In proce:o to the deawing4 ; a. 1.1 sever.j' hundreds of persons instneoliately collected r mtiol 1i e bonne ; a number 11l carriages also relic:limit street, and every Lamle premed to wait the k..ite ttitil great anxiety. Iler Majesty, however, it appear., had 11. s other object than that of inspecting the interior of the ntansion : and, after remaining about an hour, she &rola repaired to her can altrwlea as lier.ire, a•tit strove ott'rtpidly tlitough the P4rl; to Brantlenbures-lbuse, the crowd partially cheeritur kg she pgged. Respecting the petition from her Alajesty that teas said to hr intended to he preseoitril by a lady to lb.; Kin:: at the drawing-rouut, no further mention has barn to ade. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Rr.rriNG vr T NIA Rai *I. Den ev.-8 to I agst Reginald—ll to 1 *lst c. out of Ntorol-1 Ito I ass tiests‘os-11 to 1 agst 4,0 U.K4.— I I toy agst fly Lad)-1) to I apt Augesta—il to I a-lt Springo. Do•rtsTryt ST. Lt:Gre.—S to I east „lark Spigot —IQ to alst Colwell-17 to 1 agst dly Lady— to 3 agst Mr. Nine's 1.-100 to 1 agNI 01151111 US. ~n It K K TS. •—•sest— l'oax-Eseu twat. Blanca 23.—We had a rood In . - p'y of Wheat fresh in from the Saffulk roast this mor.i int, besides a considerable gliantity that ressuissed ot cr troth %haul sy's arrivals from Essex sad Kent, the sle shawl fur which was heavy, and on ly prime snap's.* could be got o ff , fur whirls Monday '. prize: were oh. tained.—The arrivals of Barley was rola r large to-hltsv from Norfolk and Suffolk, which met a Ite...yv sale :it Alon‘lay's prices, and particularly the inferior dualities. The Oat trade was also very dull, but n,t cheaper than on Wednesday. In Beans and Fe:lathe re is no a tetat:oss. SMITIIFICLII NIARILET, MAltett 23.—The supaly at Imarket this morning. was good, lint Glutton war rather higher in price: all other descriptions s f eattle mamas in price as per our last.—There was some grass La tab At market. (To sink the offal ; per Stone of Sibs.) Beef ... . Ss. 811. to Ss.. Otl. i catau at mann. Ntutt..n.. 44. OIL to 61. 0:1.1 Beasts 1 600 Veal .... 34. MI. Cairo. •I. to (is. fri. Pork .... 4t. 61 to 3•.101. Sheep and lambs.... 4,104 Lamb.— W. 0.1. to 114. ltd. Pies . HAY MANALT.—In Hay no different* . in the price ; Straw and Clover no alteration. Alary Ann Car the sister and successor of Ri chard Camille. of Fleet-street, was appreltentitd'upon a Judge's warrant, on a charge preferred by the CO2. stitotional Association fur opposing the protreis of Disloyal sod Seditious Principles, and was Meld to bail in a cansiderable snits to answee the charges In an indictment fur the publication and sale of aditioui wont. - the • road, for a and matt& irb - f I, Sauthwarit. 161.ihreittght up at the mine time a Avila/ at the instinct of thit society. alt bete; refolady prodded with ball; was .Iso- itii to tioneolooget boot. • . • • ~~ .~ P"