The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-04-30 00:00:00

r NW • . TlZr'rg° .0 • Mr..l. P. WI %IV r risked, whether a New Loan sin the or. Minor. manner might not %Cruised at a leo expence than the 'pre-rot c- mpl Cu.. A plan ? • Th e clot NcE.l.l.olt of the EXCHEQUER mid, in an 'ewer, dint it II 'mid he impossible to have reed a Loan is the i m i-oory ro o mier on the same terms. Mr. CHEN FELL contended that the deftitire set op by the. C.lnowellor of the Exchequer insuppart of the 'clause was no.' learitit , .. what. 'a:is it nothing hut that die codiery had been *paying It from lauftemorial asap? That was his very object ins.- to lit contiswance. If the Plaint of the Rank was fhlitided•in jus tice nod equity. let it fir akin ed t butlf Rhea no such support. ..hut arn.led thi. irliniC.lil•flat usage? But was this t he o n ly profit I Would ant (Teat on of thirty'four millions 'of new Stock. b. the very plan it-elf, leave a permanent 'Charge of )o.ootl. per satin. to the Rank. He retold not sit dolmi.Withoist sari', that it wa. a demand inconsistent 'withviodenoinn, jlts. tire, and moil, aod'tn bet aced to that spirit of otpricity which characterised the proceedings of the Bank in their dealings'. ith the country. • .The CH A NCELLORwftheEXCHEQUERSCIied Mat the pennane t enlarge of the Bank would he increased 1%.*101. per -*nous. Deducting thevharge on 21.0.0,0001. the increase would soliamount in ,0001. per annum. r. Gtt EN FELL c ontrolled his movement was cderiet. the 97.000.0110 of Exchequer Bill. fended. 'on which no ch.rge at Exchequer JUIN was allowed. 'avoid make an add lion df thirty-four million of Three per Veto. S trek. a htelr at SOUL per mill' for na tuni t eurent, would leave a pennaitent 'charge of 10.0001. per annum. The CHANCELLOR Of the EXCHEQUER tdraltteil hb mistake. Mr BANK ES raid. le thought it a @object 'which deserved 'ents-iderio to-. hut it was* matter that couidoet be propeily‘is vestigated by the Finance t7ernmittee. The House 'then divided ow the 'Clauses-- I:or it 41 Against tt . 3l Majority . IS Mr. CR ENVE'LL then moved, thud dre Vlsalristra shoeld l e ntetitethair. and reptlct progres-. Oa this the Haus divided— Ayes '2l • Num 'Majority —IS The other Claimer were hew goer throt4lt.tbe linuretestriami, and the report um ordered to be received in morrow. On thomotion of Mr. BROUt;IIAM, Aecouots were ordered to be laid before the House of all Com. missions of Enquiry into the Administration or Charitable Trusts Inv the Eduealion of the Poor, since the 43d of Elisabeth, and prior to the sear 1740; of all similar Cow Issi.siotel since the ) PS r. 1710; of all Petitions to the Lord Chancellor, the %imp. Chancellor, and the bla,rer of the Rolls, as well es of all Bilis bled, in the Court of Chaucer). complain ing of &bores in the administration oT such treat; of the names of all Cheri. ie. touching' which Commis sions had been issued, &c. &e. Mr, iltained leave to bring in, soul ifielely brought in a Bill to amend the Art of the S3tl sif his present Majesty, for making farther Be. gulatinvis respecting the Building and liepairimg el • Coettbhouses and Seasions.hooses io a first time, and ordered to be reed a snood time tomorrow. On the motion of Mr. BENNETT, the Convic tion of Offenders Reward Bill went pro forma through a Committee, in which several new clause% were introduced by the lion. Gentleman. The Re. port was brought up and ordered to be taken into further consideratien on Monday neat and the Bill, as emended, was ordeted to be printed. The Pardons under the Great Seal Bill was read a third time and passed. Alderman WOOD said, that at the instance of several Irish Members, he was Induced to postpone, for a short period, any further proceeding in the Bill for encouraging Partnerships in Ireland. Mr. (WEL said, he was sore the non. Alderman would tee the propriety of giving persons in Ireland an o pportunity of ascertainissg the nature of the Bill, and of suggesting any amendments or additions to it. it was agreed that the Bill should be mad a second time that day fortnight. Mr. 81100 DEN brought op the Report of the Cotton Factories Bill, which, after the introduction of an amendment by Mr. Peel, was agreed to, and the BM was ordered to he read a 3.1 time to.morrow. The other Orders of the Day were then disposed of ) and the Howse adjourned. FRENCH PAPERS. CHAMBLE OF DEPUTIES. Arast.ls. CLAIMS OF FOREIGNERS UPON FRANCE. The Chamber a•s•mhled at one o'clock. The Duke de Ittomitu eddreised them in the following speech ;-- • "At the opening of the present Session, he rib served, the King communicated to them his hopes respecting the diminution of she burdens that pressed upon the 'wino, and the enfranchisement of their territory. In conformity to his commands, he came before them to state the result of the negotiations already terminated, and to require the means of coo eluding those in contemplation, soil he flattered himself that they would willingly co.operate to com plete the task. " Qn signing the Treaty of the 30th May, 1814, the conttecting Powers reciprocally renounced the whole of the sums claimed by them, bet in the abaft. !wino of their own rights, it was the duty of Go. settiments to consider as sacred those of individuals. Th ese we re protected by special articles. France • formally hound herself to liquidate the sums due to individuals or to particular bodies, beyond the limits of her territory, by virtue of contracts and formal engagements. They were occupied in making the necessary arrangements for the fulfilment of an obli latian which Franca would have prescribed to her. self, when the unhappy events of 1815 occurred, and destroyed all the hopes of repose and prosperity, which they were permitted to anticipate. Ile would not excite the deplorable remembrance of calamities, bet too well impressed spoil their recollection, but it would be permitted him to say, that the desire of alleviating them, had alone solaced to support Minis ters in the painful task, which, in the first place, re quired, perhaps, both courage and fidelity to un dertake. Since that period, the hope of relieving the distresses of the country, had excited all their efforts, and incessantly occupied their thoeghts.— After the disastrous epoch to which he had alluded, France had to sustain the weight of two different hardens ; the first founded upon the Treaty of the 10th of May, 1814, arising from debts, contracted at different periods with thesubjects of foreign Govern ments ; the other established by the Treaty of the 20th of November, gave them these Governaseati themselves for creditors. The former, which was the object the negotiations jest terminated bad in vieir; an end of which they were not ignorant—no that of claiming indemnities for the inhabitants of those countries for the ravages committed by war, as some persvall affected to believe s and stiU less that of -. ••• - 71 mm . ~~ THE STATFgMA geantil►g itelemitities ti the Governments ; but that of geoveriteeing the payment of debts contracted ,by virtue of positive acts of the t internment, and of legal engagements. Political events changed the connections of dif f erent countries; but individuate ought not to Yteffer Troth those changes; engagements with them 'might in be inviolable and Maintained. The debt. 'coot-retied by France were •f the tame nature with 'theta which composed the errears, the payment of Which had been regulated by the law, and their liquidation would be indispensible. The debts, the payment of Which was presmihed by the Convention of the 20th November, were not rights and claims which that ConteeTion 'had implied upon France-. its only object was to establish theta ante ribrily, independently of all Treaties. " In reviewing things in Ibis light, whidh *ea the only just Method, because it was the true point of view, they would be enabled to judge that the justice of their debts towards and to private isitablishments to other inanities, was derived from a principle of civil right, without any ►elation to po. fitkal conVetitiont. Thus it was admitted, without heeitation. by the Treaty of the 30th May, 1814. The two Conventions of the 20th Novembet, 1814,. Midi relative to the subjects of the Continental Powers; and the other to those of Great Britain, had only determined with more precision the application of that principle, 4tod had regalated the forms of by, appropriating to the payment of debts of that nature a capital of seven millions of rentes. Tense Conv.sitions stipulated, that in case of insufficiency, the Frenoll Government was bound to supply the remainder. That had given rise to the supply of two millions of mites, granted by She 141% , of the 2341 of. December, 1815. The iroportsociof that proviso could lint be appreciated at that period, but according as the total amount of the ttetris were susceptible of art approximate estinm. riots; but in principle it was difficult to contest it, and, in fact, its pone, was still unknown. One year, from the date of the eachange of the ratifications, had been granted for the presenting of the reclamation,; it 'attired on the 28111 February, 1817. It was only at the expiration of that term, and when the recap'. fulatine of 'hoar reclamations was concluded, that the Government was enabled to perceive, that the amount was so enormous, that a liquidation strictly conformable to the regulations prescribed by the Corivetninn of the 20th November would amount to a sum much esceediee the capital assigned to their reimbursements, and consequently a considerable de- Motley would remain to be supplied. This defi ciency would have formed of itself an immense debt ; and it became a duty to represent, that it evidently exceeded, both what was contemplated by the Treaty of 1815, and the resources of France. His Majesty had commanded him to communicate to them the re. suit of negotiations entered into with foreign Courts on that subject ; the Acts would be laid before them when they received the necessary ►atifications. One of those acts was relative to the Continental Powers. In cntpciderition of the renunciation of payment of the debts which those Governments might claim by virtue of the Treaty of the 30th of May, 1815, and the Con vention of the 20th of November, the supplement to be furnished by France, for the liquidation of the claims of their subjects was definitively fitted at 12,040,000 freaks of renter. By a separate arrange ment with Spain, one million is specially appro. priated for the discharge of what is due in that Power, by virtue of an additional Article concluded with her in 1814, but that Article being reciprocal and applicable to Frenchmen, creditors to Span', es well as Spaniards, creditors to France, it has been stipulated,. that the funds destined to acquit that portion of their debts should remain en depot, until the Spanish Government may have disposed of the just claims of Frenchmen, conformably to the terms and principles of the Treaty. A separate Convention was concluded with England for the fulfilment of the Additional Article of the 30th of May, 1814, and of the Special Convention of the2Oth November, 1815, which fixes at 3,000,000 of renter, the definitive com plement of the funds, the payment of which was stipulated in the 4th Article of the Convention re lative to the liquidation of the claims of the subject! of his Britannic Majesty. Thus, then, it appeared, that the arrangements which had been concluded im posed upon them the necessity of raising 16,040,000 of rentes. His Majesty had charged him to present to them the Pill- ct of the Law o►daining the registry of them in the Great Book. the total amount of the reclamations presented was 1,600,000,600; on that estimate nearly 180.000,000 had been trans ferred to the funds of credit authorised by the Law of the 28th of April. 1815, as they would perceive by the Estimates. Thirty millions had been rejected as inadmissible to the charge of France, and there re. mined 1,390.000,000 to liquidate. Of whatever diminution that sum might be judged susceptible, conformably to the regelationll of the Convention of the 20th November. it was impossible to think it could be limited to the assessment of the capital re presented by the ►eeler of 16,040,000 francs, which• he required of them; but that was out the only modification which had been effected. The epoch was arrived when France would enjoy the reward of her courageous resignation. With her hand upon those Treaties, the rigorous conditions of which she had fulfilled, her call upon Europe to dig charge those which would .be favourable to her would not be made in vain. The Treaty of the 20th of November hears these words--" The military oc• mullion of France tray terminate at the period of three years." This period was arrived, and all French hearts hailed with joy the time when no other banners would float over the soil of their country, than those of the nation. The Sovereigns were on the eve of assembling to pronounce upon that great question, which embraces the destinies of Europe. This would not be one of those conferences between Monarchs, recorded in history, as an unhappy omen of a concert of force against weakness. This august Coneress would meet under other auspices; justice would preside; the sentiments already manifested by them already proclaim their decision; they would meet the wishes of the King, a wish, that, from•the example of his august Family, was re-echoed enaui- Toasty throughout France.' *After stating thatihe most perfect tranquillity pre vails in France, love for the King, fiche went on, " But that the favourable arrangements of the Treaties may be executed without obstacles it is Weed ) Ddeuieary to provide for the discharge of OM la still due of the '00,0004)00, pay en*er Article 4, of the trent) , o. vember. The King, confiding in your licipate the term of the entire liberation has charged as in consequence to des► eventual credit of 21,000,000 francs. credit eventual, benese the employmeni depend upon the event that can alone COSssry, that it to say, the evacuation tory." The Dote concluded by presenting Project : 6 6 Lo? • atc. JUIS. " Art. 1. In order to provide for the ire elevation of the Treaty of th• 30th and of the Convention of the 20th Nov as relates to the mow of Mb Debts,. France anterior to that epoCh4 out of IL tory, there shall be created and itittribed Hook of the Public Debt, with Disklongs . March, 1818, a perpetual Reute of francs, representing a Capital of 320,800;000 " 2. There shall be opened to the stance • Credit of 23,000,00() of Rent( The wernment is, therefore, authorisoci tomer to be inscribed in the Great Book of the Reifies to that amount, which shall only for the purpose of completing the pa: sums due to the Allied Powers ender Treaty of the 20th Not. Ma. " 3. An account shall be.rendered, of the Sessiols of 1818, of the measures the above Art. 2. (Siened) Date:; 25th April, lead. " LOU • Kir • o e The Letter of K. C. upon the new Country has bees received, but some of his moat', paled a few days since. Our Correspondent the principal objects which the CNA/remota csEqurat has in •kw by the arbitrary posed, vis. that of increasing the circulation Englund Paper. and upttoldion the Fund 4 t as nothing short of this mold . VawserraaT to quarrel . hi old (dead. ASCSNSION DAV.—Hohday la she Pia,lL THE STATES LONDON: THURSDAY. APRIL 30, 1 It is now said, in the Parliaments the business of the present Session o et), oitikirtfire weeks from the present The result of the negotiations for of the pecuniary claims upon France, been made public. The communicat rangements was, as expected, made Legislative Chambers on Saturday last Papers of Sunday furnish the pectic: siract of the Duke of !Intimates speech, with the Project introduced by him ; in our foreign columns. The 'straw portion between the amount of the and the sum admitted to be doe, forcibly strike the eye of the Reader some surprise as to the cause. tent ourselves.by saying, it abundant the delay in the arrangement ; but told by other authorities than the Ft from whom a high•llown compliment scension of his brother Duke may wt upon such an occasion, that this rem have been obtained bet by the impartial ration of the Duke of Wsweovote, to enquire in what this mighty merit claims given in were either just or claimants are not entitled to their *straw& mends, it is not any very great excess fuse payment of them; and is it only no , covery, entitled to so much praise, ground of the greater part of these 1 able?—after the endeavour to main cost this country as much as the table" compensation now accepted Vol scientioes Allies, whom the accompli result does not seem to have saddled thing's expence. It appears that ei claims mustered up against France, the enormous sum of sisteen hr of francs, upwards of siztpsix.mill Of these, part had been paid and part the negotiations began; but there rem, a demand of 13,900,000 francs ; at 'sense mass, it appears, the Commissiol seated to accept 16,000,0001. of rent market price about 215,000,000 of ft words, the Duke of WELLINGTON Commissioners have agreed to take part of their demand: We will ni the justice of moderation where signally exemplified, though it comes late period of the eventful history tions ; but this we know is far from was expected from the ability and great Statesman and Warrior, whom, borrowed compliment says, " the coot rope had called to preside over the nrgocial it be that there is any mystery in this sweep given to the claims of our Allies ? And is there not sonsethi liation as well as moderation in ' to admietbat scarcely a seventh Fart is justly due, though we have that we bad specific Treaties in ner pledges and promises of the most fan and the best of Kings to boot, for Manua Cast it be that the " lUostrioas . . . . . NI. , • . , . . . , . . . / • .•'.. ' . k % ...,k... .) "J. / t, ).) ‘ J % • i . . .' . i J • J. i .) .? t f%i J.,) f"), ) } •-) ridichaiewtote „w eb ti li .. I • ,iy mpo oted tat i ttritli cogn . si n rir: terbeseanesielttajhteuisstibesevibn: anymereitir. , 4 that the die' rim:lw - ' ~ :.••• hl iiiiitilli To rim t Stlts --. l rt es of 7FrtaanaceiV: credito r i i't o o lo r ' li t lie h'e n ch a a bl it a tt r farther 1i do in the shanageshent of the Wei ? • 7t.au'or,c°"•ppii ..1 4 .:1 ° Lca y i l o t i li w tti l i T a i l l —lf 11111 bb the accosts eslcoletion, the al • ren d er it De. she e y it an r d e ;: t he m a i ri n v is a i n efi tar an a d le th s e till on the side e t 'object I ° to the " lel ._ o ught to fit 66 Illustrious Mediator" the Y Bray well Ply the agree to be 7thoe f foaalriotiferinin : they hive to belle* slam it is now agreed "lia the Pliseitts y stun by which tl v. 1815, so far pay .h the nation h iti s hede r c e red ihtlert ilot e s : sa tr b r iec y I l i s ti o le f el l : % bed. enants, bi lays doors be fell and en. opportiotornent la the sem allotted fur the BMW s . to 11/119 a Ith May, 18 14 , l t io e ns pa l y s m n et o i t t d o el f s ;it is stilted eenerelly. It to annum, a I supply for _Powers, missies, o f Spate, the amount of 42.040 goo butts, eocl )ed lll"a i n o cit t ur h aa e cit G eted f r o tb a l t francs hl rente, representing ii eapital of 2.10 water-civil is inspossil ,800.00. With re los , of t h e rti (a fraction 'bosh 10,033,0001.) is to be aPli t e tt of 18. 040 9 000 priated ; to the payment of the Smash craft ors venting II ne ighbnat BOO mii i i o u° 6lo _ f o r f aa t t (reciprocally applicable ilia to the F r e nc h cre di tors with an et un able to stet. The (;o+upon Spain), 1,000,000 ot knifes, representieg s p i . - is such a mete, go d e ads # pita!, of 20,000,000 funco(a fractious above 831,0004 = suffered t, he /logistic Debi, Ter the Width creditor., the ahsoeut of routes sp o . sly be emploted fed, is 30,000.000 francs, repressed% a cape 4 ' fiat put r to,10•40 1 aYmaat of the 'OO 000 000 (2,500,0001) ',.' 'months,* Art. 4, of the " so rennin The Doke Du RlClitifitt elvalldeatly autirliew il ;) and with I, In the whine ' that at the approaching Meeting of the Allied S m . time:. ' 9 adopted ender reigns, it *ill be deletmissed epos to withdraw fun P lie-upl t All ic U i lk t ' i v . .. uFfrawnrichthitheAtdille!iresf Occupatio n, aeeotesil credit )P, t t o he be e opsed‘ sight to d because 1 ii ,..................... ntry Bask system 2 w i it ioto h th .ood e M f in ra ii n t e e: of of re P N l le na rl, e ooo 9 14 ,000 th l e . pe am r o s u a n n t sta 4 ) arise for o th f e th pay 2o7l:V t° to insist Os Lar e ks ui w b e a r s e em he; ed i• :o he be m e li a m ly p em os p - e izeu -J und in er 'cestipil thet : s in e ; serve his willing t claims of the Ls- 0 1 Of. nay die ~,,,, „ mare pto 181 i. The 24,000,000 francs at the rate o f this Water ( 9 a e d ill ied re t P o te t 4 b e e nt o a the ca r pi s t at o , f m 4B a o ke " s 800 '0 7800 00l) payment fra , nri • Baker 0 "I h il ig li r p°friceßsursh4e other r h Id have lodeeed Mr. . lie ta Hews elsewhere . macs, or a fraction above 33,366,0001. which m g . _ be present the amount yi by of • h t h e e i l e a ,. loan s contracted ioGnfoebevre.irrnregemdweifnioottrhtdhi in nr: Bog ewe hes.. 4 , iliftetiat : rl)l Public (Wee. _ e T v h e e n t p o f f iiee the i w A a r s m o y rd ef ere O d c i c u u agree a adapter for to s 'MAN. it must Imes an Monday last. the Pul boarini French t ocb ilese Let r t . i t a l iss u iTe llin A ns pose m n e sh et tle t s ha , e c e m p P r i a is b n a c t: y of tl t ie bs y of rate The us IRIS. eventually will, the aggregate amount of capital to the hop be raised by loan within she year will enable the Go. Fire-o 1 try circles, that vernment to fulfil its stipulations; but n o i ncous i. ing or derable share of this sum • ill, in all likelihood, be sill be couched. (who a of time. reqbired to be advanced by 11 , iiists capitalists—sad snake the anticipation of the ci•se.pseuces u p o n the b u lli on for the is a seco, sr the settlement market has been the ostensible cause for continuing clalmii e, has at len g th the Bank Restriction during another year. man( ation of the are engins The Bulletin of the Chamber of Peers nuintious l eto the French that ,. on Saturday, on the proposition of the Commit. , selves it, and the Paris tee o f P et i t i ons , a Petition of Lord ICsuoitain was any s I they I cuordered to be referred ttotheYmpirient of the Coen. prose speech,liri' together Anb a French Five per Cents. —Saturday, 681. 10c. was t lush —woo— ginee claims given in ordinarys, w i ll be d found ispro. The proceedings of the self-named, self-sppointod fore will, no doubt, their Committee, who have taken upon themselves to col- der , and mite We lest subscriptions for the alleged purpose of erecting* W e might con. have , Monument to the memory of the Princess CHAS. oily accounts lor COM Lorre, which is to bean empty honorary tomb, or a ine it when we are g Church, or any thing which they please, have lately he d French Minister, , assumed a character of mendicant industry which his stim Pat to the cootie- bast excited the disgust and jest censure of all who can ape . r well be espected afe salt could never predate the-delicacy necessary upon such an occasion. Oct twisty and mode- This Committee, which professes lobe so desirous at ono - ,we are tempted paying the most respectful tribute, that a nation esa ore , t consists. The bestow to the memory of one universally beloved, lan after the solemn appeals which it has been sae. 91 unjust. If the cessfully making to the [scented feelings of the t obi tatraordinary de- ss of virtue to re. British People, is so earnest to raise money, that it • now that the diva has actually adopted the espedieat of receiving sub. is made, that the scriptions at the public houses, for the Monument er to claims is when- Church to be dediceted to the departed Princess, sad i ' Cr (stain them has Pave published the names of the various vie-houses, ~- ' just and @ ui- landlords, and the very signs where such subserip . 1 ti q tions are received ! Red Cows, and Brewers Arms, Or Our very con• e es end Bears and Bear Gardens, mingling in the mo st f m slishment of this respectful profusion with the emblems of a Dation` , e ' IN ai t the d w w it h h ole on o e f fir. respectful sorrow, and the propositions for the erection of a Church! If the late demands from the Royal F.. re et ' P e, amounted to Vie • mily for money, would permit us to believe s pi suudred millions ha. that delicacy of feeling pre.ensineetly retebil hi. lions sterling.— m ti 14 Princes, we would think bow pain t s ! 1 b l ll e k ' rt rejected before t a oe: g ry Member of the Royal Vanity, who had any : kl 3 untitled to settle, wilt II love for the Princess CIIARLOTr9 when living„ or epos t and for this im. have isionere have can. felt any sorrow on account of leer death, must it be TA e be tr I Ivtvi, to see her memory thus insulted and degraded ?—• ties, worth et the i • •• francs. in other But the feelin g s of those who have voluntari ly as... se op I • • • 1 ] It an d the other • scribed their guineas in • lower sphere, . 4 t he der 1 1 . boasted loyalty and attachment of the country OHM , 1 e about a seventh I yield not fail to praise . o n fovea at large era no less concerned in this awls 1 4164 01100 f money for such an objetio--- tend e we en it so dully rt f be raisi th n a g t it is disinterested teal that carries the sines at rather a y of war's exec- projectors so far ? Necessity it cannot be, for we .*root are verily persuaded, that rather than see the vitia te ailed ' . . d fro i m n f I ab e ing o what the of the most beloved of her sex go a begging wi th a, as the Courier's such advocates to a berthened Public, or th e as confidence of Eu. pablic.house s for a subscription to a Cemetsplit I e. h .. 1 . the most disinterested of Princes, who had the best eNi egociations." Can . ',WI opportunity of appreciating the value of those re. air Ai this extraordinary tor most admired vered virtues, would bestow the half of his 14 • **thing of bami. e ons income ' not diminished, we believe, by many env. • * a• isles ft • in being obliged ido l' oar d eman d s memory of his wife from such hands. other subscriptions, to rescue the perpetuation of the et 4 A been maintaining . . - The Queen of W forename is to be at Frani. r favour, and the . . fart about the 10th of June, to meet the Prince eel faithful Royalists Princess of Nevi-Honiara°, the Duke et CAS. •r full and entire BRIDGE , an d the Princess, who, before that do's . i hellions" Repro. will have become his Du.hess. ... 4 , .. . . , , . . I'R- - .. _. r - ~. RIFF