The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-05-08 00:00:00

Mr. SHAW LEF EV It h: proposed a clause of the stone kinel for the Borough of Reading. It was rejected upon the ground that Reading wasnet governed by Local Laws? Mr. D. GILBERT asked if Reading was, like Leedom 'and Southwark, governed by Local Laws. Mr. S. LEFEV RE answered in the negative, and at down. The Bill was then passed. POOlt LAWS' AMENDMENT BILL Mr. R. BOURNE moved the Order of the Day, that this Hill be read a third time. Mr. F. I)OUGLAS, after some observations, In whieb he Urged the impolicy and cruelty of that clause by which the Pa- 1 rish Officers are empowered to take away children from their parents when unable to support them, and to place them in schools established fur the purpose, moved that the clause should be omitted. Mr. Alderman WOOD objected also to the clause, but ex pressed himself generally in favour of the Bill. At the same time he suggested that some provision should be made to mere the attendance of the children at Divine Worship. Mr. STURGES BOURNE observed, that the Act of Elisa beth empowered the Parish Officers to take away the children of 'nom who could not support them. The practice of giving money to the parents was au innovation on the old law, and one that was attended with many injurious consequences. No one who knew any thing of the country parts could be ignorant that the money which was given for the support of the children was often spent in the ale-house. The principle of the clause, be contended, was most humane, with regard to the parish, the parents, nod the children. Mr. CURVY EN remarked, that the Bill wept to legislate on the idea, that the wages of the labouring classes were not ade. game to the maintenance of their families. The wages, be in anted, ought to be made adequate, and the House ought to le— gislate upon any other ground, rather than one which went to recognise this condition of the pour. In the northern enmities, they could support their own children on the wages afforded. though the system pursued in the south drove them to seek for parochial relief. So tang as the People did not suppose it a disgrace to receive such assistance, it would continue to be ap plied fort the present measure would operspe to encourage them in considerittg it a right, and therefore would rather en courage than suppress the evil. Colonel WOOL) supported the clause, on the ground that it would go to cure the evil of applying for pasochial relief, by e oi,ligating the parents to part Loon their children if they did not labour to support them It would also, in the manufacturing districts, provide various employments for the children of the manufacturers. who at present brought theta up to their own trades universally, and by that mesas overstocked the market • and reduced the prices of labour. The establishment of such 5 e1.0011 as the clause went to provide, would educate them in different branches of industry. Mr. LAMB said that the clause was contradictory to the principles contained in the Report. What he chiefly appre . Vended from it was. that when it became known that the chil dren would he provided for, improvident marriages would he encouraged. and the natural affections destroyed. If the prin ciple of the Poor Laws was hail, this was carrying that principle still further. He approved of the course which was taken of Improving the administration of the Poor Laws, by the gradual advance of which they world reader m o re servi ce to the coun try. than by any enactment bath as was contained in the present clause. Mr. COU RTEN A Y spoke in favour of the clause. Mr. CA LCRA FT thought it harsh that parents who could not provide for their children should he threatened with losing them. It wa- an engke i.f oppreipion. and in all respects too great a power to be entrusted either to Parish Officers or to Vestries. It wa- unfair to conclude that men were necessarily degraded, because they were driven to seek for parochial relief. It was owing to the low rate of wages, the enormous taxation, and the high price of all the necftsariss of life, and out any de gradation of character t• at compelled them. The Report, he thought, did not make sulk:len' allowance for these considera timis. b eff ct of tlw clause would be to breed rap a race of pauper-, and he regretted that a measure otherwise beneficial should contain a clause of such a tendency. Mr. BitO A DII U RST spoke against the clause. After a few words from Mr. W. SMITH, who defended the clause upon the ground that though attended with some evils, the balance of gond was in its layout, the House divided, when there appeared— For the clause 46 Against it 14 Majority Mr. W. SMITH moved. as on amendment to the-clause which provides for the relocation of the children, that they %tumid be permitted in attend !home Worship ua Sunday*, with their parents or other relative,. The amendment was agreed to. Mr. DAY IS preard the claims of Bristol to some special re lief, asequence of the severe toper:slim' of the 801 l for the passage of the !owe' solders of the Irish through that part of the century. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCIII..QUER felt the hard ship 'be Bill would impose on Bristol and ot'.er out-porn. but be mild not pledge himself to any special relief, as be knew of no funds applicable to what was required. 11.41 he could not commis to hurthen slue whole country for such a purpose. The Bill was read a third time and passed. Th Church Bill. after the adoption of boast verbal suurnameois. was read a third time and pus-ed. Oil the motion of the CHANCELLOR of the EX , AIEQUER, the second reading of tile Alien Bill was postp .nett flown this day to Friday neat. The CHANCELLOR. of the EXCHEQUER gave notice. that he would postpone until Fri day neat, znoviste the Resolution for the Lott Pry in the Coin eptitteenf Wiy, Ind Means. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER also gave orifice, that he wool(' tomorrow (this day) .more teat at its rising the House shoeld adjourn le WetlitoStfa F.—A t One o'Clock the House Adjourned. PIt1(I AI wrocics THI Bank Stock 9 per feat Vett. 74; 3 per Crut.Cnwol• r•tl}l Consols for Acc. 80 - ii 4 per Cent. 9tiii I)AY AT ONE. O'CLOCK 5 per Cent. Navy 101 India Rondo 9(i 98 p -- Stork Long Ann. 1101 litchrquer Hills 1/ ell p THE STATESIVI.4 N. LONDON: rBitul l MAY 8, I 818• The intelligence from India is of great interest.— The accounts from the di►ision of the army with which the Govot nor-General moves state, that it was ascending the Betwsh towards Betmul, the seat of the Pindarrees, on the 23d of No►ember. The Bet wah is a river falling into the Janina, which communicates with the Ganges : it rises About 60 miles from the Nerbudda, and runs Northward about 250 miles to the Jumna. We regret to add, though no notice is taken. of the fact in the Supplementary Gazette lately published; that the accoonts we com municated a fortnight ago, of a dreadful pesti lential disease having committed great havock in the army of the Governor-General, are now confirm ed by the latest intelligence from the East. On the first day on which it was observed distinctly, it car ried off 97 persons ; on the nest day above 5001 perished. Its ra►ages are said to ha►e been chiefly, though not exclusively, confined to the poorer class of natives and camp-followers; but we learn with regret that the Marquis of HASTINGS was himself at one time affected with this malady, and that 17 of his Lordship's native servants died. When the ac counts came away, however, hopes were entertained that the progress of the disorder had been arrested. It appears from the Ceylon Gazette, which has reached us to the 21st December, that the re►olters still remained unsubdued in the mountainous part of , THE STATESMA N: the interior of the Island. The Candian Pretender, after a narrow escape from capture, on the 7thi by Captain BLANILENBERG, had abandoned Wellston, and bad, it was supposed, joined the main force of the insurgents in the vicinity of Modalla. 'Lieut.- Col. Hook. had marched with a force in that direction, but hid been compelled to return, from the impassa ble state of the Ooma river. the campaign against the rebels to the British authority is described to be most harassing and vexatious, brit every exertion was making to surround them in tire jungle ; and, it was conceived that the want of provisions would at length compel them to submit, or to endeavour to force their way again into the open country, through our numerous detachment.. Tranquillity Is said to have been completely rebtored in the districrof lasse, where Lieut.-Col. KELLY, by stay of esample, etecnted one of the rebels, taken in . arms, but par doned 26 other prisoners. In the House of Commons last night the Poor laws' Amendment and Parish Vestry Bills were read a third time and passed. Southwark, like the City of London, Inv been eseepted from the opera tion of the Parish Vestry Act. The-only argument possessing any thing of novelty (reason is out of the question), urged in support of this very liberal mea sure is truly aristocratic—namely, that the rick had been disgusted with the turbulence of Parish Vestries, and, in consequence, been prevented from attending them, thelower orders taking it upon them to interfere in the government of affairs. The remedy for this disgusting evil is remarkable for its justice —as an inducethent for the rich to attend in the levying of burthens, they are to be en dowed with five or six times as many votes as their poorer neighbours ! Other places, it may be expected, will speedily see the propriety and justice of being exempted from the operation of such Acts as well as the city of London and the borough of South wark. In another discussion on the question of the re newal of the Alien Act, which is to be perpetuated for two years longer to please the Holy Alliance, Mr. LAmwrors moved for the production of copies of, or extracts from, all correspondence between h,is Majesty's Secretaries of State and the Ministers of any Foreign Powers, relative to the treatment of Aliens in this country. The object of the motion was to show that the Alien Act is not a measure founded solely upon a fair consideration of the into. tests of Great Britain, or for the security of our do. mestic peace, but as a means for enablishing Foreign Governments to gratify revenge against obnoxious persons, or to allay their meaner, though no less dangerous feelings of political apprehension. Sir F. BURDETT also made some sturdiest observations on the arbitrary nature of this measure and its conse quences to freedom and the character of the country. The production of the papers was refused by Lord CAiitallEAoll, but in such a manner as to leave no doubt on the mind of any one, that such a corre- spondence es that to which Mr. LAMBTON alluded had taken place. The motion was negatived on e division, there appearing for it 30, against it 68. The Church Building Bill was also read a third time and passed. In the House of Lords, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and the Duchess of CUMBERLAND'S Annuity Bills were likewise passed. Lord lit NNAIRD'S Memoir, addressed to the French Chamber of Peers, respecting the had faith of the French Government towards M. MARINE? (one of the esiles of 1815), who was to communi cate the intelligence regarding the plot against the Duke of WELLtsicToz's life, will doubtless engage the Reader's attention. The French Chamber de. cider, against the allegations in the Memoir ; but we have seen nothing produced to disprove them, nor has any evidence been adduced in the public records of MARINET'S having any criminal connection with the plot he sought to denounce and expose; on the contrary, the declaration in reply to the ap. peal was, that the French Government had dis covered the real author of the plot to be else. where, and that the proceedings against him would satisfactorily substantiate that assertion. The object of MAetzET's journey to Paris appears to have been defeated by a premature disclosure ; it is, therefore, perhaps not to be wondered at that his intelligence should not lead to a discovery of the conspirators. — The assertion, however, of M. MARINE?, that " the blew was meditated by a party totally different from that whose cause he (MARINE?) had espoused, and was even opposed to it, is one that well deserves suet). lion, if the mystery that has enveloped this dark affair has not been removed, and may probably, in some degree, account for the scandalous treatment which this individual appears to have experienced from the Government and the persons who promised him protection. , ----The Times of this morning, upon the very questionable authority of a pri vate Correspondent, has made whet we consider a most unprovoked and unfair attack upon this unfortunate Frenchman and the Memoir in ques tion. It says, " The Noble Lord does not appear to reason very satisfactorily as to the real causes which led to the detention of that Prisoner—indeed, he does not even touch epee them. It is declared expressly by the French authorities, that MA RINE? has not been seized for any old offence, but that the cause- of arrestation arose since his arrival at Paris. It appears, CROfeover s that M. MARIN= gale no • intelligence *Wit a single farthing as to the conspiracy against the life of the .Duke of WELLINGTON. but that he soppreised some very important facts with which he was per' fatly familiar; the chief of these are-1. That there were strictly 'peeking (as our Corre spondent affirms) no more than two guilty persons in the business, of whom Cantillon, the intended murderer of the Duke, was one.-2. That the re. maioing criminal was the author of the plot—who was no other than M. MARINET himself."—Thew elate. merits are not borne out by any commonicatlem facts, and are, as we have alresd said, in direct oppo: .sidon to the declaration of the Chandler of Peers. — The seal cause of poor Maainves detention, if it cannot be better explained, may be guesced at. If he can 'messily be proved to have been the author of the plot, why is he not put open his trial ? Not even Confine,' has bete brought op for public investiga. Lion, though Lord CASTLEREAGII has made the guilt of the plot in which he is implicated chargeable against all the Moves, Esiles, 'tied disbanded Offi cers io the Netherlands. We have received the French Paper; to the sth inst. Sunday being the anniversary of the King's en try into Paris, there was a grand Levee at the Thuil. lodes, at which deputation, from the two Chambers presented to his Majesty congratulatory Addresses. In answer to that from the Chamber of Deputies, his Majesty congratulated them on the proceedings of the Session generally. end especially on the " brilliant and memorable Sitting of the Ist instant," which, he said, proved the truth of an observation he bad formerly made, that with Frenchmen nothing was to be despaired of. This compliment referred to their having passed sub silentiu the Project for liquidating the foreign claims. After the Levee the King re viewed the Hossehold troops, and went through the principal streets of Paris, amidst the loyal acclama (ions of the People. In the evening there was a ge neral The trial at AN of the persons concerned in the murder of FUALDES furnishes some interesting de. tails. On the 27th ult. the woman Baucal made some additional disclosores respecting the share which Bastide took, first in extorting the signature of FUALDES to several bilk, and afterwards in mar dering him. It was also proved that Bastide's nephew, Bessiere-Veynac, was among the assassins. At the close of the proceedings on the 27th, the Prncureur. General admitted the innocence of Madame Manson, but rebuked her for her reluctance to give evidence against theconspirators. Site npimared mach affected. According to the accounts in these Papers from Spain, there was no prosper t of the speedy embarka tion of troops at Cadiz. It is now confessed that the Russian ships require great repairs before they can be sent upon a Trans. Atlantic expedition. In fact it appears, that the Spaniards have at length found out, that the greater part of them are scarcely worth the eapence of repairing. The deposed Dey of ALGIERS had arrived at Contaotinople, to solicit assistance in recovering that. place from the Moors. He had visited the Foreign Ambassadors, and re quested them not to contradict the representation which he had made to the Pot= of the state of af fairs at Algiers. The decision of the Divan upon this subject had not transpired. Some dreadful fires have taken place at Constantinople. That which destroyed the palace of the Swedish Embassy was so rapid, that M. PAULIN, his lady and children, escaped without their clothes. There is an insinuation in the account, that the greater proportion of these fires may be traced to the deposition of the former Aga of the Janissaries, and to the appointment of his suc cessor about four months ago. A Flanders Mail, with Brussels Papers and letters to the 6th inst., has arrived. The Diet of Frank fort is now engaged in solving some curious, and, we think, difficult questions respecting the patent to which the interests of the Members of the German Confederacy, individually liken, would involve the whole Confederacy in cases of war between them selves as European States. It is affirmed that the Ministers have sent to their Courts for instructions on the subject. A triple Convention has been con cluded between the Neapolitan Government, France, England, and Spain, by whioh all former exemption' and privileges in favour of the latter are abolished : they are henceforth to be allowed an abatement of 10 per cent. on the amount of the duties payable accord ing to the tariff of the lit of January, 1816. Yesterday the PRINCE REGENT held a Court, and afterwards a Privy Council. at which the Duke of RICHMOND was sworn in Governor of Canada. A new State Seal was agreed upon for Scotland. Prince Iroeorm came yesterday from Claremont, to pay a, visit of congratulation to the Duchess of YoRL• He also visited the QUEEN, the PRINCE REGENT, and the Doke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND. Advices have been received from Trinidad to the 27th of March, which state, that the Patriot troops, under General PAEz, had entered St. Fernando d'Apure, after a signal defeat of the epaniards, at the point of the bayonet. They also contain the reports, previoisly received through other channels, of the defeat of MORILLO by BOLIVAR, and his re. torn to the capital of the Caraccas, in a wounded state. It is said, that to recruit his farce, he had proposed to arm 2000 aegroes, but that this project had been opposed by the Royal Audience, who feared that they would desert ) with their arms, to the Patriots. vi , JAL • • ..11r. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. DOVEIi, MAT 7.—The Catharine, Griffiths, od shore on the east side of Du strips', is teeerelr damaged, and not expected to be got HARWICH, MAY 7.—Tite Scoot Revenue cutter; has brought in here one ra.k of gene's, marked (1i) 50, picked up in the Qeeen's Channel on the 2tl instant. Cons:. MAY 1.--;Arrivell the Loyal Brittin trans port. from Doptford to take in troop.; for 11 inks. M MASA ra, MAY 7 —The sloop Aid of Iturghead;* floes ley, Nlaster,went on shote this moritiog ot. Fore. ness rock ; but got off again, and proceeded ott her voyage. LivEttroo4 MAY 6 —Arriied the Active, Browne from &mulish—sailed 20th Mart+, and spike the following vessel" :—Ott the 7th nit., in lat. sg. 24 long. 41. the Miner's, Air, from Malaga ; nut 17 days. On the 11th ult. in lat. 42. 42. long. 36. 10. sew a ship in rlictras", with lees of mainmast, it blowing a strong gale from N N E. but Could not learn her name. On the 13th sit. in lat. 45. 15. long. 36. the Palm, from Liverpool fur Be) Chalear4 . ----- FIRES At CONSTANTINOPLB. An artiste dated Constantinople, the 28th March; contains the following melanchi.ly il actpunt : s• We have been witnesses of a litarible spectacle about eight days ago. On Stturday, the 21st inst. at two o'clock in the morning, we were awakened by an extraordinary lied, and cries which were heard. on all sides; soon after we perceived the Swedish Pa- lace was on fire, and in less than three hours it was reduced to ashes. M. and Madame Paulin had only time to escape undressed, with their children. Ever? thing has fallen a prey to the flames. Fortunately the Swedish Palace was situated on the finest spot of Pere, and surrounded with gardens, being thus iso lated from tether houses; happily also there was not Much mind that night, otherwise (as in 180 or 1806), it would have caused the destruction of one of the finest quarters of Constantinople. M. de Paulin had, the previous evening, received news of the death of the King of Sweden ; he appeared decided to tenuest,bla recal, and quit this country. " The same night two other fires happened at Cone stantinople and at Scurati. Thirty.eight have takes place during the last two months, and more than 73 since the changing of the Jenisssry Aga about four months ago. Thus the Grand Vizier, and the other great Dignitaries of the Empire, rarely sleep in their Palaces, because it is their duty to be present daring ' these fires, to give orders. The Grand Seivtior is also present; but only when the fire bappees to be considerable. Further accounts from the Spanish Main, of vie rious dates in the month of March, and received by , the last arrival, fully confirm the particulars we.have already given of General Bourn's success ; and add, that the whole of New Granada is io arms against the Spaniards, who have been expelled Cron} the provinces of Climate, Choco, Merida, Trusillo, &c. To couoteract the effect of so much news in favour of the Patriotic Cease spreading among the blan.ls, the Spaniards had been busily employed in sending forth their official falsehoods, many of which have found their way into the Papers here.—Among them is the arrest of General BatoN, &c. &c. The last ships arrived from China, bring no ac. counts of any misunderstanding between the Cid• nese and the English op account of smuggling or otherwise. These ships left Canton so late as the 1 27th December, at which lime all was harmony with the Chinese. The reports of a contrary nature which have lately appeared, are of course ground less. The Quses's illnest, and the frequent retorn of 1 the spasms to • which her MAJBSTY is subject, has given rise to some demur as to the dissolution of Par. 'lament ; as iu the event of bar demise during the in terval between the old and new Parliament, a dilemma might occur for which no proviaion has been made.— The care of the Ktoo's person is entrusted to her MAJESTY, and no aucceasnr is named in the Act in case of the calamity of her decease. No certain period is yet known to the Session. It is thought that the Custom-house Bill will be given up fur the present ; and if so, we know of nothie 4 to prevent the prorogation forthwith; and many persons still think a dissolution will immediately follow the rising. loud CASTLEBEAOIf is anxious that the Ge neral Election should take place before he goes to the Congress of Sovereigns; and the Patrons of Boroughs are alarmed at the spirit of investigation which is now active, by which Contests as to the right of voting, are likely to start by in quarters where all opposition was thought to be vain ; and the longer time that is given, the more is the danger. The first week in June is the period general') as signed for the dissolution. There are various reports in circulation respecting e fracas at St. Helena. Mr. BALCOMB and his fa. verily, with whom BONAPANTEwas so intimate on his first landing, is certainly arrived in England ; and it Is generally rumoured that lie was not allowed to spend mach time in packing up. It is also asserted 1 that a duel was actually fought between Generals MOKTIIOLON and GOURBAUD• MINORITY THAT`YOTED IP INIVODO OF PR. LAIIIITON'S lIIOTIOP FOR ruses RICSFECTING ALIGNS. A hectromhy, Ho. J.. Le levre, C. S. a .n. lit.. Lard Attie. ley, A. Lloyd. J. M. Ridley, Sir M. W. Brotoihron, H. Movinek.. W. A. Itorasily. Sir A. Burden. Sir F. Moore, Petor Respell. L .rd G. W. Caler', Joke Nen oort, Rt. Hoe. Sahli, W.. Coke. T. Sir Joists Teed, joists _floaglasit, line. F.S. North, D. Walpole. line. G. Dundoe, Charles Ossolsena, Lord Ware, J. A. Fergtoom, Sir R. C. l'oreell, Si. li. Wilkins, Waiter Heron, So Robert Par ..ell, W. H. Wtsol, Alderman Loot.osofhe. J. Pronseehy. How F. Tet.t.eits...-H O. H. Bennett aui J. G. Lamhtois. COON E/ICHANGE, MAY 8.--Whiat trade dell ai a &dine of.Ys. to 49, —Barley Vs. lower.—Oara 14. cheaper..-1a Pea% Beans, and other irtieles nn antral on. SMITHFIELD MARKET, Malr K. To sink the Offal, per WNW at 10164. Beef .... 44. OA. In sa. •Od. f Halal it cattle fhb NT r cotton ..sa. Od. en 6a. 04. ' Roam ' Veal ... si. 44. to. 6s. 64. Sheep aril lambs ...... 5.553 Parr ... 511. 4d. to ths. 6d. Calves Lamb .-.75. OA. to Bs. 04. P0n........ ....... HAY-MARKET. Hay Orme( Straw 1 ', - Iv nr^—er • 4s. - k Tr