The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-02-14 00:00:00

t, t .”. *- i. Is' eIQ ' •tlf * ' 1 4 :''''. • IMPERIAL PARLIAMENT. titOUSE OF LORDS—TnuaspAy, Fax. 13. Mr. Mason, from the East India House, presented An. nue4 Accounts of Salaries, Compensations, &c.; and Mr. Niehaus presented the Annual Account of the Commis. %jotters fur the Redaction of the National Debt, to the sth of January, 1823—Ordered to lie upon the Table. Lord HOLLAND presented a•Petition horn the Hank er.. Mrrchants. Traders. and Inhabitants of the Town and Countrof the Town of Nottingham. praying for the Repeal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. His Lordship ob nerved, that though there could not exist a more respect. able body of individuals than the Petitioner., be felt himself bound to state, that he did not agree with them in the prayer of their Petition, as be considered that though the law, of which they complained, might have defects which required to be remedied, yet, that upon the whole it was a national good. His Lordship also presented a similar Petition from Oainsborough. Lord Colchester presented a Petition from the Archdescoory of Colchester against the New Marriage Act.—Ordered to lie upon the Table. Adjourned till tomorrow (this day). HOUSE Or COMMONS. ' There being but 36 Members present at four o'clock, the House adjourned. v In onr Report of the proceedings of Tuesday, the name of the late bf?. Blake, in whose place a new writ was ordered for the borough of Arundel, was incorrectly stated to be John instead of Robert. New MAMMA ACT AMENDMENTS. The " New Matriagi Act," after having been exposed 'to the anathemas of the whole country for more t hen half a year, is now the victim of the simultaneous attacks of Lords and Commons. Lord Ellenborough has his 'Hill to amend the Act which is prodective of so touch discord' before marriage; and in the other house, Dr. :Phlllimore appears with his recipe for the purification 'Of thttobnozious measure: the Bill, in the Upper House, has boil introduced by Lord Shaftesbury, in the absence of Lord Elleaboroogh. As young and old are; interested in so momentoas a proceeding, we shall extract a sketch of the clauses of Lord Ellenborough's Bill : Dr. Philii movie will collie in doe coarse. After the preamble, which sets forth that " inconve 'nienees" hove &Hoeg from the existing Act, Lord Ellen boron)/ h's Hill provides— • That the prori.lon respecting the oath to be made • before tatting out licence be repeale.t. • -That no marriage he solemnized (except by special licener) until the parties shall make affidavit as to age, like. in presence of the Minister : if ender age, &c. con _ !sent to be given as required by the Act. Who are to (give consent if parties are under age; namely, " in case there shall he no such guardian or guardians, then the mother; or, if there shall be no mother living and un married, then tin guardian or guardians of the person appointed by the Court of Chancery, shall have authority • co give consent to the marriage of such party ; and such • consent is beaeby required for the marriage of such party ',so under age." , Thal where no lawful father, &c., and oath made to that e ed. marriage may be solemnized. Tbet affidavits to be in form specified in schedule, and adrwiniatered by the Minister. That. the Minister solemnising marriages (except by special licence) without administering the oaths, &c. shall he-golltr of a misdemeanor. That after marriage. proof of oaths or consent not lieressary ; nor shall the marriage ba invalid by reason of irregularity or fraud as to oaths, names. &c. That affidavits to he signed by the parties, and attested by the Miriister, 'which, together with consents, shall he preserved by tits Chnrehwardens. Register of mar t; :gcs is be kept. That persons swearing falsely are guilty of perjury. Persons obtaining solemnization of marriage by licence, by fake swearing, or false consent, liable to transporta tion for life. The' the provisions of the amended Art a-e not to extend to the Royal Family, and to be limited to Eng land. COMMON • COUNCIL. Yesterday, the LORD Mayon held a Court of Com mon Council at Onildit4ll, which was fully attended. The Court dirieted the Town Clerk to procure a sutficieatt nnmtt•re of the !templets lately published, relative to the decision of the Lord Mayor respecting Tithes, for the use of the Members and Officers of the ' Court. Tim Town Clerk laid before the Court a letter from J. Botterworth,Beq. on behalf of the Strangers' Friend • S tt;iety, acknowledging the donation of lON. towards the funds ot• that Society, which was read, and ordered to be entered in the Journal. A Petition from Joseph Guilt, Eel. Architect, in re lation to his design for a proposed New Bridge, instead of London Bridge, having been rejected through some alleged deviation from the printed instructions to the several architects, as issued by the Bridge House Com mittee, and praying some relief therein, was presented and read. A considerable discussion took place upon a motion • far the referring the same to the consideration of the Committee, and the same was lost on a division by a ma • jority of ten, the numbers being roa ?DR MOTION. AGAINST IT. • Alderman I I Aldermen 6 Ceontoners Off Commoners 'ratters 9 Tellers 2 ~~ . 49l 69 Petitions from the Inhabitants of Sonth-street, Moor. Sells, and from the Trnaters of Finsbury.square, re lative to a way being stopped op near the London In , stitution, and heretofore communicating with Moor tie/ds. were presented, and referred to the improvement Committee. A Petition from the Commissioners of the Court of Requests for the Borough of Southwark, relative to an a pplication about to be made to Parliament for a Bill to alter and amend the Act of the 4Gth (leo. 111., so far as . muds the fees of the Court of Requests in the said Borough. which are proposed to he reduced thereby, was pressnted, and referred to the Committee for General Perposes. The Bridge House Committee delivered in a report of • their proceedings and opinion relative to London Bridge, and the measures to he pursued in regard of the pro• posed bridge. Ordered to be printed and sent to the several members, and the Lord Mayor appointed a Court for Wednesday nest, to take the same into consi deration. The Court directed the Conference proposed to be ,bud with the Lords of the Treasuryand a Deputation of ...fib. Committee on the subject of the Bill to be submitted II Parliament. respecting the Bridge. to be postponed till after tint Court. Messrs. Stephenson, Deputy Larkin, C. Bleaden. and J. Jackson, were appointed coal meters; and M . Deputy Crowder, Hoare. and Bond, cora meters,io trust for this city. Mr. Alderman Thorpe was elected Governor. and Mr. Deputy Weddell, Deputy Governor of the Irish Society, aye-several Assistaets were appointed. The redoes Committees of the Corporation and the Coamissionen of Sewers were appointed. The Committee for General Purposes presented a 0.4- THE STATESMAN port, recommending an application to Parliament for an Act to authorise raising a sa ffi cient inns of money effec tually to repair Black Mars Bridge, which was Ordered to Ile on the table. Mr. B. Davies was unanimously elected one of the Anomies of the Sheriff's Court, in the room of the late Mr. J. Lost'''. Irhe Court then proceeded to the election by ballot of a Carpenter and Assistant Beadle of the Court of Requests, when Mr. ileorge Colebach was elected Car penter, and Mr. J.Shaw, Assistant Beadle. /1111L0. ARR. DIM. ARR. RIM. I Dahlia - - 0 0 Holland • I O Waterford 1 0 Mambo,' 4 O CI. di Jersey •0 1 9 Wows - - 0 O Whoa 9 I Flaodero - 0 O Gottonhurg - I 6 Brasil - - 0 PRICE OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Beek Stook —235 74/ 761 India Stock. 237 3 per Ct. Red 7401 Ditto Bonds .. 10s 32s . pm. 3 per Ct. Cons.. 74 731 741 South See Stock 44; 31 per Ct. SOI 97 South Sea Old Ate. 4 per Cents New Fours .... 93192 j 931 1 000 /. 6 per Ct. 1797. ---3001. Its 14s. pm. Long Ann W 6-16 7.16 —Smell Ile 14e pm Imp. 3 per Ct.... .. .. 711 i Con.for feet.... 741 731741 Irish 3 per Cents... LotteryTickets .... 221. 19s submit to the like. We shall like to have Mr. Wells's account of the details ; and particularly of the pretty behaviour of the Great Font:Aire 11Vbrater Here we shall, we dare say, have good proof of the sort of RejOrns which he has in contemplation 1 Jnst such is the Reform, we imagine, that Dun Carlos wants. But, alas : the " tall soul" will become " a cinder, scattered by the winds." LOOK bN THIS PICTURE; AND ON THIS. Old 7 fines, Feb. I I, ISIS. " The political horizon, " we regret to state, coati " nues thickening: we tin " eerely hope, that the bled:- " ness with which it is over " spread may alarm the ma " gicians themselves who " have conjured up the threat " ened storm, before it pours " forth its wrath on the auf " tering world, and that they " may be content to let the " clouds disperse in peace, "and the sky resume its •cheerful aspect: if not, may "they themselves be the first " who perish in the tempest. " It now seems, that not only "Spain is to be Invaded, but " that even those countries, " few in number, Gedkaores, " in which constitutional „.." principles have been long " diffused, and free WWI.- " lions' have actually taken "root and are bringing forth "trait, are required to des " pet fee (if we may create " such a word) their Govern= " ments to the taste of the Old Times, Cet. lA, ISIS. " Next to the annihilativn " of the late military despot " ism in Europe, the sabver " don of that system of "fraud and malignity, which " constitutes the whole po " Hey of the Jeffersonian " school, was an event to be " devoutly wished by every " man in either hemisphere, " who regards rational li " berry, or the honourable "intercourse of nations. It " was an event, to which we " should have bent, and yet " must bend all our energies. " The AmerieanGovernment " must be displaced, or it " will, sootier or laler.plane " its poisoned dagger in the " heart of the parent Slate. " That ill-organised associa " lion is on the ere of disso " knoll ; and the world is " speedily to be delivered of " the mischievous example " of the existence ',f a Go " refitment founded on de " mocralic rebeitiun." "foreign absolutes,the mein " hers of the Holy Alliance. •' Where this will end, Ilea •' ern only knows: u hen " every germ of liberty shall " have been nipped on the •` Continent, Hogland, we " sappose, will be the nest " object aimed at; and " should we sink, then the " Genius of 7gransy will " endeavour to extend its " empire over America. avd "to smeller the risiie hopes " of the New World." There! That is a specimen of the productions of the base press of London ! The Morning Chronicle blames the Bourbons for not letting their people read English news-papers. We commend the Bourbons for it. We wish the same could be done in England. The country never would have had a debt of a thou sand ►aillions, bad it not been for this press. Theirs.. famous paper above quoted pushed the Government on to war against the Americans, and now it would push it on to war against the French, sad that, too, without any reduction of the Debt! STOCK EXCHANGE, HALF PAST TWELVE O'CLOCK.— For a length of time there bas not been so great a con. fusion here, as this morning. The moment the market opened,Coorole we:* -tone at 74k to 1. Immediately after a fame panic ensuesh,both is the Consols and Spani‘h bonds is consequence of which Missals were dont cc 74, 73116- 731, but got up again to 730. In the Spanish Bonds, however.. the depression was of great r magnitude.— They opened at 361, 36, 331, 3t, 331, and went up again to 341 1 1, at which rite they are at present. The cause of the above fluctoations is not as yet exactly known. In the earlier part of the morning no thing could be sold in Spanish. Various reports were afloat this morning; the first was, that a eolum n of te oops had entered the Pyrenees and blockaded the fort of Urge! ; the second was, that a very great failure had taken place at Paris; the third was, an expected failure of a gceat house in Spanish securities; the fourth, that the Spanish Government had drawn Bills on a House .in London, on account of the New Spanish Loar, which were refused acceptance; and the fifth, that press n ar rants were expected to be issued immediately. All the above reports, however, may be resolved into one—the current rumour of some extensive failure on the eve of taking place. FOREIGN MARKET.-.-Tbe bustle and confusion this morning in the above market was exceedingly great and all persons were selling Spanish-Bonds The Expresses from Paris bring the price of French Funds. 76f. ChM. 72i—New Spanish, ttliii—Old nothing done—New Prussia, 71-76—01 d, 79—ftussla 701 77—Danish, nothing dens—Colombian, bl —Spanish scrip, tit 4 32. By the Paris papers to the 19th inst. we learn that the report of M. de Villele's speech, in the Secret Committee of the Chamber of Deputies, has produced as much sensation in Paris as in London, but has operated unfavourably to the publishers. A process has been instituted against the Courier Ftameui3 and the Journal de Commerce, in which it appeared. The charge against these journals is two-fold : First, the publication of a pretended account of a secret sitting of the Chamber of Deputies. without authority of the Chambers, which is an offence punishable by law ; and Secondly, a passage which has for object to excite hatred and contempt of the Government of the King, by calumniously attributing to it Minister of the King a speech he has net uttered ; an offence also provided against by law. IVhat portion of the speech M. Villele may maintain he never made, we shall of oourse soon know ; but what the precise words were that he uttered, we are now nevet like ly to learn. As no professional reporters were on that occasion allowed, different versions of the speech were circulated, and that which is given to us as more correct, is scarcely less discreditable to the Minister th.o that which is about to be prose cuted. On the 10th the same Minister opened the budget of the year, in the Chamber of Deputies. From his statement in that sitting it appears that the finances , of France have been gradually improving, and arc now in s most flourishing condition, the receipts fur the last year having exceeded the expenditure by 42,945,907 francs. lie demands a supplementary credit of 100,000,000 francs to defray the expiates of the war, "if it take place," and the creation Of, four millions of remits, to compleke the means of satisfying, the eventual wants fur the stoic(' of the present year. The Minister of War, it is understood, demands an ex. traordinary levy of 40,000 men, but, according to the above arrangement of the Minister of Finance, it is expected the first year. of war may be carried on with. oat an increased tales. .M. Villcle indeed s a gaow ledged that if war. once began the financial prod. perity of triune wouldbe retardedin its progress; but Mtilt *tiitteontan. • FRIDAY EVENING. FEBRUARY 44 1823. BOURBON WAR. The Marking Chronicle of to-day tells its readers rthat the chance stills exists that Spain will be left to her owd resources; and that the credit of the Spanish Nation is, probably, /ewer now than it will be, when hostilities have *easily commenced. Whoever holds large in Spanish bonds, and believes in this, will be ruined. We belieie that when the French have crossed the Pyrenees, Spanish Bonds will not be worth a shil ling in the pound. We are aware that people will deal in them till they are not worth the toss up of a pin; but that is no reason that they should be worth any thing. The Morning Chronicle of this morning contains a greater mass of nonsense than we ever re collect to have seen in any one newspaper in our lives. It encourages people to hope that the Spanish securi ties will be of value; it encourages thew to hope that the outcry set np in England against the French Government may still have some good effect abroad; it gives its sanction to the stupid notion, that the national capital increased daring the war ; it gives currency to RICARDO'S supreme foolishness, namely, that the capital of the Nation has been going' on to increase since the pence; it acknowledges the truth of the stupid falsehood, that oar Commerce is bringing upon us blessings. which will finally reach the Agri culture. In short each a constellation of tenebri ous stars, we never saw in any one single publication. But of all the follies which we find in this paper, no one, certainly, Is equal to the monstrous idea that the bellowings of Tuesday week, and of the (allowing day, will Lava a tendency to chide tit eaatilimasiivere. in the pursuit of their designs, with regard to Spain. _ MR. BROUGHAM'S SPEECH. ; The Old Times newspaper, of this morning. says, " we are glad ;" that is to say, Dr. Brodie and Aura Brodie of Eastbourne in the County of Susses, and Mary Carden and her husband, of Bedford Square, are glad: they are glad to see that Ridgeway has pub lished Mr. littoconsat's harangue. We agree with these impudent and lying men and women, for once, we are glad, too ; for now we shall have the orator in his own words. We shall now have him safely pinned down. We have not seen this version yet ; but we shall see it, of course ; and we understand that the King of France means, with his own pen, to an swer this Orator of the human race. this " dinachareie the Younger,"—This harangue will be a thing to laugh at for ever. The " Naval Armament:" the Fleet to be equipped and sent forth, while the reduc- . tion of taxes and the severest economy is going on, will form the subject of a song to he sung to our grand children.—We hope, that in this edition of the speech, the nein and bright thought about the 4‘ three Gaitienden of Verona" will not be omitted. it did so tickle all the girls and young fellows about Drury Lane and Covent Garden! It was so tritta, and, as Sir Arch, says, fluty dl'oetc PARLIAMENTARY COMMENTARY. IN via Loans.—A parcel of Petitions were pre sented for the repeal of the Insolvent Debtors' Act. We were pleased to hear Lord 1141J.LAND say (when he presented one of these Petitions), that he disagreed with the Petitioners. We observed the other day on the just observation made by Mr. Reiter in the lifinise of Commons, upon this subject. In any state of things it is monstrous to give the creditor pretty nearly the same power over his debtor, as if the debtor had stole a his goods. We repeat that the. barbarous system is almost wholly unknownrin everreinintry but this; and to this country, it is a very great disgrace. We are persuaded that these Petitions will be of no avail. .They come, in many instances, from many worthy and humane persons ; but those persuns take a partial view of the subject. They see nothing but the roguish debtor ; they do not consider that they are exposing the innocent and unfortunate debtor to be put• upon a level with a thief ; nor do they consider the terrible power that they would again put into the hands of the hard-hearted, the perverse, the capricious creditor. They do not consider that they - would give almost the power of life and death, to men who might be actuated by personal spite, in the exercising of those powers. We think that Lord HOLLAND is entitled to the public thanks for the expression of his opinion, upon this occasion. IN THE Commo:ss.—There was no House.—We take this opportunity of correcting several errors of the press in our Parliamentary Commentary, of yester day.—. There was, this " morning," instead of, this " moment." There was: "bne.q,'! instead of, " !asp." There were several other errors, equally gross, owing to the haste in which that commentary was printed. PETERBOROCOH ELECTION. LAWTIIII SCARLETT has, of Collfoe, bee`, returned ; but, Mr. Wst.t.'s has 6/05e excellent service to that part of the county by the stand be has made against that THING, which it is impossible adequately to de eeribe. This, however, is the last thnecthat Peter borough, or any other town or county, will hate to rL ! 1_ s / as be, calculate& the ar will not he above two years ekpects tM*t tireaperity Will not koi hail:. The merchants and manufacturers of that ' country, however, appear to have a very, different view of the subject." From the moment", says the Cos te i cr F„„ re i,,. l " that there was an idea of breaking the peace Europe enjoys, the Chamber of Commerce of several maritime and man nfacturing towns have been address ing representations to the Minister of the Interior, on the injuries which commerce and manufactures may stiffer from the war. Judging from the result, th e :, observations havz had little weight in the balance in which the Members of the Council have weighed what they have regarded as the political interests of France, This ill success has not discouraged the principal we ,. chants. The greater number have ill”mßlett anj agreed to address to the Chamber of Deputies t i e same representations, supported by calculations found ed on fact and indisputable documents. They bore to find in the Chamber persons who will attend totheir complaints, and support their interests. A letter front Bordeaux, dated the sth, informs u, that numerous signatures are already made to an address which i s about /o he sent to the Chamber. We learn, that other towns are resorting to this course, which the charter authorizes. May these representations arrive in time to prevent events which the commercial and ma. anfacturing interests of all Europe dread as much as th,rs of France." The capture of Urge! is announced as certain. The forts were evacuted on the morning, tf the 3d inst. Homagosa is said to have thrown with 1,400 or 1,500 men, into Aadore (no(t tral territory) and to have left about 400 invaildi ip the forts. Mina occupied them at 8 o'clock in the evening. A letter from Perpignan says,--" Nearly 2,000 students of the Universities of Barcelona ha:s offered themselves voluntarily to serve the artillery of the place. Haste is making to arm and organise the inhabitants of La Credagne. Equal activity is sh own in fortifying Puycerda." FaescH FUNDS, FEB. I I.—Five per Cents. opened at 771. 50c.; closed at 751. 30c.— Bank Stock, 1,4 l7f. 50e. —Neapolitan Five per Cents, &i3.—Exchange on L don, at one month, 25f. 35c.; three months, tif. 20c. Bayonne Papers, which bare been received to the Bth instant, state the active continuance of the prepa rations for war. The first column of troops, from the Interior, is expected there on the 17th instant, successions of them are looked for till the 20th next month, These reinforcements are reckoned at 15,000 men, independent of the ten or twelve thousand already there. The troops in garrison do duty us is time of war, and every thing wears a hostile aspect. The new Intendant-General, and many utter military officers are expected. The whole suite of the Count Lagarde had arrived there from Madrid, anti were to set off fur Paris. The Envoy of Prussia lad left Bay time on his return home. The King of France's Speech Is said to have led the Serviles on the frontier , of Spain to expect immediately the entrance of the French troops; and to have roused the Constitutionalists to active preparations for resistance. Pompeian' and St. L.Sebeimitia.,,have been strengtheeed and prosi• sioned; and it is supposed these am* other fortresses pill have gari isms, left in there. while the -Constitutional troops will retire to the ri;iht hank of the Ebro. The expectation of 'kali rUate boitilities operates en the merchants of Bayonne in such a manner,that they have re-landed the cargoes of four vessels that were intended for Lisbon. The Hie:e ters of the Holy Allies, it is reported, have verbally re pressed to the Swiss a wish that every thing might be avoided in the public journals that tuight occasion com plaint, and that a strict eye should be lcept on suepirioas strangers. The number of Austrian troops that have left Piedmont, is stated at 5,000 ; and the same number is said to have embarked in the south of Sicily for Reggio, but no account has hitherto been received of the departure of any from Naples, New Brunswick papers hive arrived to the 4th D; r. but they de not contain any intelligence of publit iiu - portance. The King's health continues steadily and rapid:y to improve, rotwitheanding all the insinuations to the contrary with which the London papers are daily i.i.•d. His Majesty has not yet left his private suite of apar ments. We are enabled positively to state, that his Majesty is now in excellent health, and that the only trace of the gout remaining is a weakness in his legs, which it is, of course, difficult immediately to remove.— Lord Amherst, on his leaving for India ; Mr. Vansittort. upon his nes appointment; and Mr. Bathurst, on his retiring, will be at the Pavilion this day.—(Briglitoo Gazette.) Yesterday, lit two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was lel& at the Foreign Office, Downing Street, which sat 'Goat tiro hours. The Spit .1; Minister transacted business at the Foreigo Office yesterday. fora considerable time. The Duke of York took an airirg in his ptivaje cap . riage yeatetday. Yesterday mui ning, Mr. Vansittart anti Mr aatlitud left town for Brighton, on a visit *to the king'. It is expected that the elevation of Mr. Vansittart to the Peerage, by the title of Baron Bexley, in Kin•, Mil be announced in to mot row's Guyette. A mail from Flanders has arrived with *accounts of a general movement of troops on the northern frontiers if France. Besides other corps, part of the garrison of Arras has set out for tie Army of the Pyrenees, mid considerable convoys of amtnunition are preparing at Douay, which have the saute destination. All the Offi cers and soldiers absent on furlough are basteoing to rejoin their respective corps in French Flanders and Artois, conformably to the orders of the Minister of War. la all the commercial towns business is at pre sent at a stand. There has been still much talk, at Aug.burg, of the eventual march of an Aostrian army. through the Anstrian dominions, as was mentione , l some days ago, to proceed to Italy, there to embark for Catalonia. The following is the only article himight by this conveyance cancer ning llreece : nut sxs, J AN. 26.-4ccounts from Missolongki and Zante, of the 3d and Bth, say, that the tireeks in the Mona are engaged in the civil and military organisa tion, In Albania hostilities have liken:lie crated. 'l•he English Garver 1111 l eta has at length permitted the Su!itoe. who took refuge at Cephalonia, after the evacuation of Sall, 111.11001( whom there are still4,ollo men able to hear 41110, logo to the More* to mist their brethren. 'lce, sailed for the Morro on the Ist and 2.1 January. All the letters Teprearat the affairs of the Greeks as in a very flourishing situation. The letters from Vito:that to the 'th January, agree that the Greeks are mar that thivsseuw bad 'defeated the Tanks in the drmea of &amine, and that thaw Ytione imislted ii the actiun. —(Dritssefs Papere, Pk I I.) • nom SaV aun via of • tru beg ant ras ►et bet shu Can and I Er 1.7 ; ~y •1 SI ant I prop tam ing Part ♦iew pray co-el elect oho' Saha pert: of t •ta •rg teal wk aID but a . "' tiaa thy' in 6 VP' 41 Oil 0 1 3 1 1 Imo Itel bar of t Ilte mac the Dig toll aye the gee ors and in 1 to I kia and ups of bul al. Pei ILI Ca fo an ha of th /th aim 'II by . p Alb to - SI • • '