The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-09-05 00:00:00

vamp i '715 , ST. JAMES'S PARK. PARIS PAPERS OF TUESDAY. Except some boastful accounts of the preparations for the grand as wilt on Cadiz, the Paris Journals contain little ef.e than what has previonbly appeared in our paper. The foildwing are the only articles wortb.extracting :— (YRO]a THE COURIER FRANCAIS OE TUESDAY.) 14 is said that the negotiations entered into with Milans and Lichees not.bering been followed by the resul t ex elled, Marshal Massey 'addressed himself (Weedy to Mina. .The censequenciof this proceeding is not known t bot it N said,oa good aetbority,thst the correspondence between •tbeßeoeral and Marshal has been inserted in the Diario of liercelooa, and will soon find its way int, the English newspapers. FILANETORT, Mauer 28.--(Private Correspondence.)— •` It is said that the project of having a grand European Ceske's' In this town towards the end of the year, does .set beet the approbation of one of the great Powers. Its' Minister has insisted strongly on the impropriety of ad mitting the smaller Powers, or the Sovereigns of the second rank, to deliberate on the general affairs of Europe. It would be of nu use, and would make the negotiations te dious. The same Power bas proposed Paris as the centre .of future negotiatiooe, and for this purpose it will be sutfi• dent to give the Ambssuplers of the great Powers at pre sent resident there low sew instructions, sod more ex• _tended powers. • In our diplomatic ciielee, - much is said of important negotiations opened between the English Cabinet, and the Courts of Stockholm and Copenhagen. An intimate al. Noce between the three Scandinavian kingdoms and Great IBritain is talked of, in order to be able to oppose the me nacing preponderance of another Northern Pony.. The .negotiation is nearly concluded with Denmark; but the Swedish Government still hesitates, and dreads to give brAge to a neighbour whom it has the greatest reason to fear." (mom THE Jounal des Watts.) DT AN EXTRAORDINARY COURIER. MADRID, Aug. 27.—0 n Sunday the celebration of the Feast of St. Louis began. The Municipality gave a repre sentation of bull fights, at which national amusement a great number of people was collected. The whole passed with the most perfect tranquillity. The Duke of Reggio was there with the officers of his stiff, and those who form part of the garrison. The Municipal Authorities ornamented the King's box with the arms of France and Spain, and the people shouted Viva, in honour of the King of France as soon as the salvoes of artillery were heard. The rest of the evening passed tranquilly, and a sort of contentment was observed amongst the people who formed the groups of dancers in the streets. At four in the afternoon the French troops in Madrid and its environs were reviewed by Marshal Oudinot on the Prado. After the review, the Marquis de Talavera gave a dinner of 64 covers. It was attended by the members of the Regency, those of the Diplomatic body, the Ministers. the Grandees of Spain, and the French and Spanish Deme rit.. One of the members of the Regency proposed the health of the King of France, and the Marqui' de Talaver , proposed as a toast—" The health of Ferdinand, his speedy deliverance, and to the health of all the Allied Sovereign s. The Marshal Oudinot assisted the Marquis de Talavera in• doing the honours of the table. The eveoing concluded by a concert at the French Ambassador's hotel, to which five hundred persons from the circles of Madrid, and the officers of the garrison were invited. The fete continued until 2 o'clock in the morning. PARIS. Sept. 2.—Five per cent. Consols opened at 92 40. closed at 92. 50. Bank Stock, 1592, 511. Neapolitan live per cent. 761. Exchange on London, one month, 25. 75. ; three ditto, 25.55. All the attempts hitherto made to carry off the water in the canal of St. James's park, by means of the sewers. &c. have proved abortive, and the idea of cutting a obw sewer across the parade to the Thames is likewise relinquished, as the expense in addition to the vast sums already expend ed in the excavations, and clearing of the old sewers was found to exceed the original calculation, and unlikely to accomplish the purpose in view, because the bottom of the Canal appears to be lower than the bed of the River. But to obviate this difficulty, a well is about to be excavated on the Palace side of the Canal, about 200 yards from the parade, into which the whole of the water is to he drawn. A steam boiler is already brought there, which is to be fixed upon piles for the purpose of constructing an engine to pomp up the water, which is to be conveyed in trunks to the main sewer, which is above the elevation of the River, and by that invention it is expected thist the Canal will he emptied in a very few days. This engine is said to he about 20 horse power, and cost several hundred pounds ; it is to be worked by proper engineers, who are to he chosen by the Board of Works. A great number of men are to be employed in clearing the Canal if this plan succeeds , and if possible it will be completed during the present month.— The wine is expected to be in full operation on Monday next, sad it is computed that all the water will be carried .off during the next week. The whole of the necessary apparatus will be put together this day and tomorrow. PHASES or VENns.—The planet Venus attains her greatest brilliancy io the early part of this month, and now! exhibits a celestial object of great beauty. On account of the great variation in the distance of this planet from the earth, her maximum brightness takes place when 3,1908 digits of her diameter is illuminated. The difference in her appearance will not, however, be very great for a few days, sad therefore, if the atmosphere be serene and clear, she will be uncommonly brilliant all the first half of this month. —Now are the beautiful lines of Mre. Barbauld peculiarly applicable to this planet ; and we think our Readers will scarcely fail to perceive something like the soft brilliancy of her light in the touching sweetness of the poetry— Fair V ye us shines, Even In tie eye of day ; with sweetest entm Propitious shines,awl shakes a trembling flood Of softened radianee front her dewy locks. A paragraph has lately appeared in several of the public prints, stating . that " The Apothecaries Company have •recontly experteneed the vicissitudes of trade, having been derived of the supply of medicines to his Majesty's navy, and likewise to the But India Company. The supply to Isis Majesty's navy 'incepted to 12,0001. per ann. and to the East India Company full 30,0001.: and it is presumed that the net profit on the above sums was nearly one third."— Upon Inquiry into the correctness of the above statement, we are assured that it is for the most part founded in error. It is not trait that the Apothecaries' Company have been de ved of serving the East India Company with medicine s, *wing received their orders in the usual manner for the Cerreat year. It is certain that the Government has agreed with some private individuals to provide medicines for the Royal Navy. tut, as we understand, for one year only. It is quite erroneots to have stated the value of medicines for the navy service to amount to 12,0001. a year, as, since the conclusion of the war, they have scarcely reached a sixth part of that sum,haviog been for the last year under 20001. •—(gfiraing Paper.) We understand that a check was paid by Messrs. Fuller cede*. a few days ago, under the following circumstances: —lt had been originally drawn for 9/. which sum, by limns of some chemical process, bad been discharged, and 2001. inserted instead. A question has arisen whether the Ise should fall upon the bankers or the drawers of the check. Some bankers have adopted an effectual mode of pre venting similar frauds,and which should be brought intoge -nerd use. The check, containing the names, &c. of the firm, Is printed on coloured paper, so that any attempt to take one the ink, by a chemical ?mese, would remove the co. lone slao.—(/444.) ♦lf. I....Dubila 0 1.... Waterford.. .. 0 0 .... G & J ersey .. 0 0.... Lisbon 0 o....Gottenbarg I PRICK OF STOCKS THIS Bank Stock I per Ct. Red 1:i: et. Cons.... Fit Si per Cent." ... 1 , per Cents New F0ur5....1011 lOd 1011 Long Ann . Imp. 1 per Ct BSI Vu Sztattontan. FRIDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 5, 1823. -....011w STOCK EXCH A SCE, 12 o'CLocx.—Consols opened at 821 and got up to 1 1, at which price they remain. We understand that a private express has arrived from Paris, bringing the French Funds at 92f. 75c.; they were, done as high as 93; Spanish Stock 431 to 44. We do not bear that the express brings any intelligence of importance from Spain, nor have we any reports on 'Change. FOREIGN Funds.—Owing to the price of Rcntes and Spanish Bonds coming better from Paris, there has been an improvement in the latter this morning; and the new .Spanish Stock, which made its appearance yesterday in the market, has been done this morning at 31.—Spanish Bonds 361 3 ; Colombia, iAI to :A/1 ; Russia, 831; French Scrip 2 la all other Foreign Stock there is little or nothing doing. By an arrival this morning from Bayonne, we have re ceived the following details : BAYONNE, Aug. 28.—There being no mail to-day, we cannot expect much news, unless it be from Saragossa, which, however important, are uninteresting. compared with those from Andalusia, on which all eyes are turned. We understand, however, from a person who has come front Andalusia, and as may be inferred from the 29th bulletin, that affairs do not seem likely to turn out as had been hoped —the expectations of an accommodation being much dimi• nished by the obstinacy of the Cores. It is not certain what the Duke will do, hut, meantime, preparations conti nue to be made for the attack of Cadiz. Four companies of artillery are going to be embarked bere•by sea. 1 t is certain if Cadiz is defended, and so well supplied with pro. visions, &r. as reported, that the attack will not be an easy matter, and the troops we have there at present, should seem scarcely adequate to so great an operation. It is not the same with Pamplona, the siege of which will be car ried on with sack an immense display of force, that it is certain that the place will fall in a short time. For the better aecommodation of the sick in the anny, it has been determined to send part of them to France, and 122 arrived here yesterday. It is said that detachments will arrive here every other day till farther orders. We have jolt received by the army post, news from Madrid of the 23d. They contain little novelty. The journalists give us their own opinions and reflections, in stead of facts, which would be more welcome. Among these reflections, we find one which we will quote for the sake of its originality, in which the writer compares Spain to the Castle of Corisander, whirls causes all who enter it, without any distinction, to los.: their wits. So little is said about military affairs, that it might be supposed all was settled, or at least that there was a suspension of arms. It was said at Madrid that Ballaateros and Zayas had an in terview with the Duke of A ngouleme at the mouteut of itis departure from Seville for Cadiz; but this news has no ap pearance of authenticity. The Regency has published the circular, which it &shirt ssed to all the Ambassadors anti diplomatic agents on the d e parture of the Duke of Infautado and the first Minister. it is as follows: " EXCELLENT SlR—The Regency of the Kingdom desiring that at the happy moment of the deliverance of the King, our august Sovereign, there may he near his Majesty a person of high character to Congratulate him, and pay him homage in the name of his Serene Highness, has resolved that for this purpose the Duke of Infentado shall repair to Andalusia, accompanied by M. Saez,thechief kliuister. In consequence of this deter mination, their Excellencies have set out this morning, accord ing to the orders of his Serene Highness, of which I have the honour to inform your Excellency. " The Palace, Aug. IR, ISM" _ _ Twelve hundred Constitutional troops coming from Extre madura have pushed forward a reconnoitring party as far as Valmajado, 5 leagues from Madrid, on the 20th. They afterwards took the road to Segovia. A strong French co lumn has gone from Toledo, in pursuit of them; but it seemi not likely that it will be able to overtake them. The French cavalry which was at Pardu bus returned to Ma drid, and that place was immediately occupied by the co , lumns of General Castel des Rios, which makes its pre. sumed that there must necessarily be a secret convention between that General and the Marshal Duke of Reggio. It was even reported that that General would very soon enter Madrid.—An officer of the Staff is affirmed to have arrived from Andalusia, with a Proclamation from the King, which is to be published immediately. There is nothing new from St. Sebastian, where O'Don- nell see►ns disposed to defend himself to the utmost. As nu vessels have been formed to convey ammunition to the army, it issaid that some Oaf:tures will be sent from Roche fort for that purpose. We have just received news of the surrender of Corunna. Marshal Lauriston yesterday removed his head quarters from Tolosa, to fix them is the camp before Pampeluna. Several waggons with sick have just arrived from Spain. Charlston papers arrived this morning to the 3d of Aug. bat do not contain any news of importance. MAI DUE. I THE STATESMAN. If nothing can enter into the port of Cadiz, the egress ' seems to be easy ; for General Riego is announced by the French papers to have left Cadiz, and to have reached Ms. lags in safety,• to take the command of the ninth military district. The consequences of this step, if we may credit the French, have been the desertion of whole troops of the Garrison ;" and the determination of " both the " Captains and the General officers" pot to serve under " such a 'nail:" The natural result of such a feeling, would have been the seizure of Riego; and his delivery, with that of the town, into the hands of the French. Bu t effects do not follow causes as usual, in the peninsular war ; —and though one Zarco del Valle is mentioned by name as having deserted, it is confessed that 2,500 remain to defend Malaga, even under the command of" such a man" as Rie go. The imbecility or treason of tile Spanish officers, in almost every quarter, except in Cataloriia, rendered it necessary that " such men" as qiiroga and Ilirgo, should be placed at the head of the troops who are every where disposed to contend fur the liberty of Spain ;-- and it is much to be regretted that those officers were not employed instead of Morillo and Ballasteros. The first had been trained to he the champion of despotism, bythe butchery of the Republic ans ofSouth America; and the re-election of such a man, if not occasioned by absolutely imperious circumstances, was an a:.t of treason to the liberties of Spain. Ballasteros was also an officer both of equivocal character, and equivocal ability ; yet, by some fatality, he was entrusted with one of the most important positions, and stationed at the head of the largest and best regular force which the Constitution alists had in the field. Had Quiroga and Riego been but in a condition to have made such brilliant defences as Mina has made in Catalonia, the French army would have been already in full retreat; but it is the curse of all just causes, to meet with hesitating advocates—" sonls but half-re " solved"—to meet the crisis•itt which they are called upon *to act. Humanity has no great reason to rejoice that the Spanish► Revolutionists have been so exemplary for mode. ration. The knaves and fools to whom they were opposed, mistook their moderation and forbearance, for timidity and hesitating policy. It is difficult to condemn men for hesitating to destroy their enemies ; bat, nevertheless, it is certain that the sparing of a handful of traitors to the. Constitution has led to a thousand times the bloodshed which disfigured the Revolution of France, and that the endeavour of the Cortes to conciliate all parties, has weak ened their own. Their ultimate triumph, however, will be the greater, and the more glorious; and of that triumph we will not despair, even if the threatened attack upon Cadiz should succeed, which is, not very probable. We see that this important enterprise has been postponed from the 25th to the 2btb. Probably it was imagined that the " God of St. Louis' was too 11111C11 occupied with the revels at Pads,' and the Bull Fight at Madrid, to have any leisure to assist the banditti before Cadiz ; and the pious Duke d'Angou leme could not think of making the attack without the in spiration of his household Deity; so he has given him three days to recover from the fatigues of his jollity, and on the 213th Cadiz is to be attacked by " a thawsand pieces of " cannon and mortar," repeats Dr. Slop, " all at once, " and chiefly on the sea side!" The Doctor seems to think that if Bonaparte could have attacked the city with " shipping and gun-boats," be would have taken it very easily; and that its fall is quite certain, since it is note ex posed to such an attack. But there are people alive who remember when Cadiz was the rendezvous of a nay.ll force, which Urrat liritain would have been very glad to have destroyed ; and she could at any time have brought five thousand cannon to bear upon the town, by sea, if she had thought it could have made any impression. Yet Dr. Slop thinks one sail of the line, two or three frigates, and a few gun-boats, can capture Cadiz, when the land force has not the means of throwing either shot or shell, within some furlongs of the town! Perhaps be anticipates the ascent of the " God of St. Louis," from the infernal regions, to aid his friends in their attempt; and tha legions of disembodied devils will lead the van, to en t courage the human fiends to the task of slaughter. The' Doctor has set his heart upon the fall of Cadiz ; and if the French fail, we are afraid he will hazard his on n person in a Quixotic expedition to point out how Cadiz may be taken by the aid of a thousand pieces of cannon and mortars, and a few gun-boats ! Mr. Malthus's has been amusing himself with a treatise upon the measure of value! We thought Mr. Ricardo h.scl put an end to all these silly speenlatioas by his failure in them. If any one can calculate, Mr. Ricardo may pre- tend to the merit of calculating abilities ; but all enquiries after fixed standards, and measures of value, are abso. lutely as ridiculous as the search after the philosopher's stone, in a gambling system like ours, %%here every natural principle is inverted, and where the undue advantages of individuals are continually militating against the welfare o f the whole. The object and tenor of the English sys tem, as it affects labour, is to reduce the remuneration of it to the very lowest ebb. l'his is the great motive, end, and aim of a system of taxation, which falls principally upon the consumption of the multitude, instead of the pro perty which has been accumulated upon their toil. Great gains can only be made by the few, out of the privations of the many. All the wealth in the world can only repte. sent the amount of the productive labour; and when a great portion is accumulated in a single hand' many must be deprived of their due remunera tion. 'to reduce a hundred to live, or, rather to exist upononequarter of what would he necessary to support lift without reference to its adequate enjoyment, is to snake the hundred live upon what ought to the portion of 25 ; and the person who has the power to do this, has the power of accumulating for himself what should hare been tributes' among seventy-five individuals. Great wealth in particular classes necrsttarily supposes great poverty in the multitude. The latter is the consequence of the forna;rl and more particularly, where the funding system oli;aim, and money is made to produce money, without the in , er• vention, of any profitable labour. Mr. Malthus might as well attempt to weigh feathers in a high wind, as to produce any fixed principles which can apply toes,. spits% of influence, bribery, taxation, usurpation, and intrigue, The powerful classes take care of their own interests; bet they never consalt those of the people; —and as the latter are in effect totally proscribed from any share of the legislation of the country, it is not a matter of surprise that their interests are neglected, or outraged, as may brat suit the views of their masters. A series of Calcutta papers from the 11th to the 25th of March have been received. A shock of an earthquake ws s felt at Madras on the 24 of March, extending through the Nilgherry and the country in that direction, as well as generally along the coast- The shock was also perceived in Travancore, hut 20 minutes later than at Madras, and also in the island of Ceylon. The sum subscribed fur erect ing an equestrian statue in honour of the Marquess of Hastings, amounted at Calcutta, on the I lth of March, to 13.4.00 rupees, above 1,3001. sterling. The new.rule of the late Governor-General for regulating the press in India was published at Calcutta on the Litla of March. It ordair,s,, that after 14 days from the registry of the role, no news 'Paper or hook containing intelligence or strictures on the Government shall be published without a license from the i Governor General. These licenses may he resumed or re. called immediately after notice given by the Governor tie. neral or the Chief Secretary, which notice will be (ke rne .; sufficient on its publication in the Government Oszette.-., All persons concerned in publishing the works before de. scribed, if carried on without licenses, or continuing to de so after their revocation, to forfeit 41$) rupees. The fines to be determined in a summary manner before two jasticee of peace, with power, on failure of payment, to seize the goods of the offending parties. Letters were received yesterday from Lima to the 2lkt sf March. A plot, or a pretended plot to deliver upithe castle of Callao to the Royalist Spaniards had been discovered, is consequence of which 50 persons had been apprehended and midst° prison. Most of them were old resident Spaniards. A report prevailed at Lima of a revolution having broken o st at Cuzco against the Royal cause, but was not generally believed ; the troops of that party occupied l'i)co, Ica, Jauja, and Pasco. The transport had sailed fur taitaydirtil to bring up the troops sent by Bolivar, who was expected is person. The detachments under Colonel Miller had re. turned to Lima. Lady Cochrane arrived at Rio tie Janeiro on the 13th of Jute last, to join her husband. As the wife of the liras- Ilan Admiral, she was treated with great distinction; a •acute from the forts announced her landing, and on e ofi the beat homes in the City was prepared for her receptina. l The American expedition under lieneral Ashley, em ployed to ascend the Missouri fur the purpose of explorirg the western districts of North America, was attached on the 24 of June by a party of Iticaree Indians, iu number about (iOU. who maintained a very obstinate contest loefue they weoe repulsed. The Americans had 12 men killed and II wounded. About three-fourths of the Indians are said to have been provided with London finds, caorying a ball with great force and exacta es, and which they handled with peculiar dexterity. The Iticaree Indians are described as a very formidable enemy to trailers aiwendinE the river, and the contest with the Americans, while it alluribill them an experiment of 111,4 st nulg th, w as no t lik e ly t , create an amicable disposition. WeATrfef•wtse AND OTHER-wise FOLICIL—A table, 11 which people might he able to foresee the changes about!, sake place in the weather, was inserted last week in to New Times,(from which it was coiled into other papers)ail ascribed to the late Sir William Herschel. It had bete have been termed a Fable than a Table. The sagacins Editor, who had ftittered himself that his gentle reader would as readily pin their faith upon his meteorological si upon Ida political nostrums, has been obliged to admit tle he ran find no authority for ascribing the nouble schewt of predictions to the enlightened Astronomer, and that he has been favoured a ith a letter from tire .on of the late Sir William Ilerschel, stating that hi.; father never intemptol any thing of the kind, and treating the experiment tritl some portion of contempt. On Satneday last the Requisition for a pnblic meetingof the inhabitants of Manchester, " to take into considerrion the recent invasion of Spain by the French (Liverwurst and the condact .if the leading Powers of Europe" rchtire to that invasion," was presented to tire Boroughreeve and Constables,by a deputation of the Recpsisitionist..The town officers at first resew. ed that the deputation woutil allow them till Monday to return their answer to the Ropiisitios; hut in the course of that day, it seems, they changed their minds, and on Saturday evening they forwarded dreamer to one of the gentlemeo. It stated in substance, that " While this einintry continues to maintain :I strict nestral• ity, they cone. ived it would be lint-roper for them to camel! '1 with the bighly resp aaahle Requisitiou which had ieee presented to them." The Requisition was signed by 110 of tire' most eminent merchants,and manufacturers of the toe n, who, it has been estimated, represent property to the amount of a million awl a half. Yet a Reqstisition thus signed and supported has been rejected, and the public voice of such a town as Manchester is to be suppressed, lest its utterance should shock the ears of tire Holy Alliance, and involve a breach of our " strict neutrality." We are glad, however, to learn, that the Requisitionists intend to convene a town's meeting on an early day, era.' withstanding the refusal of the municipal officers to preside over 4.—(f:oitutry paper.) The sum of 71.45. was recently transmitted to Sir Charles IVolseley, Bait., from the friends of freedom at Wakefield, for the we of the Spanish patriots.—(Stanford News.) POOR RATE RETURNS.—FrOT tine Report to the House of Commons of the Select Committee appointed to consider of the several Returns made to the Orders of the House in leti awl 1423 relative to the Sums Assessed, Levied and Expended,os ac• mint of tie Poor in England sod Wales, it appears Ihtt the aversion of the three years ending In March, hilb, is 26,10,1 7 13 March, ISIS, March, 1831, The expenditure in the year ending March 182'1, is This expenditure is lower than in any year of the retell* six. The general rate of diminution between 13201111 ad 18:41.22 is about nine per cent. If the comparison be ats• with 1517-18, which its England and Wales generally, oat! most of the counties, was the year of the greatest i mperiling , the declension is about nineteen per cent. The fall Is IM price of wheat since 1817-18 has been very considers* greater than the reduction of the Poor Rates. A floating chapel has been opened in the port of Dal& for the use of the seamen. A vessel of 260 tons bas bets fitted up for that purpose. This is the first chapel of tie kind for the service of the Established Church. 'I he age of Bartholomew Fair, of chi as well as the age valry, is certainly gone: indeed,their general characteris tics were so similar, that it was imposgible one coal"l ong or we . vive the other. Last night, out of about 5,000 peopl e s really believe 2,000 were piekpockets, and the rest pes o " With who had no pockets to pick. 'fire fair, if let alone, in the course of a year or two, die a natural death : DOCTORS' CoSIXIONS.-1111 our report of the SiTo.27 yesterday's Paper, it should have bees stated Ste Nichols presides in the Arches and Prerogative Celtpts_n * stead of Sir Christopher Robinson in the Prerogative s°" Contiatory; that gentleman only presides ia the latter. DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Indio Stock Ditto Bonds 6l 63 pm. Ex./1111.2d: 1000 i. 36 37 —s pm. • ----SOUL 36 97 pm. .1 Small ;96 38 Me pm. ' Lottery Tickets..• ... 14/. I4s. Con. for Acct . 1143. 11 4 7: 1" ..V1011and....... 1 o....Ehnbro I o....Franee 0 o... Flanders . ..0 o....Nlaita •••:0 =-- e