The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-05-20 00:00:00

re 4; - I 1 • .:Q 4 • 7 le 4 • • 0 6 . • I • • . 1 . • , • :a. ' • I • 1. • I. . r • • • f I ft , • • , M construction of the whole of the law on the lubjecl of tlz! Poor. The Cii s tems sled War the Teak Bill, the French Goods' Wk. the Irish 'Records' Reposi tory Bill, the Irish Post Office Bill, were severally read a third time and passed. The !louse then again resolved itself into a Corn saittee on the Poor Relief Bill, in which Mr. LUSIIINGTON, on behalf of the Chancel lor of the Drebequer, proposed a clause to exempt places. Of *Vous Worship from the payment of roof Ratet, *iiieh was adopted—lt being under lined that ail dlieuigenis should be postponed to the OM of recommitment. The House having resumed, the Report was re rented, and Arekeeki to 'by takeh into.:conlideratiod on this (ley se!nnight. • The Bet thr% Alrendmentr was ordered to.bJ • • • printed. Mr. WI A SP 1 1rosi4" otiodu Petition from Kelso on thesot4-ri of • ,Coni Lan S. The A oci~ it Aitc`i;t:nt of the proeeeels'of the Suit India F.ales was presentedfrom the Directors. Adjourited. • Durcti Piptits: twe'ssita, MAY he carps'Of General Yon ?orck is alteady on the• march • through i telgiutti to Ike Rhine, tin that 'we may exptkt for tome days nu mioont bodies ortroops to manila through General (Wow i. already here, to regulate the far: ther march of his troops. Al English 'brigatle.ar rived here on the't2th,,and a wand Is expectedi , with the head-quarters of Geueral ; • It seems highly .probable thit,ai general peace, the Belgium Provinces will have a milker, frontier ; the French frontiers hale, at is %ITU known, treble line of fortresses ; the . firO, consisting - of Maubeuge, Valenciennes, Lisle, and Douay, will, it is thougbt,,, be ceded to Belgium, and France be indemnified In some other quarter. People here begin• to say, that it is very likely these Provinces will be united with a neighbouring State. Since we' have anew Gover nor, the rectuiltitioni are muck' diminished, and the contributions 'exacted with mtschless rigour. FttAxxenitT; MAY 12.—Theitatt'letteis froth' Milan say, that the Viceroy of tigq tiearly lost MI at Mantua. The Italian itink &Mantled its ar rears of pay , ,T and • Generals 'Palontbitil and Pao.; wtiuld'itiot'lei the Viceroy &Wirt . . He owed 'hit; eafety *hotly to' the t wise pteasuree of General Bettegarife.. • . .„ The Min-lens Coarant; of tl4'l7th'brbtay, gives • long accoont of the joy 'of the inhabitants of Mid: dlehurg, 'Flushing, and' Bergen-op-Zoom, at the • departure of the French,. and the arrival of Commis. sioners to take possessioft of those places its the name if the PrfeCe.Sovereign of the Netherlands. It ap glears that all. the Duttit•fhrtresses are nbw evacuated: airtlen ,a the.Goveindrs *of Which were ad' lilek ward, itr'sqbhltting 'to the 'new Goiernment of Fiance; are in the hands of the DOA troops, as ..=tai as Coeverdetr, Dpvettter; Delfzyl, dtc. Z / de..* phen is miff occupied by the Prussians. Liroxi; MAY 1$;--Accounts from Copenhagen say, that, the enthusikstn Of the Norwegians is at tote tithed jAtclh: 'lt is'atirmed, 00,000' have volettj sari!) , . marcheit to the frontiers; the greateat pirt'of Whom Prince Christian has sent back, as not IteCes.: eery at this moment. Thweutbuiiascn its Sweden, it also, great ; 15,000 Men are under General *sew,' bpon - the frontiers ; but as late as the 29th April 'n ( o hostilities had taken place. Sweden is to fit out . mien Arps — ortlid m itoe Bpd. several frigates, as welt . as a coneiderible army, egaittst Norway. The latest accounts from Gottenburgh' sof, •that Eugltind has forbidden.all intercourse with Norway. The pease. with 'Denmaik is not ratified (probably between tweden and Denmark), nor that with Russia and Ib cassia. It is said that the Swedish Ambassador ar Copenhagen insists on a decisive declaration against Prince Christian ; which, on account of his popu larity, is thought to be tiat:gerous. On the account of Norway, several points yet remain undecided, Concerning Swedish` Pomerania, •Goadaloupe, and ' the million Niece, which, by a Secret article, Swe dine is to 'pay to Denmark, which one party say is ilamburgh, and the other Swedish banco, which is only half as much . . Now., Sweden demands repay ment of the sums already advanced, which Denmark -cannot afford. The Crown Prince is expected at Stockholm. The soldiers on furlough are recalled —the troopk, even the guards, are ordered to re main in Pitmen. The King, it is said, is going to Kiel, and the Danish auxiliary corps has received orders to halt. • Dusart.noder, MAY B.—The Crown Prince of Sweden arrived here yesterday, on his way to Elbe?. felt. [N. B. lie arrived there on the 9th, and was , to leave it on the MA.] • Boss-LE-1)oc, MAY 12.—Yesterday arrived here, - with an escort of militia and dragoons, the detach ment of Cossacks who were seized some time ago, to be conveyed farther up the country, and to-day, with a similar escort, the effects, horses, and booty they had collected. Twenty Cossacks accompanied the inst. OFFICIAL NEWS FROM TME ARMY OF ITALY. ViuNKA, MAY 4.—We have received from Field. Mitrahal ilellegarde the esciel ,sews } . dial , by a se cond Military Convention, concluded` Osvahe 23d of Avil•with the Viceeilf,of Italy , hitwles 4 t filafnetreiner of op°, Palmi-nuova, Legtiaga,„ and V. ce,: which 94 troepa.occupied on the '2oth, thelde * • .• oft(Pe4hieri shall.begiven up on the 25th of 4 and Manta* oil.; the Ist .• of May • ,All the.:. a strthg places in the kingdom of Italy .will be t i v en,, • iarl'it't I . • up Irabi i e y to. the Austrian troops. Milan, awl all the kingdom of Italy, will be occupied by this. , Austrien.Ariny in the name of the Allied lowers.— .- ; The Italian troops Will remain in their preient quar.. tern but under the orders of Count de Reneger& 3 _ •Zinticw,• MAX' 4—ln the Sitting of the 3d of Mays,: the Diet Maid several notes from foreign Mi. roisters read :—lst, relatipg to the occupation of the countries formerly! object to the Grisotit2d, that of the Munsterthal t •aviilcti belonged to tbellishopric of Rasle-34 the Communal Assembly; . whiCh was to bdheld on the 3d in the Levantine •Vitile7; which the . Ministers de not approveOf4tV4lrt demolifidn bi . ,ihe fortress of ilunitignen, whiCh theOromise to I .• 1 re commend in the most pressing mapped t their ho- F-vereigns.: Neat the Diet iteatil a reirrt upon the I tour militisu frontiers of Switzerland L-on• the,side 1 of GOlniinf t France, Italy, 'and Savrii, ;This re port had for Its object to prove thaeswitterland,. fa 'the maintenance of her .neutrality; ought r a t, I only to recover her ancient polfessiobs, • but ac quire fresh ones ; among others, lineingeen, the a_it of the Bishopric of Basle on this side the Jura, Nearchatel, the Bailiwick of Gex ; on the side of ; Savoy, Geneva, and the left batik of the Lake of 1 Geneve : on the side of Italy, the Valais, the Val ; ley of Formezzen, the district between the Trosa land be Lake Maggiore; tlieducient foil ofFuentes. 'Vita Report was referred. to a Comtuitteas. .. PROCLAMATION OF Tilii mINISTLES OF -TIM' . INTERIOR AND OF *AR. • Paris, *.y 15. BRATS NATIONAL GUARDS Or, Fiance I--His Mejestrhas formedan Institution for you, the spon taneous effusion, of his good and paternal heart. All the armed- citizens of his Vingdom shall have the same Commandant, aid the.titte of Colonel-General of the National Guards is conferred on his Royal Highness Monsieur, Count D'Artois.—This honour able title is due to the Prince, who, endowed with qualities eminently noble, and truly French, has presented himself to the nation in the national uni form, and has offered, to the eyes of all a sure pledge of his affectionate sentiments, which his captivating affability has, also demonstrated. It is thus that Monsieur entered the.capital, elated with unanimous joy at his appearance, and announced the auspicioui return of his Majesty. The uniform ofalin National Guards, already so honourable of itself., became l more so on that occasion, and a generous emulation was suddenly kindled in the breasts of all classes of the 'State, to enter into the ranks, at the head of , which stands conspicuous a Prince, so worthy to I serve as a guide to the honour of Frenchmen, and to ' the loyalty and affection - of all, for his Majesty.— This noble spirit otimulation, which burst forth in Paris, has manifested itself With equal energy in the great towns, and throughout the whole kingdom ; and to it are to be ascribed the very brilliant and iaffectionate preparations for the reception of his Majesty. This King, recalled by so many suffrages, and so elevated by his CrOwn, as well as by his virtues, ap peared at lengthainong his people, and his looks were fixed with profound satisfaction on tile breve and faithful National Guards, whom he observed to be proud •and happy to surround his person the 'nearest, in mixing with the troops of the line, whb were inspired with the same sentiments of elithis-,,, elases. From. that instant he blunt in 61517 , 61piation. td confer on his august brother the glorious title which he now•bestows, and he his Younded this int , : . pertant and truly monarchical Institution, on the --ssaa-- WAR. DEPARTMENT.—ORDEIt OF Tllt - DAY. sacred interest of the people• ancithe dignity elf the PARIS, .blav 15. Throne'. It comprehends all ranks of 'the commu- Ws Majesty has just determined on the organize- city. The men who are illustriotel from birth, those - lion of his army. After having heard the Council who are distinguished by education and property, , of War, he has issued an ordonnance of the niost and those who profess the liberal arts,' or Inflow ; favourable nature possible, for establishing the new useful occupations, all range themselves Whip ola- ,* Military Constitution; and he has less consulted the , crity under the colours which present to the King snances of the State, than his , justice in rewarding ; the e'ite of people, and an immense force for the honourable services, and his affection for his brave I maintenance of domestic tranquillity. What viola troops. troops. 1 tors of the public peace, if. any such could be sup. . Inspectors-General, furnished with instructions I posed to exist, would venture to dis t u rb it in the from the Ministers of War, will depart to form the I presence of such a numerous phalanx 4 1 citizens, amalgamation of all the corps. It is important that essentially devoted to the Sovereign authority. What all officers who have rights to claim or rewards to ascendancy will not the laws possess under the aegis solicit, should appear. under their respective ban- of so many men in arms, for the security of families * ners: the absence of these officers during this ope. and the protection of property? ration, will lead to serious and irreparable inconve- The time is now gone by, when a Government, sienna. cruel and perfidious in all its acts, used to excite the ' It is consequently necessary, that every military citizens, by the most detestable artifices, to form Officer, of whatever rank, should appear without battalions, seemingly destined for the peaceable sir. . . • . . The !.'ague courant of the 18th co►►tains a very long decree of the Prince Sovereign respecting the rtatiouul debt. FiiENCH PAPERS. 'Eli `vl • N. . • . ``s ~~ r c i.i . 7 -. " .. " - - ••• - .., .~ - ' • . - . . delay, with the corps to vrhirh he belongs„,o order vice of the interior, and which were suddenly trans. - souls, an exten sion of territary, which, itapperst s in to lay the state of his services before the Inspectors- ferred to t h e p oli ce of ,towns and provinces, itt order far exceeds the espectailous of the Genevese ti i . General, and to obtain either his continuation in ec• i to • su pp l y the incredible waste atmeeioned by - the in:: selves, that they begin to question *hether it w „„h t. tire service, the. preservation of • his full appoint- . commit havock and devastation ofs the armies beyond not be better and safer, for •the ..preservation -of thei r meets, the enjoyment of half-pay at home until re- our frontiets, which • were le ft defenceless. This national manners, and of their ProtestaiitinVltafions, placed ;or finally, to he permitted to retire in con- , - barbarous policy has fallen with the remorseless fiend to be treated, in this respect, with Ina munifi cence " sequence of the sights be may have acquired by new i who alone could devise it. The National Guards • The declaration runs Jhus : . . services since the month of January, 1814. shall trot hereafter be employed in contravention of "To TNII STNDICS AND COUNDIPe or t its, 'Chose Officers who do not belong to any corps,lthe principle of their institution, and their, services _ _., PUBLIC OF GENEV t. those of tiCe Staff without appointments, and those na' shall be required exclusfvetyin the interitß; the or- ca It is with peculiar satisfaction; that the under.' I who wish to be placed in regiments, shall present me* WEn of the kingdom, and the pled .of public signed, voys Extreordinary and Pit lepatentiee,, themselves according to th eir choice in the chid } safety. The brave armies of his Majest y . ire about iof their imiteetaLtand Itnyal Majesties, have receiv ed places of thediaisions or departments in which theta TO enjoy that repose - to which they have 10t*SO many the commuilicardittalbta hive been madal ch i are Inspectors-General, to make representations of years been strangers. by the Councillulfe,. M..: M. .fittlaxiiii and SO/Midi% their services ;‘ those who prefer half-pay may retire i . Brave,-Nationat Guards of France, your,,Com- meyer, Deputies of. the Repu t plic . of Geueva. The I mandaitt, - ItNtlitsieur, has condescended to address to side si red have found In tie 'Address of 0 9 dei n to their &Aries. ,' I' 4l 1g; Every O ffi cer who, without express permission, 'you this assurance, so hi:twirl - table to the affection lof April, presented by the Citizens of Getie t r shall remaiwat Paris eight days after the pahlicatioe which•he bus for you ; • and his: east is deeply affect- ; the Previsional. Council, the most solemn and.tli ° of the present order, shall be held to have renoun c ed ed by the attachment which he, has the satisfaction to i most authentic expression of their wishes for the t.te ! find In you for the Chief 'whom his Majesty 'has , restnratiop of the, Republic , and for its ag s gre ) gatin e his right. 9 'The soldiers who do not belong to the corps of given to yori, in order to enlarge' and cobsalidate to the Helvetic Hotly. 'that wish being perfecili egret. gn w d h e i r c s h ig - n i e h d iY h a is re ten n t i n r" ' amt. the garrison- et NAB, shall be immediately marched, the prosperity of hitt people, and the glory ~of his '-able to the Allied Posets l ; l l and conformable the ' . • . - ; benerileptoinGteenntieotna: the under the immediate direction of the Commander or Crown. The Abbe Drs MONTESQUIFX. Minister urifie rutetior. ti n W is e the place, to their respective cortis, or to one of 1,41, ;. , , gratqate the Provisional Council •on 'bowie' lc. o u tint Du PONT, Minister at Wa r. ..,,,._ l , s, • nearest corps, in order to be incorporated there,* i ' : glileibN ORE, Baron HABISM &O. Wit Wi g .. , 1 . . adopted-reekeeree calculated to preparelea happy roe; with. . I ceded fri that wish, •and on haing,.io ' its wisdo . - • - .1.11f1 . . , ' I The .Generals commanding the Military Divisions . - NOTIFICATION.. . Shill Aft:lris the strictest execution' of this order, ",... The Counc il - G eneral -th e- Department of the - lize , i : inn * - - ' and shill kinder account thereof to the Minister fur - • , r4 s as ho tij ul q d ti- Off n er at i ' t ' .. l 6 Theklireil'Nwers desire, that the itiepolitic.d , Seine, Municipal Council of Paris, considering that 1 which ~'; Geneva, strengibened by at liberal iheiVar Department. . services of the most imperioUs 'urgency, among General Cowl DUPONf, y a suitiblit . Aiereise of ; tort be reckoned the necessity 'of 'not leaving desti- ;,!) self to Switzerliud as an Ally (co-'etat), capable of Minister Secretary of State fir the War Department. to of supplies the armies both ie the interior and iider the walls of Paris, aud of supplying , 1 f the hospitals ' filled with the wounded of our : i ceps apt! those of the,Altles, require that the city : view, the wants contributing. to, its reser-vation, and 'to the strict maintenance of its system of neutrality.. With this the Provisional Council would do well to pre.: pare,_4ll.ll. mature deliberation, the plan of Constr.! allould furnish withoutdelay a sum of five •millions iof francs ; I tutional Act of the Republic of Geneva. Th e • . -•• , ~- That the Goveitnment has charged the Municipal nineteen States assembled at Zurich are n Council" with fixing the measures most suitable under g a g ed in drawin g ' n* etr. - '.l et up their federal compact ; and all-the Circuntstantitsfor effecting this levy ; 1 that fundameiatal basis wilt soon be completd.--.3 That the Council are at once convinced of the im-1 In contravene? of the events which have re4stn. _ filished the basis of independence of the free 'wheel; possibility of realising this resource by means of a vo twit/try loan ; ' - `which France had subdued, the Republic of Geae.:a. • That its default ' of this, there only remain two shall be authenticall y acknowled g ed in the posses ways, viz. an arbitrary tax, which shall be levied on si " o f its political rights, and of the terri!ory whi c h . the Allied Powers "Mend it should- acquire. It Is citizens in the most easy circumstances,according to , i.at that period, which does not appear to*. be far disc.' ►their supposed wealth ; or a proportional tax levied that Geneva may definitively. fix its Constitat. Fulton all in proportion to their menus, as ascertained ! r . r t, atel , assente iteaenk amongst the Swiss States, lby actual proofs, independent of the will of those - 1w" , who have the painful ditty of voting mean time, the Councillors Saladin and Schmidoneyen it ; ;bit' theby adhering to ,their fOerative compact. . In the former rondo is impracticaMe because lobjeof to *Or toga t . will have an ooporturtityof jistifying the con for ; because it fureishet to those on whem:it !,which th coutrymen seem to he so .detervealf plausible . grounds of complaint ; because though it aced -i eir, their n teal and-abilities, av by -establia hlo, may be suitable enough when it is a conquering env- pl aced -who -dictates a contribution, which - it is neck•. with the Deputies' Of else 10 S t ates , • in?ch ' 1 ,!IllObli , relatio,na, as may lead informing the Provisioaai lead to the formation al i t 0141 . ay t ry. to pay amidst tumelt antfna.the 4pot,. without 4*pping to know Whetherthe *means of individuals i b°ll4 and by Suc ; Government .of the pregressof the labours Of .the ariletactly calculated; whose interests, it is better; should sitstaie'*ome detilinent, than a whole city be I ° let :: '• ' , ' ' - • ''• - ~ " On 'belt part, NI usideviguell will be most, v (oted to great c al am ities , yet this mode cannot be anxious to participate, by their good oitcea; in am lizaeiised in, the name eta regular authority em- thin may tend to reMere„to pie Re ituhiic of I ..o:sired solely la providieg for the wants of friends , tng anal allies ; Geneva its former progperity, e . . . . - (s . igfe . e e e) , : . • 4 LaCoste CAPI3 lIIISTRTit; * Because it excitea . the idea ot injustice, and hence • " Walt Atiliti, l 11-entirely contrayy 'to•the ispirit . of a paternal govern- o z.itich, May 1, 1814. . 4 CHMABB.Wi." Maui, ar-liich wishes only to proceed according to the priociPle of distributive justice ; 1 . Because thus sound policy demands it under all the'elvesstances, -and that occasion may not be fur nishtettgairy seeretinislcoetents of complaining that ofttie the destruction -of despotism, some Of its we. sures are still imitated That from all these considerations, it results that the five millions of, francs can only be furnished wills justice • proportionally by all the citizens, without distinction of persons ; That moreover there are no other bases for ascer taining the means of individuals but the real and per sonal taxes, which will thus enable es to reach the greatest number of persons, anti render the burden lighter,—therefore the Council order the folloWing measures : Here follows the decree, the purport of which is, that the citizens generally shall contribute one-fourth of the existing tax on real property, which fourth will amount to nearly three millions of francs, and the remainder of the sum shall be re-partitioned among individuals, in proportion to their share of personal taxes. The amount of the contribution is to be paid in three equal portions; the first on the 15th of May ; the second on the 31st of the same month ; and the 3d on the 15th of June. The amount to be repaid to the contributors, within four years, reckoning from the Ist of July next. The repayment to be effected out. of the revenue of the city of Paris, especially the produce of the octeoi, and that of the chest of Poissv. The decree is dated the 26th of April, and approved •by Monsieur on the 20th. The Prefect Clrebral, in an . address tit the, people of Paris on this subject, dated the 10th of May re. quests them to observe, " that. Ibis was . gut ,It new contribution alitled to those of •18•14, but a reit loan, or rather-a simple advance repayable ott.'irt•tertain produCts. The approach of the periochi. of'payment will doubtless convince the citizens' of • Paris of the urgency of the wants, and .in making ti'em'perceite the imperious law r.f necessity; will peewit them to view, in the sacrifice demanded, 'only the • fulfilment of an indfspansablakikty.r , .. • -- - _ . Arr. Mails, ° . Ora 1. , France :,, •••• •i # 0 0 t Malta • 1 0 - • 140 •nikilk•W"-f Gotietthurgh : :.w. ) , 1 k • % Vit OF STOOKS THIS Bank 2.50 H 9 per Ceut. Red. 6611 3 per Cent. Cons. WA I per Cents. 82 5 per Cent. NilV 977 i Lett. Ann. 16 3.16 • DAT AT ONE t?'LOCh. ludia Stock India Borah 4St*. . IS:cher/I.ler Hob 2 d 3 p thnnium" 2411 . Pay ditto Qoasols for ice. 671 $ 71' -3 THE STAITESMAN.. LONDON: FRIDAY ) NAT W 1f414 • The intended measure of passing the Corn Bill this Session,, received a very severe check last nigh' by the Petition from Bristol, signed by about one. fourth part of the Inhabitants of that populow The conversation which' took Place betweei Mr. PttoTnEtior., who had advised his Constituent to Petition the House of Commons against the mca sure, and some other Members who were in rivals of it, is deserving of particular atttentiOn and II: manly conduct of Mr. lionwert, in sopportiag tl Member for Bristol, who }tad heen severely reprove by Mr. WErrtast and Sir H. PARNELL - , wasltiel chmatendable. The language of these Hon. Gentic men W . IS certainly not of the most c..tutleous kind but it is. fortynate that our Legislators are licence. within the walls of Sc. StEMEN to utter that whir would not be very complacently reieivad out I • doors in other societies. We are glad to fital.tin the Common Council of London have s i t ieng . been roused to a sense •of their defy., auCtesoti cd to address a Petition to the House oi Cry mons, p.a)ing that the com , ideration of the she ation it' the Corn I:aws may be a djourned an! the next Session of Parliament. Petitions also expected to be presented by all the huge at populous towns in England apiiist •the at any rate that it may be deferred till next by which time it will: be better understood 14:1 public at large. The Irish Mein!ters appear In uncommonly active, and anfous to carry this it portant Bill through the House, and, no dour they are much interested in so.doing; but it shoe be known that the population of Ettglsnd are chid accustomed to bread and flour for tbeirdie i t, consequently more interested in a measure df•ti nature than those who are used, to dor sort of fond. It is of little or• no con; quence to the common farmer what *rent be L:t to his landlord, for. within the last twenty the rents in general have been screwed up, i), high a pi/cis, that very few tenants can do mono Ai earn a bare livelihood. itl4loole itat6ll . th•Cil REPUBLIC OF GRNEVA ~..FRONTIERS CO.F SWITZIIEILLA N i p, MAY, AY, Q. — After lOng continued vicissitudes of fears and hopes, of dattgerairid providential escapes, Geneva sees at lust the dawn of its restoration_to happiness and :inde pendence. Though still, at this moment, burthened with Austrian trOopsolePrivA of 'almost the whole of its artillery by the Anstrian Authorities, and ex hausted beyond measure. by •nequisitions of provisions, of clothes, and even of,money, Geneva will soon see itself raised, .by the liberal an.d truly , generous spirit of thol'Allies, and in consequence of the good spirit tirhich its inhahitantrhalre evinced, to a state of pro- Sperity, ,greitter perhaps than it ever erjoyed before. The following declaration, issued at Zurich on the Ist of this month, by the three Plenipotentiaries appointed by` the Allied Powers, for the purpose of assisting in the new organization of the federative Republic of Switzerland, contains a full development of the views of the Allies respecting the fate of Geneva. The plan of aggrandizement alluded to in this document is stud .to comprehend& poptilation of about 240,000 . A . ~5 :~w'