The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-03-21 00:00:00

Nil . --.... - -- body ID I?, triition the .._ mils eta t eir liesermatro hid it to *en), he should „item of the meeting, •• 'to the Itoooerable teat— ofereat-Britain in Puliessent aaleVii-._ »Th. tenable petition of the freeholders 446 inhabitiati oaths sony.tx of Eaves. in.cousity noeitng piteeiltbift 10 t. steel to 1 itineration to tiro 134 h-the IL attest, ' ap woods of 900 wheats and occupiers of lead: . , ___. • . " s hoireth. That although. yoer peistienera;• is onennott Wittstho whole apitoltoral coenraity, are lal?oltripg Paden *OW and nateerited :liardithips, *I. Da Iso .ll dYsnt u l o, iirlestatible with the G en eral 'loot; but that they cordially voile with the lathiligent and disiaterestod chases in a rd ceorfetion that the misery and prisationa 11 *bleb*. ;Sister p‘rt are plunged, and with vdtleb slyer .cateitad; .eh 11yto he attributed to the . iscy of 9184=litation of the_ people in ra* 4 • .: 'Fiat t o tbh oSO I O 4 O r P 1 014044 4113 " 111 " 910iSeil telltale' • bes en, sat Tel the groat and Parasount pies of this (toiletry; "did the' bertsodlato _ ._ _ .--- - - • dtstrisleS i the jestilDif ',cite nese iiiihe'preeent unparalleled elates of *bleb are flat iossiaminglitecaPital and-foe-a* . pie a tits estete 0 every Individael who does not in eigglf measure live upon the public ?evens..(ayne onthased; aneed With **wahines.) , "hat The soil, bellies the gliterallearganeadny- low. posts, ti almost exelesively burdened - With die Lstipjlorf eerier, of increasing prisons, highways, and a long ode segue of rates end grievous charges; that the more oos.res sources ofthe choreic, many milling in neenlinn a theta portion of th e fruits of the earth, an . pattelyse the egricultural industry of the epenVy ;to 'wid th they cant add the vexatious letnence of the fregeent 'and toluene woggles Weems the clergy nad the laity, to-the tajury of tht - - resources and thepeace of tank of the latter to the incalculable prejudice of the mild and Kennon priticiples which oar holy religion eloqueutly enjoins: • : ... . i • • " That your petitioners, therefore, hastily bat nrusy sunlit to your honourable Rogge, the} the present stetwet the nation 'demands the instant applintitiWolliniSlM inn. dies, and they venture to suggest theldeptin ot Anteneir•: : in g measures : • *of PI getan ' t ,; " I. Such a reform in the Conwonflo T es more frequent elections by inerentedins concentrated constituent bodies. and the e ntnetion of thosepteeei the In= w stguiticance of which renders themoblects. df proitgate to trails or oligarchiercontrol, ea ndot:fall lost benignity a nd easily to pr o duce. s. . ' -• t ‘-• : . . ... • "le A repeal o, the ibole chitin oo 'ling, beer, Isig - -: leather, milt. coop, end ea odlee.—(Clicers.) p r . :. 1• . _,,' " 3. The abolition of el steemeirPleteelaikofinee, unm erited pensions, — (gr eet cliterieg ; y—and the dicta re-' trenc hoent of every unnecestity brooch of * p olitic ex penditure. "4. A reduction ottik' deletes, peoeinlM.iiiii emolu ments of all public fadetinaries, commencing et the high est, in proportion to the dietialsbed price'of ell censittnable articles of life andeaccitty;• kwequitable einnesitatiou of the present system effigies, with a die regard to the provision end just remuneration of the elergy,ipportioned to the cha racter end ronsteitetof their labours, and p san each a scale as shall make all ban wid respectable, and none intolerable and luxurious. "h. 'The simplifi ca tios end equitab le implication of the poor laws, a tevisloo of the erketnel i -code.- with cro a view to a wilder end more nil ipplt of the fernier, and t r the quicker and less expensive application. of the latter._ 6. An equitable distribution otthe burdens' wiecli see indispeesnble te the e 4 ti of the good faith and honour a tbe eountry, by adapting. the stele of payment ito am etraliP teens, etistittralskinif the necessaries and comforts of 11* from luiution and inordinate possesitons raid inking ins: collection of theta rather t cheerful ingeleseeneirof On contributors, titan by anteeny of dependeor sod. esesulline: tax gatherers sad co tern . : t : r.!_s; -1 0 And your petitienerswill ever pray, Ala." -- et - - .1 After the petition had been reed• the taittniusir asked whether pay gentlemen seconded it? * - peon' sinned. .•, ,•:'. • \ bit. SANGsTita said he should second it, Os 0 roans_ of the county. It emloseed the tithe system, oh MU One of the heaviest :burdens on the agricultul terest, liaise embraced lbw . poor7ratee, sitti seteral n otesr bar dens equally oppressive. farmeras not acctisthoted to', public speaking, but, as a he ,loved independence , and wished in this instance to show it.—.(Applatest.) . It' bad been slid that the Ureters ought to, return. to' their leather jackets and sm ock-frocks. Those who said. so would make the English nation a nation of cUrriersAnd slopellers.—(A laugh.) He was qnite certaid.tbaliagt ; less something effectual eras done, and that very:sins. +o.e-farmers of this oonntry must sink le utter rtilit.....lfe shauoulda ce ter nt rtain to iy the root his vote the f evil or t he ameadtnent; hi ! cse of .. •.-.:, ' . ' : , Mr. W EST aati , after congratulating - the •saeoPlig ea tie exhibition of spirit, judgment, talent, - Istici Intelli gence ts hichtire yenatanry of the county had dispialed, proceeded to observe that the. Hoe. and learned Cleat,' who had just spoken; had thrown a slight damp rte: the prospect of scecesi which he bad anticipated ftom their esertions. He seemed to suppose that the Set o h f the Chancellcr ofthe Exchequer had gone forth, and tat it Vas most rilicolous in them to attempt to reverse it.— Ile it ontel,.however; alvise them net to despair of consti tutionally precentingthat decree front being inflicted on ' the country. They must sit . recollect that in,1616 the then Chancellor of die ExcheqUer opened his budget,. by stating to the House tbet it was oicessery for the p eeeeee e 'rine of public faith, that be ahould Impose on the country a property lax of S per went and that, notwitH standing this statement, end his further declaration tbatj his fiti , ncial statements were image sip for the year, he af terwards abandoned all idecterf cannoning it on the pep pie. He contended that the success which had attended their petitions en that subject, and also that which • hid 'Mended their calls for a diminution of the malt dotted, should encourage them to persevere in their efforts to obc tut relief. He declared hie - conviction that if an oniooled }emcees the landed aristocracy and the yeomanry c be formed in other. congas as it bad been in • Essex, the landed interest would soon be enabled to speak witho weight which mist befell both Wend out of Parliament. He was ata lon, to see the felt .practicable end ea grodid Oi which the learned . geadensan had voured to ridicule the petition which h as' b omoan riginalof ly reposed. Though they might diger as• to toe Ueir present grievane.es. and of tlii remote - end immediate tonsequetsces to which they might lead, they all agreed as le their nature and estate, . Even the learaed gentleman *greed io the necessity of staking a strong 'represent!' ti on to the 1 - eir iosore ao the state teathich,agricalture Wel reduced: addise-hragrOd that few of them differed *ore Its stsiemiennefit 4ti theraggt.gate anoint -of 'tuition that weighed inks 'llib defriero t terlst. OWthat point the ongloal:pealtloncenterti,astresestaternente‘not indeed sieetreagnlinteareed.gestlinnan% bet sill It milled . en the reglaisture to take the attbjett , rota -14. ieboodiste.lod serlows..eonslderetion. - it wee , set et, i, extmordisiery t.. at. it s how point oat the, malt ni ee.tingslit;, proper. to No r epesiesA. 'ffhere.was pore malt tayeAr:od o...yedr.lt sip Into now, - and th at was pwitti to Pas..e'sktitavbilog the duty upon Bas ailtf !dials eidgin ol4o / 7 \Hitt' • Kin" u odet the beer tag, twaay nOthing of ttie - 1 . 3l lit 4 Which Wiry paid per acre; whew at for Olean •-Oit'dial sidation. Besides , the malt tex. was partioultity IA; j tricots, as it affected a -erbileaosse beverevi, tenth formed the delight as well as the food of .illeNaboistig classes. The hon. member then proceeded to state, that ties opinions which he had expressed in Pertinent tha t the effects of the change In the currency retaiS and to condemn Peer , bill as an acooniptisbed 'piece of jugglery". which had reduced the *Metes. 9( tile lendlords, and diminished the capitals of the tenants full one half te their value. tinder the operation of that sAct, agriculture bad declined in a most wonderful &oven t and ft it . nowt. seed to decline, every other - Inteiest in a very short time wend novosesea . to atitti it. Advents" to th e einsindinent whisk Winn proposed: he stated that he.osa asst sn=ipes time it obasiiimot psas; betanse if .it dadperia, the haresony,ed thil dieggitg would be dietristpd,..and toe Atka of its onoeflois cessiderably impeded. Arft, a 1p weed oitit iiiiibunag gentleman on the necessity el to. . ... ...._. ...,,„Ai__ ..,:explat,iett .-,.. supported .,,,, the itinl'Veritioti; but £t , _ _,_„,„_ __ etptliesed a *grit - flesh* tad tot ertbiatid. . of reform; wkliont width' ho otteildercil A ll path ohs' td 3te sigelettounder,4o: resent constitutioo of l'arliamea' He bad given his slegnature to the requisitioners *bleb that Meeting bed been celled; because be saw that a 1 4, 10, atigthee of those who had previously signed it we r e A -alnite peva* distress, and because be thought ligilothi ,- 'which they - risked, -Omagh mail, might Wad. saga relief. Heriag ► signed the requisitioo, he. felt .hialself to a certain degree . pledged to support the within which, was circulated along with it. There were whise points its the amended petition, to which be rill sot arm ; but be fully agreed with th e move? of %Abet as she evils of th e country arose ther in a great larnir sore .from an increase, SL: r e medy for m wet to be foal in a diminution, o f taxation. (Hear.) He felt, toe. that the reli ef afforded by the remission of 7,011,1000*.50f taxation would be more f or the interest of this coutstq, than the -keeping up of a slaking-fund of 3,000010 1 . to Pity off the oational debt. (dear.). Colithal BIROISTOK opposed both the original motion and the arnendmeot. H i s contended itscome length that all trades and all interests were liable to disettiaileon, end . the egtil!iturists assist, like others, espeattbeir vicissi tudes-. He was bimiel an occdpier of land. to a great extent, And, as' such, Sad experienced great losses from the redaction in the. price of agricultural frOalitt fs yet boavaszesidf to beanpole lasses, bee:miss he. could not see that any: effectual rentkli could be devised without a .breatth-of pablie faith. In his epiniow t he proposed re. *union of the malt-tax *veld answer no end in the we of relief:a4l4mo there were 'eminent interruptions, at Colo.!, 13; was told. by several persons thst if the twit mete repelled the farmer would be benAtted, as in that ease there- would be a greater consnmrion of the arti cle.) —He contended that it *as not likely there would be'ney increased cormemption, nor did be tbiek that the Kitcbispiei stashl be deprived eat hree m million five e n btin ext - dyed thoosted ardn da, the prod .of the H' commented mettle propositioo thela amendment respect ing tbie commutation of tititea, said that that could not be called commutation which left all to the will -of one patty_ without consulting the inclination - of the tither.— Nothiog was more while than to consider tither is the. light of a tax. ,(A voice io the crowd, " They aro a mplit liravy tax."). Ile concluded some further obsersethwil,' by expressing. his regrit at. finding himself -obliged , tak. differ ITOWV,li,great majority of those present, foe in.( V. 110112 be entertained the highest,ospect.. - - , 4*• • :Mr. Letinano, M.P. stated, that es he agreed 'WA; most every sentence contained in the amended •petitficik except that which related to .the touching the •chttielt property, he felt desirous to explain why be could :let. vote for it. - Having afgned.the reqoon to which. the, petition was atinesd, he felt that be should-be gnilty Of: a breach of. foith, if be seta tinned vosnal'andsuppottii another. . ... . ...- ... . ..,. -.. ' Mr. Tow= segrovlti tentithsencable mover 0 1:44; ameadment, the propriety of withdrawing it, to prortint; Uharmony of the day from being interrupted. thought that the publiconeditor .seostid be s,richee mop.. and would have abetter seenrity finchiedebt, if 7,000001 i .of taxes bad been remitted. instead of a sinkiog foltd - being retained of 5,000,1)001., which' bore tile Seine pro ration to the debt as o ne did to twohundred.--(Cheent.) He looked upo n the commutative of tithes in the'ro.thter proposed by Mr. Goulbota as a , salutary measure, sad thought that the meeting ought to take every oppor ne pith' of putting a stop to mikes practice •of tail .., tithes in.hod.—(Cheors.) Thoo gh he did *natio* malt tax t he exact tax whisk- sal es to be . • pet it still adverted to amoral es points from ' :. • relief might be obtained..44lear,) . :... ~ Sir „loom TIRRCI.L. could sot support either the )Mos Lion or the amendment to it, which had beet; hat t 14,102, posed. lie declared himself a friend to w mottifieffpnel.. l l petty t a x, and stated, Lis c onviction, that if th ld ba at meee e ntai had been carried in 1816, the farmer wout been , 1 relieved from many of the evils under which be teas eirlff labouri_ng..,,. Mr. P . M RIGHT, after confessing binsself friendly to reform, joined in the wish that Mr. Harvey would with. I draw his amendment. Mr. D. W. 11.1 aves said, th at it appeared 'strange. nearly 'every gentleman who had spoken lad coneudded With some part or .other of his petition, end that - pits withstanding, all of them had desired biro •to sviildiltr. it, for the sake of unanitnity.—(d. laugh.)--'flioegli he did nor herieve that the original petition, if-passed monsly, would be attended with. the consequence? whiles some gentleman seemed to anticipate, still he would net have it attributed to him, that but for his lamentable in, terposition the petition of the freeholders of Essex wenirt have been successful,- awl the landlord and yeomanry have been restored to stealth by the repeal of the :Ws. duty on malt. lie, therefore, in coinpliment to his the aeon. bi en tlionen who ha d ad dressed him. withdrew a ment ; but be hoped that they would show no reluctanee t o su pport it, if, when they next met, they found them selves still buetbaned with a 20s, duty upon malt. Hr. HootrwooDi to prevrot mistakes. said that the points lathe amended petition, which he was ready to support,: were the call . for a Reforwin Parliament:, the reduclion of taxation, and the commutation of tithes. t h e Mr. LS NNARD mt t l ed thanks to Mr. Herve y : o osertesy he had displayed in withdrawing. his muted- Th e original petition was then • pcia, and carriinl, with only two dissentient rotes.. It was then ordered to he presented to the Commons by Mr. Western, and to thi Lords by Lord Braybrooke,thelookLieatewant of Oil county. . . .. Thanks were thin voted to the High MeW„Orko, a f ter . shortly expressing his g ratitude, died :the mee ting at half -past five o'clock. ------ , .. Extract of 4 litter. dated Madrid. March 1:—" I was detained a full hour the other day in the streets. listen., ing to two itinera nt musicians perforntiot a new sonv celled the War Song,which is yet to an "learnt bat bees. composed for some time. Oni of ibem songlbe air and' played it at the same time on a violin, while his *lift men sung also and performed the iiceouspanitteist•ns the' guitar. • Both were blind. an d wither snag riii!plagoa, with Mitch skill ; and yet it was surprising be weflf effectsthey threw into the words ofthe sag. .-'lltoade hod oecasonal burets of grandeur; which animated tledi. sightless countenances with a nosh of inspiration. ii. the intervals betviees. the verses, ehe leader recited O.' sagekfroma.prose rh a psody, the object •of T h ic h was to ions' al. apenutrds to the remembrance of those injuries Whlch reence I nflicted on the Peninula during the last war, to flatter them with the event of that contest, and to bid teem bled on their -swords for the extermination of the 'Oradell), invaderi. Yen would be surprised at the attesibin , with which 'these two horde were Wine. to. TeiifEllitenefi.frequently iu the eyes et these who were arreKed around. them." •Therd to.,i4mpeisillsi it iseighlooliting village, a man who baa.been lliteeltinows twarriek: tacit Of his wires' outdo wises the setnil - We bakleadilant ciliWte'n by. cacti, *attach lived with hie) thdteysers.. Re itois 0 widower Wilma each,snirriage three . vial', his diva , children living• ibw thiti liyeach wife, ad Witoselairth-ditys ate thrit dare a .e k cii othir . :—hia lait setts has beet deed tbset rail, and: it e elpeem to-tio*ttlakrigiiiit iii ilirte elOrAll'—(071.00* Gigetli.). •.•,. • .. , .• . ..... ...... - - ' . • . • • — :tisia . Snoops Vigglaidspd) Bill were read a third lime sod of ' - leetittyfilll, and the Royal Marine Mut ny ill, iliewitia it vetoed time, and (the commitment be ne. Plivea) erdetlti lob* read a WO tint e tomorrow. Tim Nagonal Debt Reducti on Bill w.s read a nand time aid committed for to morrow. The' Kist, Property Bill passed throssit s Comodure, wear eported without-sniesdasestotudweierei h) be mad a third lime on Monday. - .i - 1 Adjoursedtill tomorrow (this day). , . - . HOUSE OF C031M0103.. Titers born e but 35 Memhen 'Omit at four o'clock, the Speaker adjourned th e Bosse. t - i. ------- EDINBURGH V A RY IkE.F NOR3I. FOR PARLIAMENT • . • . • . —ow— Dice. The Petition o dd upon at the late meeting resident a t e holders •of Edinburgh, for redress in the *mini , of that city, contains several corionspar; ttct= deserving norbe city of Edinhergie, itis -observe& ha! ever sines the incorporating Avalon with nogisods ill 1707. enjoyed the privileg ight e of sending6f 's. Iliorsiser to tbe British Parliament. Ent the r sotiog for tbis•member is now •vested, neither in tile In- habitants, our in the Hooselsolders; nor io. the Burp's " nor In any of those peptone or public bodies, urn's be said in my sense to represent the property, the ',Melia genre the independence, or character of im,mutation ; but belongs exclusively to a small keted corpora lion of thirty-three permute, 'who d ono r stand by any , means in the iirstmok of its Citizens, eithertir wealth or popularity. Edinburgh, it appea rs, exclosive of Leith.. dona and the adu - joining villages, which wo uld give an aidil pop lation of at least t hirty 'boos:and, sow .etsittafna Upwards of One hundred sod -five thousand inhabiting,. of whom more thin twenty-one tbourond an itouseliohlersi who occupy :property within its limit*, rated at nobles than WORM., per animus I and bOth the-population and pro; petty are to so rapid a state Of increase. that there has been, for iseyerni years past, ananonal addition, by new 'Wilding*, to the wattle income arising from- real pro .party, of notion than 10,0901. ;, while Abe presenteleemrs (the Magististet noefosso; Cootie:1) monist in all of tbirtr. : three toditiduale,* large-majority of whom are respecter bk.shoplresPers axtrtradesmen, and who occupy properly i rated at rather, less thin 28004 per annum. Nioeteen of filets tre•abottally elected by their predecessinsio office,' without.thoseinblince of arty other toterferiume ; 'Atilt* rema ining fourteen, who arc Deacons oflthe Vodka or its. corporated Tradesmen, arc annually chvimn by, their re-, apectiroCtrypostions, mita lists, each of which bat bettv, premoststr,redosted.to tile number of three, by the act of , the TowniCoonek wlio huie, it thus io their power;"l .though each Corporation •Shoeid • ise unanitnous tn . itis wisla,fog a OrtlyaLlr Deacon, entirely to defeat the obit oof thu fessoft. The whole number of member* le I tlseao.foniteen crafts is considerably less than seven hiltSt l :dred,ll4,4llint4eacons are thus elected annuall seith isfitetti-etiritperete in teturolug a Stember t er ' riamenti bot , fer the daliy,stipesibtentience of titvit la the City C-otrosils. . : , . - •. - :i, • :• j Thus it. appenealit at .out of ono isurulned : aid ifielon- 4 vied inhabitants; iheireare buttbirtyhree electors; Sea motisese,personsfrecopy property to the essays Of 210014. out of 40041004.-"-msotber rerdOisM the light of voting . is her ems rdby loss than otsPiqtreeticwt'amith Pa"' of the population, and .b'y the ocosorms of about one hun dred andfiftiath , part of the teal Property. - • • , Ills else wisteria} to obiarvip, that there -ate In the.eity serious snit pptille bodies, deensernbets of which, thOugh. istributing Anniely by their. residence ...a the walth end respectability of the. piaci here no voice or sh e ore what ever In tr.e utettion of the Member, who nominally repre sents It in Pleiament. These ere, among others, 10. The datildry. or Merctiant Burgesses, amounting to nearly one thousand two hundred iftdlviduels and includlopt.the Mer chant c o mpany, a mercantile Iseoclatiou *deb has sub sisted for near one hundred and fifty years, and aim con sists of more than four hug 'red and eighty members. lid, The Faculty M. Advocatcs, consisting of upwards. of t wo haadamt ftodeM. members. Millie Writers re the Sigart. censittlaititt three hundred resident members. 4th. The other .Membess of the C'ogloge of Jostifevend individuals ittstehed to the profession of the %ay.:se:4ooow probably to, nese two thousand persons. • Sth, The Profeueors end others connected -with the Uniceroity, or emploped in the hither brsochet. tit -edueadon, consisting of et Clerg least on e hoodeed aud flay. Otis. the whole body of the , areountinu, Uisfrent en included, to betvreen sixty and se venty. .7th, The persons of the Madloal end Other liberal and leernedprofessiona, not less man oas - hinidred in num ber. -- • • m Of COMMON COUNCIL; lialsdit M. . • Telt PIIILANTNNOPIC- SOClefir. Me. Sores moved that the Court should confirm, the report of , the Bridge-boese Committee , recommending-us the Cot , posidon tosell to the abovemamed society, the fee-shore of titter buildings . in St. Oeorgds.delds; which they_ ditylease expiring in ISM. The motion vesopposed by Mr. Dixon. and the Com* divided on the question. The nelibers were ss folllniqwstenp— .r Per the mottos , I Aldermen, 48 Common Couttel, .against it, tlitcemmon Councilmen. _ OLIS DAILEY SESSIONS. • - : , L • Mr.-ObstiAm broogitt up the report of the committee le Arbrele.hed been referred . , to consider the most eligible . pies forboldieg two courtsof session at Abe eametimest i, dm Olti.ealley. TI-e Worhy Gentlemen obeerisg. • that the salateet Of the rep'ort wee one of great imporMbee4ll{ the public. It had been 'calculited, tine by giving Mil eearts sluing at the Old Battey at Mb stele ties, eel Andy Me* the duration of the sessions be shortened: by owe hodf,,Vatalso,that they ; verve, which Me elty et present le i marred iiialit be materially decreased. 111 well as the Uwe- Isle and Accoovenlence to which prosecutors raid witnesses ll 4.4"ratil Subleased. - Tim comm ittee had' directed*. clerk e the citedosirt, to select a proper site for the erection of , the now Wert, antide in eueltheate of the expense of Me ini*ilstg: TIOI - clerk of the works had reported-that I L I it billdiat. b e left of the present Old Bailey Court, which was eted the record once, might conveniently be con- I s o rted Sado : .4oarts end the exp ense of th e alteration would ernooat ZO t 4,664. :The proposal for . making,* tie* Court bed riteeted the approbation of the Judges and . Mel , Recorder.' -Itins k n eeded that the Judges should st in oue ! court to try offilacej • a grave nature, whilst : 'eases of' al lighter ebereellersfoidli be -tried in the .other Court, -before the lieborder di-Abe Common Nergettet. The worthy gen- ' Omen concluded 'with moving that the report. whkb -merely contained** recommendation of the plan which he had described, should be confirmed. -Mr. Alderman WOOD, observed, that he bad. as long as 14 years ago, recommended the holding of two Courts et the Oldßellity, beeaute be was convinced that it n-suld be of greet Wistuditgeto the 'public, and less expensive to the cliy,.then the present system. 4ftrr g a few words from' Mr. Alderman Vesxstcs and lilt. T.Atrigan, in Support of 'the report, thi mouton wos agreed to. Some further business, of no importance, baring been derpatitiett, the Court adjourned. . ------•—. • . • The house, No. 5 2 , Parliament-street' is 691/ nnriergo d - remained totally neglecte irga thorough r e p air. it had rem for sixteen years.. it was the residence of CS AIR LIS Ja5011.3 Fox. Ilia amiss, which was engraren on a brats plat/ on tbebooTt 1,1111112301 t bbliterateb Pq th e rust 1 , • .. .. 6 per Ct.Reri,.. ,20.54.cr055.....1:41,..-i .7,4141 SiPet Ct. ... .: . . . .. .. ... *J L ... 4 perCett5,............. Kra Fours -...... . ..... e9lfilf 6 per Ct. 17.7...: ... ...... Long A55a..4.•,•:....... • • • .• Imp. 3 per,Ct.. .• ..: lii Irish 6 per Cali.... 4 ...... so* pea stock ... .. Smith See Old Ana. i ... / • . • Ez * Bills4l ' t is Si Wi re: KW. 3 •----,400(. 93 Si Ws Ps, ....---siaati %WO rt Con.forAect 74% Lotterericeet* .... 991 19.; frtte .*tateontan• FRIDAY EVENING, DIA.RCH '2l, 1323. - • • , • - i r ARLIAMENTA RY COMMENTARY. • des Heusi or ,Loans they read a second time a Bill; snallow.the King to dispose of certain parcels. of pro. petty. Thislsint bile property, let it be observed,let the thing be disfigured bow it 11?Iy.' flowerer, as long as the Parliament continues what It ii, things of this sort ,wlll go on; and the Parlianient will never he changed • -as long as theintereit of the Debt is paid io I tlisposal of property by the King is nothing new. • In . ; One shape or other the thing has long been going on; • 'and yet the villainous, old, fiat Black Towers of Norfolk.. in their biros and holes and corners, abuse the Yeomen `of the County, b e cause they prayed that all this property • sold; and the money applied to liq .id.t-: done( the debt ; that it might no longer be doled out in little parcels, and be disposed of in a way that nobody • • knew hqw. lo the CoantOses there was NO 'HOUSE, that is to sty, there were not forty ?Itemisers • preient when the , 4eaker took the Chair ; not forty out of sit bemired and . fifty.eight., This is the best sort of Parliament in the world, 'Mr. Canning sap). It has, at any rate, been a eery good thing for him and his family. What it has' been for this nation, the labourers who are now I oing , about with bits of sacks wrapped round their shoulders may, perhaps, be toler abl y good judges. . TILE STATE STATE OF FRANCE. - - : . Under this title we sometime ago published ati article calculated to prepare our readers for what was to foliose lin meeting of the Congress at Verona . . We • wish asisr tO- make a few obtervations,. in order to guard oar wail-. 2 en 'against swallowing down without any ceremony what ..they find in those grand magazines of food for fool feWd • -• i . .'s those grand anagazines, the newspapers of land's'''. • .j.4lCpleatterthe 'Srptirasand Jews who conduct thni pa- it pigs ;it plettseththem, just at this moment, to repress:nit • - "the-French nation as being in a state of great discontent .. .--.4•4 wishing the Bourbons at the devil ; and as being willing to lend a hand in seudiog them thither. As a • conspaniotspine ,to this, the French tiovernment is at wits spoken of by these :Squires and Jews as a deepotism and the people are represented as being is a state of sir:- very, kept in that state by the bayonets of the Bourbons. Now,.if this were all true, or if only a small part of it were true, the Bourbons must be in cousiderable danger. The fact, however, is, that it is a lie from the begs , b' to the end. The ?eople of France are well sff; they ex hibit no wretched groupes in gra-A-pits %Oh ragged sacks tied room their shoulders, and hay-hands misted round their kge ; they exhilit no squalid wretibe4,lSl 3l ? old, and man big, compelled to exist, lodging, f o ol, i 'clothing and all , up an half a crown a week. • Na T . jaw does France acknowledge which makes it transporta 'llion for a man to be in p ursuit of wild animals after sun est.---In short, to the .Ifortiier Chronicle, who is Cie great and constant assailant of the French Government,' we distinctly give this challenge: we challenge it to ehow that the people of France art not winch more free than the people of England. 'lf the Chronicle do out a th ece ty p ar t *eouThrocrhealfrleneeg,epocaantidtistriiiky, e h ' short time will strik e the first blow ourselves. We say I' the fia t b re l li w giou w s e ly i , n ovi s litarily, fiscally ; aryl in all manner of ways in which the iimatiiiit of a people can be viewed. Has any one evi r beard of a lsw in France to shut farmers up in their [ houses from sun-set to sun-rise ? Has any one ever heard of a law in France to transport men for being found near 4 coppice with clubs in their bands after sun-set ?-011 I we are not afraid of the Ckionicle ; aad we will not ' suffer this humbug to he carried on ; we will not suffee these Scotch bambngs to talk about British liberty 'we will not suffer the ' Scotch bombings to COA: 1 *boot' this " classic srowiti Of fteedom i' while they would persuade us that the brave rola, o f France are tamely submitting to a despotism. .This is a .slfolll cheat practised upon the people of England, Ire ,dead and Scotland. A gross cheat it is; nod carried onto by knaves of the very • svorst. d e scription. We mean 'being this question to the test. And here we again dis tinctly challenge the Chromie/e to show that the people of France are not Jiver in all respect* that" the people of England. There is great ntilityin this inquiry; berasse is' one readers will perceive, the hypocritical and Jew press would have us believe, Coat the Spaniards will be protected by the disaffection of the people of France to wards the Bourbons. - Now, if this disaffection be a falsehood hatched by the Jew press. then this pro mised protection of the Spaniards base es illusory. The matter, therefore, is of greet moment to this coun try ; and see here, fur the third time. challenge 0.. Chronicle. het it bring forth, in grand• array. all its charges atainst the Bourbon tlevernment. Let the 'charges res t upon proof. Let us have the acts thefFrench assembly cited; let sea have the detail, where necessary. For instance: where there has been a man sent to kid for four yestrs and a half for se'ling pomp blets,det the Chronicle give us the luau's name ; let us hive the time and place mentioned, and whether the man has got a starving wife and family. In short, ate challenge the Chronicle. zed ;fit de not sccept -e Of thetialieege, We shall .h er eafter. Irak of•all its at tacks en 'the tedielitiovernment as bititanees of ca lumny liel ef ciawardiii, meting thai it lioo itself protected iit the stiteaditig of , thlise. calttninies. However, to cut. be from Went; ileibeyee the Chreedde cen..p:ta..luee U. Tram *1 French itillf, any thine- reeetahling the=tlsw; e•e have hinted at above; we will give the mater up at . . , .. •. - . • *--•... '''''#ir . ..2'..:i;!:.-r•`-' - ;; . 7. '' '''.'.. ; 2 '•vi. ' • , 's. • • . • • - • • . ~. . ••• • ' ' • '' : • • - • . • _ ---- ---- . ...... _ ._. .._...' _lll4 51 1 , A__....-"": ..„ ' ' t i g isro : Ri - Al : 444. ., 1 .—.., , I. _ - _ __ _ _....._ :i.........: 7:,...... )lAtls.• -----;--- . . .., . . .._,.......... • Weil. ••• • • • . 4) 0....H011and ... .... 'A demands a hitit Ai.— 'etioplo_ ought**, . • , ern • , e. .. t ,•i . xi 440 . .d . . . . .. i 4. g4s. SV•>01? 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ONE s_O'CUO_MiCj . . ;. .• At 'DU P- • .• .. • ..... ..... •as • -. ~..-. •. ono.; bat, •la the.weeeterbite, existing here.; 'sod evMie_ . we -Iseit §le jalini;l6.lo, telling us at the aunt tine iitat ibis le " q ffrcedona," ice shill• beg leave of the &tote& to„ spitted to doobt bf the tenth of theii assertiOost the despotism of the 1E4040 aid the disceiusil French people. • .~~~ Paris papers which have - reached no• to the 19a c eOrttnin intelligence from Madrid similar to what wel rannicatediesterday. :The reinstatement of San and his Colleagues in office had appeased the Which their dismissal bad.ereated, end had prods Ireoeral satisfaction aincrrigat the real friends to the pendence 'Of Spain. - The previous alarm appear letter from Could Abisimbto the King to basal. extensive and serious among the troops ha he kspertador bf the. • 10th inst. contains i ifespatch from the aims ,Commander, he whhd announces that " the miserable remains of the .numerous band which the implacable enemies liberty of his dear country had been able to t were either prisoners 'nr killed, or had availed Selves . of the proffered amnesty." The same aiso Staites ‘ that the attempt.of the Count of Ars in Portugal bad entirely failed, and that be In abandoned by the few who bad .originally been to loin him. On the proposition which has' in the tortes,, of a law on seignorial rights, is stated to have been referred to the Committee r wat ion, the Jorrealdee Debate remarks—"' high importance ; for it is well known that tl for abolishing in part the seignorial rights still ing, has been twice passed- by the Cortes, and King has twice refused tot. give his Gaunt. Cortes pass it a third • time, the King's is no longer nerettsary. The decree must then maples' oy the King, and in vitt of the King. th e constitution." The Qeotidieaae has pabi , proclamation, addressed by Queeadato the inbai the three Biseayin provinces. He does not :well, *bet the sentiments gipressed in the Louis XVIII. have been repeated with the unit& of France ond that the Doke o f ga l is emninguith 100,000 rnen,not to dictate laws but to set free their captive ,King. The Bic afterwards told that there are but two nations in the one consisting of Atheists, who want to tars and thrones, the other of pious men, the legitimacy. The former . coospire in darkness, situation of every thing sacred. The latter T....wed by the magnanimous princes of the since, the ronserva.ors of social order. This 11 .1 the Faith has also published. all address to Ai tutional troops,invitingth,eur to join 11 1 Th! ' .clarnatione are dated St. Jean de I;tiz, March staicil that there has been a great fall of +now retires, which renders some of the roads that cow with Spain impracticable. The Jogreal vie ' under the head of Figucras, Illareks." says, Mina, who has visited every part of.the provit *tell here in a few al,. it 'ovoid that In a, be Mil have in Lanowardan alooe, 12,0430 tore 100 cavalry, without including the active tier militia. Passports for the interior are inspected.persons. It is in agitation to . . Judges of 1819; is well as the Political Chiefs lienerais Who have not gleen sufficiently strong of their devotion tat/ps Constitution. to short, masers's look forward to a political regener , as ought to line: taken place in blotch, IS. • pap.rs cantata very little news from France h Left continues to absent itself from the' of Deputies, and the Ministers to oht.sin plies mahout any obstacle. On else otrasiei there was a sort of opposition, or show of indl as out of '245 members present at a late sittinr I n 114 negative of a Ministerial ittestifw. Tht . • and inhabitants of the great toorna, it appear toning agsinit•the war. Among the peutios a repot will be 'male in the first sitting aft ate the following :—l, from the merchants of (torn thernerclrants of llortleanx ; 3, from the • of Bettratscortit (Aisne) ; 4 from the of Atinoy (kistra) ; 5, abut the inhabitants of from the mercitants of Lille ; 7, from the t Rouen 8, from she inhalsitants of (juices - scour the merchant ship-owners' -Of blorlai, the inhabitants of the ports pf Kink ant —1 he petitioners express, fear' tt erotiences of war, which ruiy Is4oVe pr commerce ; and, they pray Air the ntad peace. Oil Monday, about fifty yoarig get longing to the late provincebt Kretagnr, wi to be in Paria,proceeded to {he house of M., Deptity for La Vendee, go repress their his conduct in the sittings of the 3d and FRENCIrFUNDS, Manen.l7. —Five per la 47.90; rose to 78. 30;. and closed at 7b. Stock, ; Spanish liolds;2111.. Marten 18.—Five per Cent.,Cootrole closed at 77. 80. Hank Sttick; 1,45,5. per Cent., 661. Exchange on London, of 60; three ditto, 25.40: • Bayonne papers to 'Abe 41th instazt bare morning, which contain detail. of the *ion of the remains of Bessiere's . other bands ; so that thus, as the so situation of the frontier provinces is imps respect, and &der will be entirely restored French army delays hut a little lenge' of the Peninsula. Thu., the hopes depended upon the Army of the Faith, are and the French army will have to do According to the detrilid statements of and Battalions which have 'hitherto arrir or afflicts me to arrive by the 24th of April tal is 47,420 infantry, and 9,310 for the artillery-, and the train, as tion takes place at Dec, Paw, and - amount is not known. but it may be 1 4000 men, and 4000 horses. The houselml or of his Royal Highness the Duke of stated at MY men, and 500 horses, of loiging his Royal Highness, are alri • These troops are to faros three corps, and a e first corps, commanOl by the Is to enter Spain from Dayigne, proceed) . 19argami and Madrid; teaning - on 4he fd heat prectilensi,a -corpt dflrbepn vf II Q.msadi. The Second cOrps..commandet liter, will enter by St. Jeattineat4t,-PW : . • • . _ o we.; bat. to . the. mileawhili, What .Ivistaff,4lll6 edsting here; etwEitlilik us-Mir 4le jurist, telling us at the aunt titiiiifiat this is " the talisfeid q ffacedona," we shall -beg leave of the Scotch to be milted to doubt bf the .ttoth of their assertion the despotism of the lihsletresto aid the discorimot French people. " • • Paris papers which have - reached us• to the 19th iOrttetin intelligence from Madrid similar to what we tannic - ea yesterday. :Tbe ieitistatement of San and his Colleagues in office had appeased the Which their dismissal hashereated,ond had prods Irentral satisfaction amongst the real friends to the pendence Of Spain. - The ptevieus alarm appear . letter from Could Abisimhto the King to have. , exteosi ve and serious among the troops ha Mauna pre kspertador bf the. • 10th inst. contains i ieespatch from the sent. ,Commander, Is whit announces that " the miserable remains of the ,numerous band which the implacable enemies • liberty of his dear country had been able to were either prisoners 'nr killed, or had availed Wives 'of the proffered amnesty." The same also Staites ‘ that the attempt.of the Count of Ars in Portugal bad entirely failed, and that be h abandoned by the few who bad .originally bees to loin him. On the proposition which has bee in the Cortes,, of a law on seigoorial rights, an. is stated to have been referred to the Committee gielation, the Jarretaldee Debate remarks—" high importance ; for it is well, known that th for abolishing in part the aeignorial rights still ing, has been twice passed- by the Cortes. and King has twice refused to , . give his assent. Cortes pass it a third • time, the King's is no longer necessary. The decree must then mitigated by the King, and in vitt of the King the constitution." The Qeotidieaae has pabt proclamation, addressed by Quesiarla to the inbab • the three Biseayin provinces. He does not assert, *bet the sentiments gxpressed in the s Louis XVIII. have been repeated with enthu the u'hole of Fraincemso that the Duke of Alt , is coming with 100,000 men,not to dictate laws , but to set free their captive ,King. The Bisca afterwards told that there are but two nations in • the one consisting of Atheists, who want to d tars and thrones, the other of pious men, the f legitimacy. The former . coospire in darkness situation of every thing sacred. The latter a .2 :, . meted by the magnanimous princes of the H. awe, the ronserva.ors of social order. This 1 the Keith has also published. all 'address to th • tutional troops,invitingth,eut to join bibs! .elarnatione are dated St. Jean de I;tiz, March 1 stalest that there has been a great fall of +now i retires, which renders some of the roads that con with Spain impracticable. The Jagrnal site ender the head of Figucras, Ifareks." says, ' Mina, who has visited every part of.the provi *tail here in a few al,. it is said that In a - be Will have in Lantroardan alooe, 12,0130 ins 1-,000 cavalry, Without including the active tier militia, Passports for the interior art gi inspected, persons. It is in agitation to rem. Judges of 1819, is well as the Political Chiefs lienerais Wko have not Oren sufficiently stron of their devotion tatios Constitution. In short in look forward to a political metier as ought to line: taken place in Alarch, 1920 .. • pap.rs callitilk very little news .from France i Left continues to absent itself from the of Deputies, and the Ministers to "obtain plies mahout any obstacle. On else oecasio there was a sort of opposition, or show of ind es out of 245 members present at a late sittin . in that negative of a Ministerial inestlew. Th . • and inhabitants of the 'great towns, it apear toning agsieet the war. Among the rod() a report will be 'male in the first sitting aft are the following :—l, from the merchants of (torn themerchants of Bordeaux; 3, front the of Betirawcortit (Aisne) ; 4 from the of Aatnoy (Map) ; 5, Min the inhabitants from the merchants of Lille ; 7, from the Rotten 8, from she inhabitants of Coulees - scour the merchant ship-owners' -4: of hlorlai • the inhabitants of the ports of Wide an. —'l be petitioners express, fear" se t. announces of war, which tiny iseove pr commerce ; and, they pray fir the ma peace. Oil Monday, about fifty yostag ge longing to the late provinceht Aretagrw, w to be in Paria,proceeded to ihe house of M. Depisty for La Vendee, go cypress their • hie conduct in the sittings of the 3d and 4 FIRENCOTUNDS, Manen.l7. —Five ter . - C at 47.90; rose to 7 8 . 30;. and closed at 7b. Stock, 6fil ; Spaniels liolds, - 214.. Martel, 18.—Fivit per cent.,Cootolt ope tietted at 77. 80. Itank Stock; 1,455. Nee per Cent., 66t. Exchange on London, on. 80; three ditto, 25.40: • - a Bayonne papers to ':the 41th initant have e morning, which contain detail, of the co , *ion of the remains of Bessiere's troops other bands ; so that thee,. as the ace. se e' situation of the frontier provinces is impr. le • respect, end order will be entirely eestor o- French army delays hut a little lenge a of the Peninsula. Thus, the hopes o ay depended upon the Army of the Faith, are and the Preach army will have to do in- According to the deleted statements of and Battalions which have hitherto eyrie i ts • or vihiclo are to arrive by the 24th of April the tal is 47,420 infantry, and 9,310 the for the artillery, and the train, as oil, tion takes place at Der, Paw, and las -"amount is not known. but it may be all 4000 men, and 4000 horses. The housebo at ' s or of .Lis Royal Highness the Duke of and stated at 301 . men, and 500 horses, of In loiging to his Royal Highness, are airs ceps • Tlii. h ae troops are to form three corps , and a at. The first corps, command by the D . I may IS to enter Spain from Ilayopne, proctedi d i ' .19argosi and fditdrit teaning - on the et! t.lbc IBM precidor,ls,j,e.c(l7o drtriptopu vf t , Qaesarli. Theliecond cOrps;_commande• law; liter, will enter by St. Jestiiiiet.deAti. 1P al - - - t f