The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-03-26 00:00:00

THE STA'rEAMAI the irresistible force of truth even in the French tri bunals. When the pleadings arrive we shall lay copious ex tracts from them, as well as the evidence, before the public; in the meantime we cannot help noticing the examination of General LAVATETTZ. whose replies to the President, when interrogated relative to his private correspondence with the accused, are said to have been of the most dignified and impressive description. On his leaving the Court the whole auditory rose and observed a dead silence. This forenoon arrived Dutch Papers, of which the following are extracts : VIENNA, MARCH 11.—No news of any importance have been received here from Naples. A mournful silence and anxiety continued to prevail there among all well-disposed citizens, since the murder of the Director of l'olice, thanpietror. The journals contain only violent articles respecting the imprisonment of the King, comparisons between his situation and that of Cbar;es 11. at Bayonne, and other polemical dis sertations. Among the pamphlets that have lately appeared, a small work under the title of " History of the Nea politan Revolution, by Biagio Oambui, * is tie most remarkable. The real or pretended author of this work is a Neapolitan advocate. The work is, how ever, properly, the secret history of the confederacy, which in the month of July last, effected the over throw of the Sicilian Monarchy. A Liest.-Colonel of the Renck! Staff, de Conciliis, now Deputy in the PArliament, appears here as the author and proper ventral point of the conspiracy. Scarcely had this little pamphlet appeared, when the lioternment caused it to be seised in the booksellers shops, and even made diligent search for the copies, which had been already distributed. Whether this measure was the result of the conviction, that this pamphlet, written indeed, in a revolntionary spirit, but bearing every evidence of truth, would deprive the revolution of the appearance of popularity ; or because it might too clearly spew the real authors of the mis- chief, the object is ho ever attained, hardly a copy remaining in circulation. The latest accounts from Sicily all agree in stating, th:it the n hole nation ait with anxious expectation for the progress of events, in order to throw off the yoke of the Neapolitan parliament. Fess:Kerner, Msecit 17.-1 n the last Sittings of the Diet in the mouth of February, the assembly voted on the projet on a Military Constitution for the lierman Confederation. Teu votes were in favour of a•cepting the 2.1 articles of which it consists, and six others have reserved their opinion. On account of the urgent necessity of the case, these have been Je quested to lose as little time as possible. hlaarn 12.—A report respecting some alarming cirrumstances, said to have taken place at an entertainment, given by the Students at this Uni versity, has been publicly contradicted by the Pro- Rector. Bacessis, \Linen 2.l.—Many of the principal inha bitants of Colberg House have ventured to petition the King of the Netherlands, for the head of the celebrated Sehill, which is preserved in spirits, in the Cabinet of Natural History, at Laycen ; they intend to erect a mommient at their expense, to the memory of this heroic patriot. The T.►ble we constructed and inserted in our paper of N10.:(1aV last contains an account of all the varia tions that have been made in the coins of this conntrv, since the Conquest; but, as we all know too well, these are not the only changes that have been made in our touner. For these last 25 years we have bad woeful experie: ce of thee effects of the substitution of paper fur metallic minty. tireat mischief has been done, in former times, by alterations in the circulating me dium, and chiefly by the effects which those changes boh on previous pecuniary Contracts. As mischief of that kind, however, is greatest when the atuonnt of those contracts is greatest, and as the amount of the present governsnent debt, addod to the immense mass of pecuniary engagements of all kinds, introduced by the per3i.ions use of paper money, places the present • period above all competition with any former one, in that respect, we need be under no surprise at finding ourselves, as Milton saes of Satan, " Only supreme In misery ; such joy ambition finds." The Bank by its issues of notes, and the Govern ment by those of Exchequer Bills, and other paper Pledges. was for years depreciating the circulating "'dim, and, of course, ruining all those who had made contracts to receive ; and then, suddenly turn ing re—tilt!, the Bank withdraws its notes and ruins all those who have made contracts to pay. The 1.01f11117, however, being infinitely less numerous than the later, who were created by the very operation of tlo.e i•surs, the evils produced in the former case were bit trifles to the present. Thus does the Bank, like another monster, devour its ow n offspring. The ilimien• ion of 2,009,000, in the amount of Bank of Eneland notes, is not, alone, sufficient to account fur the present depression of the prices of all sorts of rommoinies and consequent embarrassments of all those who have debts to pay with their produce. If, however. to this diminution, we add that of the country Bank motes, and, in particular, the destruction of pri vate bills of exchange, o hich depended upon the Bank i"" for th ir existence; we shall be at no loss to account fur a great part of the present distress. The reutaincier belongs to the pressure of the taxes, prin- dimity levied for the payment of the Government debt. The pressure of these taxes was amply burthen- some, without the addition of cent. per cent. or more, to their amount, by raising the value of money. I t may be thought, by those who look only at the prices of gold and silver, that this addition is above the truth; but we mast bear in mind, that although gold and silver are, like other commodities, depressed in price by contracting the circulating medium, yet that by that means their use, as mone✓, is increased, and that they are thereby prevented from sinking so low in price as other com►nodities. By the " RICARDO system" it is proposed to make bank notes, payable, in large sums, in gold bullion, the circulating medium. This seems to be chiefly in tended to save the expense of the wear and tear of coin ; but surely the expense of the renewed of Bank notes must be equally great ; and it must also in some shape or other full on the community. Besides, the circulating medium would be diluted in the rime pro. portion as that in which paper was used. The poor man would not have the same advantage, in case of alarm, as the rich one ; and, as seasons of alarm must occur, it would be liable to all the fluctuations of any other paper mosey, sad mass be attended by the same disasterous consequences. This scheme is nothing less than an attempt to create something equally vain able with gold and silver, oat of worthless ntter; 'ls; beace its futility and the hopelessness of the labours of the inimitable Hank note Commissioners. Mr. BARING, considering that gold and silver are liable to teoporary fluctuations in their relative va lues, in order to make the " Ricardo systeum" more steady, propases to regulate it by a double standard, that to give the Bank the option of paying eitl:er in gold or silver; in silver, as we stated on Monday last, when gold is enhanced, and rice reran. But irrthis way the Bank would have the same option whether the va riation arose from the depreciation of one metal, or from the enhancement of the other ; and suppose, that, by the discovery of new mines, one of the metals should become greatly and permanently depreciated, then payment would be made in that metal alone, and we should he in just the same situation as if that metal had been the sole standard. By adopting one standanl , only of the two, it is an equal chance whether we take the one that becomes depreciated or not ; but by taking both, we make sure of having the wrong one, and lose a material check against the unequalled distribu tion of the precious metals. Mr. BARING has thus to tally forgotten the effects of a depression, whilst striving to guard against those of a temporary eleva tion of one of the metals. The only way in which a double standard, if it might be so called, would be ad missible in a wholesome system would be by introduc ing anti recogaising pecuniary eestraets, in Irbil* ill should be stipulated, whether the payment should be in gold or silver. On some future opportunity we shall resume the consideration of this important and extensive subject. and endeavour to render our illustrations of it as com plete as poasible, by adding a snpplenmentary table of the amount of the issues of paper and metalic money. In the mean time we take occasion, on the snggestion of a respectable correspondent, to rectify our date of the period when the Tiny weight was introduced in the English Mint; instead of time Tower, as it was called, or Snxon pound. The period, as appears by a Royal Proclamation, was the 39th of October 1327, in the 18th of Hester VIII. We would also add, from the information of the same kind friend, that by the following copy of an assize of Bread, in the 51 st of HENRI' 111. the weights then in common use bad the saute denomination as the silver coins." When a quar ter of wheat is sold for xij. d. then wastel," or fine Bread, "of a ferthing, shall weigh vj. lb. and xvj. 5." Accounts from Paris, of the 23d instant, state that on the Imh it was reported at Lyons, that a complete revolution had taken place in the capital ; that the tri coloured cockade was mounted ; that the King hail ab dicated, &c. Much agitation was caused by these ru mours; several groups were formed on the Place des Terreaux. It appears. also, that the arrival of a cou rier, and strange events of which he was supposed to have brought intelligence, were announced mina attested in the most positive manner by a Sieu► Vinay, a physi cian, in one of the most frequented coffee-houses of the city. Hut the falsehood of these reports was soon made known. The Sieur Vinay was arrested and delivered into the hands of the King's Attorney. It is to he re marked, that these accounts were circulated in Lyons on the same day on which the official confirmation of the revolution of Piedmont was received, which was on the Sunday. On the 20th inst. a mach more serious effort to excite disorder than that at Lyons, was made at Urenoble. A report was spread, that a courier had ar rived with the news of the King's abdication; that the tai-coloured cockade had been hoisted, and the consti tution of 1791 proclaimed. The inhabitants quickly assembled in different parts of the city to confer to gether. A tai-coloured standard was hoisted tieneral Pamphile Lacroix put the garrison under arms. lln the approach of the troops the seditious dispersed. Several were arrested. One of them who wore a tri•coloureml cockade in his hat, was wounded by a sabre. Us the evening of the 20th tranquillity was entirely restored. We have just received intelligence, upon which we pledge our faith, that the most violent discussions have taken place in both Houses of Parliament at Hanover. The Ministers have been obliged to interpose the ltoy al Authority, and have dissolved the Chambers. Our Correspondent add!, that this measure is owing to the great difficulty felt by the King's Ministers to offer a satisfactory reply to the propositions made on the part of the Senate. He adds, that there exists a spirit among the middling classes, which looks with anxiety to the abolition of time privileges of the Nobility. There reigns through the whole country, to use his words, •' Die hochster spammeg" (the highest excitement.) Expectations is on the alert respecting Prussia. Prussian bonds have fallen 3 per cent. rc BILLS. The Dublin men arrived rhl afar/tie, state the feeling of the people there on the debate on the se cond reading of the Catholic Bill. So far as we can collect they are pleased with the success which bad hitherto attended the measure, though some parte of Bill were considered highly objectionable. " We ettas l l fcss," says 7%e Dublin Morning Post, " that we are no great admirers of the Bills in their present *hope. It is a question with ns, whether, if they be not con siderably altered, their passing would not be an evil as great, or greater, than the present system, bad as it is ; but we wish to see the matter discussed with due i deliberation, and in proper time. We wish for the en-1 biassed opinions of the Heads of the Catholic Clergy before the provisions which affect their Order, or the discipline of their Church, shall become a subject for Lay interference." The Dublin Reciting Post expresses similar senti ments; and adverting to the proposition of Mr. Croker relative to the provision for the ' 'atholic Priests, observes "the House may be assured that the Country will not listen to it fora tootneut—and that it will nut, for emo llient, he entertained by the Clergy. The Catholic Clergy are sufficiently well provided for already. The parish Priests are men, generally speaking, in good circum stances, and the Curates, we believe, are more com fortable than the similar class in the Established March. They derive their income from the good will of the people entrusted to their spiritual care. If their income be forced front their flocks, we will ven ture to say that they will lose, in • the course of 20 years, the wholesome influence which they now exer cise. It is, therefore, a question, which Protestant and Catholic, layman and Ecclesiastic, should join in deprecating." By an advertisement in those papers it appears, that a general meeting of the Roman Catholic Clergy of Dublin, was to be held this day at the request of the Reverend Dr. Troy, to take into coasideratioa the hills now pending in the House of Commons. Mr. O'Connell has published a lung letter iu disapproval of them. 'I lie Dulliii Peening' Post which calculated upon a majority of 29 or 310 in favour of the measure in the House of Commons, expects that in the House of Lords the majority will be greater. With respect to the Royal sentiments on the subject, it presumes to say " that his Majesty, being son aided by some Peer, his per• serial friend, as to his opinion, declared, that lie would nut interfere directly or indirectly ; that any Noble rd was at full liberty to follow the bias of his ewu nclination ; but that should the Bill pass both Houses of Parliament, he iron 41 hare great pleasure bighting it the Royal Assent." And in a subsequent paper, the editor observes, " we have to add, that we have re ceived a letter from a distinguished Member of Parlia ment, stating, that there is no doubt of the final tri umph of the cause—that this is the opinion of Mr. Plunkett himself—and that THE KIND WILL HIS ROYAL ASSENT IN HIS MAJESTY'S CASTLE OF DUBLIN." The occasion of Sir John Newport having moved the second reading of the Catholic Bill, was 114 ins to Mr. Plunkett's baring been recalled to Ireland,_ in cOnseitience of the alarming indispneition of his amiable wife. The Dublin papers of this morning state the fact of his recal, but mention no further par icolars of the condition of his lady. The royal yachts at Deptford are ordered to be fitted for sea, and to accompany his Majesty nn his voyage to Ireland. It is said his Majesty will em bark at Wigton, and proceed to Plymouth to view the Breakwater, anti thence to Dublin. The Earl of Fife, it is said, has been dismissed from his office in the Household of the King, and Lord Loraine has been appointed to his place, for the ho nest rote his Lordship gave in Parliament for the re peal of the Malt Duty Act. It is, indeed, lamentable to see the Royal authority converted to such uses by an Administration, who shew by this measure that even the personal friends of his Majesty must be sacrificed to their purposes, and fur an act too which will endear the Noble Earl to his country, as well as all those persons whose names are found in that majority. Extract of a letttr received by a tis-atlesuan is Norwich, dated Napl,.s, March Ist, 1 l "As I fear you will hear various unfounded reports as to the state of this city, I hasten to embrace the pre sent opportunity of a courier's departure for England, he inform you we are quite sate, and that up to the present moment not the slightest disturbance, or even the least appearance of it, has occurred. I went to the PAW-, merit the other day, when the Committee appointed IS: take into consideration the documents received from , Laybaeli made their report.—The business and arrang* ments of the House were tnost orderly, and the speeches of many of the orators very eloquent and energetic. As I soon as the report was read, the cry of Duerr* (war) was universal throughout the House, which was re-echoed by every individual present (and there was an immense munber of visitors, both foreigners as well as Neapoli tans,) and for some minutes no other sound was to he Such was the indignation felt at the infamous r i st i l i nds of Russia, Prussia, and Austria. " The Austrians anticipated the reply, and before they received it, their army was already in mo tion.—They are now within one day's march of Rome, where it appears they have fiat:ed.—Some think they do not feel themselves strong enough to ad ranee, whilst others are of opinioa negotiations are on toot between England and France and the Allies to pre vent war : certain, however, it is, they have halted.— It is said their army is not more than 30,1000 strong, whilst tile Neapolitan troops on the frontiers alone amount to 160,1M10. The greatest enthusiasm prevails amongst all classes of society, and it is curious to seethe flocks of peasants arriving every slay from the provinces, offering their services to I iorernmeut. A few slays since a large body of Franciscan Friars and Priests armed themselves at their own expense, and marched towards the frontiers. The passes in the Seapolitan states are very strong, and if the men are judiciously posted they may defy the Allies; in short, Austria appears to be , playing a dangerous game: her own troops think their amuse a bad one, and every one who has travelled in the ' North of Italy can testify . how dissatisfied the whole ' country under their dominion is. They only want an ' opportunity to revolt, and I hope it will be granted them. The old King of Naples is declared by the Par , liatnent to be a prisouer. " Notwithstanding all this fervour, do not be surprised to hear that Naples is in tha possession of the Anstrians•, if they advance, I shall expect them here by the lath instant. They do not appear at present to molest the ' post." One of the Brighton Safety Coaches (Newman's Patent,) on Tuesday afternoon, overturned near Patcham. rant : . " A ROYAL mar ro THE OPERA!!! TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. Sin—During my residence in Paris, (which by the bye was before the assassination of the Duke de Berri had made Dramas awful and ontiilows,) I was one morn ing, after breakfast, amusing myself with toy pencil, when an English acquaintance rushed into my apart ment, so s cerenionie, and all aghast, told me there was something drradfirl the mutter% down draw the pencil and np started I. Ile told me with frightful rapidity that all Paris was in commotion—that patrols were moving in every direction—that they were doubling the guards at all the palaces anti posts--that barriers were erecting at certain streets, and carriages not permitted to pas' them—and that t h e &titre.% visitors were flying in pursuit of each other in a state of consternation mil panic to ascertain what was tee matter. Both then, and on a former visit to that capital, of unexpected insurrection and instantaaeoas revolution —I had, in spite of amusements, suffered such inces sant anxiety anti apprehensiou fur any dear iit'orsty. that I Now gave myself up as lost. "Ali." said i, "at last!" As well as I was able, I scribbled a no's to a young Frenchman, in whom I had ciantitlenee, requesting him to come to tue immediately, and made the gentleman who gave me this, start my messenger. The moment I was alone 1 dew to " pactsing up" and to examine my cursed " rnssronw." Whilst was up to nay neck in soiled linen, in stept the tqo gentlemen. The young Frenchman eoutirmei tli description of fir Englishman, and seemed as marls deligked, as we were alarmed. "Do, for Uotl's sake, ' said I, " bring me word what's the matter," I actn• ally thrust them both out of my room. The dread of detention had so affected my spirits, I was unable to resume my rummage. I was in ac agony—l heard the cannonading—the tocsin. My betel was the hastile—the Cunciergeri. The wee: was the Place de them° I felt the gullotine. I hal almost worked my imagination up to frenzy, when I was again started by a loud noise on the stairs. IN bounced any two scouts in convulsions of laughte.. " Damn the old dogs," says Monsieur, flinging Lis gloves Oil the table. " The King's going is Opera." At twelve o'clock at noon, was Paris thrown iL • I confusion—put mailer martial loso—and the Englis' visitors frightened out of their wits, I.cause the desired, the beloved, Wu that evening going to the Opera!!! Happy tieorge the Fourth; the oily King ou earti. who has his liberty—if he chooses! ! ('evil-street, March 19, lAttl. J. B. • The Place de Grave is the square where the guitiot.:e performs its bloody executioas. LINES ON SIR FRANCIS BURDETT. [ln consequence convepience of a typographical erv'r in the forum impression. which materially affected the sense of the pa, sage, we winsert the following :1 In base restraint behold the Patriot lic— Nay what his crime I—(a nation's sympithy. In loud reply, proclaims the basest cause)-- He'd indignation al insulted Laws. ft* strwityjhr dimmer, he a plawtny-tweawt - . Let England's degradation tell the mil t - Auld stands he then dishonour'il—nt iattirwtrea ; Or soars his Roman spirit while drfem'd Appeals he to his country•—or his life };pent *gainvt corruption in one glorious strife ! life so splendid dazzles—mot appeals ; Ilia country• does not judge—but only ferN Newstone. March It. INV. J. C W . Saturday's Gazelle contains a Proclamation re specting the new silver coinage about to hr irsur.l. It is to consist of Frowns, Shillings, Sixpences and utter: smaller pines, called Maundy monies. The chief al terati ins in the devices is the substitution of the efh:y of his pr•sent Majesty's head, Mill of his titles in tl4_ place of those of his Royal Father. A letter dated Inland ship, spoke 23e1 Jannary, Is2l, has heen received in Glasgow from one of th. poor deluded radicals who were taken in arms at Ronnymnir. It mentions that they had readied Tenr riffe, and that nothing of consequence hid Lappeneti. All the party had gut their irons taken off a few days before the date of the letter, which utade their con dition more comfortable. There is a gentlest's?' u•t board who is going out to settle in the country, and he has promised to do as much as he can far tie: benefit 4.f those who conduct themselves with tlrce.te: and decorum. He and a clergyman are employed in teaching the felons to read, and in giving. the 's reli gions instruction, but they are bat little min4led b; the greater part. CORN Excu ►xna, MA acre 2f► --Our market was writ supplied with Wheat this morning, having good arrivals from Essex, Kent and Suffolk, besides a considerable quay , titv which remained over from last week's supply, and tl: demand for which, being exceedingly dull, sales wet., with difficulty effected, even of the finest qualitier, at t decline of 2s. per quarter, hut there was no demand li— the ordinary samples.—The arrivals of Batley was very large to-clay front Norfolk and Suffolk, as well as front the Western ports, which has caused a rednction of ft1:1 Is. per quarter ; on the finest samples, and the sales wer • very heavy at that abatement, for at the close of tl. market, a . large quantity remained indisposed of.-- Os. are Is. per quarter lower than on last Monday, and very heavy sale. In Watts and Peas no alteration. ENGLISH. s. d. Roil! Bran% SI Si I. 5. Wheat. Kent, and sex New 26 a Old at illek ditto US 14 Oats. Potstoe Ditto. Poland *2 R 4 Ditto. Feed l4 21 near. Per Sark 60 E. Rapeseed. per Last— 34 83 Foe sten. surpa Norf )11, (OW) Rye 3B 34 Barley l4 17 Malt 6O 63 White Peas. IN 30 Boilers. .. 34 IR Grey ditto IMPORTATIONS LAIR week. Wheat Barley Malt Oats Rye Betas 14.-‘ English....B4ll 10013 4183 HMO 13 4679 ft; ; Wheat, Anieriean.... 0 0 Darter Hakir, Nowt 3O 34 Hasbro' Red .lO 6. SMITHIIRLD MARKICT. MARCH 26.—Our Market, this morning had hot a toiddliag supply of all descripriwis of Cattle. Prima !lewd folly maintain last wegit's prices, but the inferior sorts are lower in price. lIIITH PI IMP. (To sink the aid ; per Stone of Slbt.) 4s. 0.1. to 30. (U. r %Tit.* AT Maitatt. Mutton.. 4s. 01. to bs. 01. f ROWS Veal .... as. Id. to Gs. 6L Calves Pork .... 4s. 01. to is. 041. Sheep and Lambs ..• 041. M. Mrs .) P p a t till i t,) . ea B Ttirsilayeidaftetrnoolniy inside and a nesr Porki Anib :::: 08 41 : : 4 1 i . I t : ( a: : g ot : : si pl i p e rs ep and Lainhs....l3o.lt . 0 HAT-MARILET.-111 Hay there is no material site•. rant girl outside sustained some hoists• ration in the price.--straw and Clover as per our its*. I r et the till. crP. 1.01 .1111 JTIJ .4ed ollfs I .11. , a • in , the ir As• I oir of 01 t i