The Statesman. — London, England, 1818-10-03 00:00:00

- . t potation of 574,818, and included Cologne, Cloves, and several other towns of importance. The Goo gregs of Vienna having determined to give Prussia a frontier on France, and extensive possessions along the Rhine, including, on both sides of that river, a population of 1, 700,000, Ail-la-Chapelle, or (as the Germans calls it) Aachen, once more became the utpkel of the Roer, which, together with the two ether departments on the left bank, that of the Rhine and Moselle, and that of the Saar, confers on the Prussian monarchy a population bordering on France and the Netherlands of 1,185350, inhabit. Ing a fertile country, industrious, manufacturing, sod commercial. These extensive possessions, which the Abbe de Pradt would call a continental colony, similar to the Netherlands wheo under the govern ment of Austria, are made up of portions of the late French departments of the Roer, the Rhine andilloMille s the Lower Masse, the Oulte s and the Scat. ~. , • FRENCH PAPERS. Panty, Sem' 99.—The King, yesterday, after Wes, received Lieut.. Generals and Marimbas's-de- Camp op the retired list, decorated with the Military Order of St. Louis. His Majesty, whose health is cosstdorebly emetsded, continues to transact business wit his Ministers, but does not to out. His Majesty has deigned to remit to the, depait. Meat of the Moselle a debt of 260,000 fr. which it had contacted with his Treasury. This sum will be put, to the credit of the 20 millions, and of 180 mil lions opened by, the law of the 28th of April, 1816. The King, moreover, grants to this department, a succour of 200,000 francs, which will be appro. p intent to paying the debts occasioned by the in vasion. Ale Majesty has permitted an individual at Dun. kirk, M. Dagneae, to give his name to a vessel, which he is now fitting ost in the harbour of Dun kirk for the whale fishery, and has also given him private encouragement, this being the first equip. went of that nature. Such enterprises have for their object to mope(' one of the principal branches of commatent industry once so prosperous, and for which we are now tributary to foreigners. It is to this fishery that the town of Dunkirk owes, in a great degree, its former splendour. In 1790, thirty. four vessels of every description sailed from this hat boor for the whale fishery. It is well known that mach vessels were an excellent school for sailors. The Interview between the Princes de Mettewich and de Hardenberg, continued for three days. We have bad occasion more than once to Combat that unhappy rage for the destruction of those ancient moninnersts with which an many illustrious feCoiit'C• !ions are associated. We have V OW more reason than ever to bring forward our complaints upon this subject. It seems that the tower of Vincenoes, which escaped all the fury of the Revolittinu, is now threatened with being razed to the level of the road of Ronde ' for the purpose of erecting platforms there. W e trust that this project will not be folly emanated, and that Government, which has directed Tepairs in other parts of this chateau, will arrest is tier this profane hammer. These repairs are coo teed to the gothic chapel: it will be ornamented with a marble monument, where the remains of the Doke d'Eoghlin are to be deposited, with an inscrip., tie% which will record his virtues, and the dreadful crime by which he was lost to his family and France. .(LaQuotidienne.) Tor several years there has net been "seen in Bev.. gindy so fine a vintage as the present. There will be more wine by a quarter than had been expected, and the quality of it is remarkably fine. A letter from Dijon, of September 26, says—" It is long since our vintage presented a picture so ant. Dated, so smiling, as it does in this year. Yesterday, the weather was delightful, and a great part of the population of the town adorned the hills, while the toads and paths leading to them were covered with persons walking, accompanied by an innumerable quantity of carriages. Some rural repasts scattered here and there increased the charm of the scene, and a perfect hilarity was pictured on the coontenences of the numerous performers who appeared in it. Five per Cum.— Monday 7“: 30c. Aix.LA-Cnaptu.s, Starr. 21.—1 t is said by some persons, that at the opening of the Congress an Offi cial Declaration will be published, announcing that no petitions or solicitations will be received that are not connected with the objects of this august I BMW r - 7r . - ~-- ''~--`: ~r-~- THE STATESMAN. LONDON: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1818. Meeting. It appears to be certain, that the evacuation of France will be the first object of the - Congress, and it is supposed the discussion of it will not take op ouch time. The Emperor Alexander will preserve the strictest incognito daring his journey, and will only stop at B er lin an d Weimar ' • and it is believed that he will arrive at Aiz.la-Chapelle the day before that on which it was reported he would come: We expect here the celebrated Alexander de Humboldt, who was to have set oat from Paris for London, and come bore from the latter place. AUGSBURG, Sul. `2o.—Oar Public Journals an. nuance, that the following subjects will be deliberated upon at the Congress of Aix-la-Chapelle, exclusive of the evacuation France, viz. The arrangement of the relations between the German States. 2d. A definitive decision respecting the differences resulting from certain territorial arrangements in Germany.- 3d. A Mediation to arrange the disputes between Swzdrn and Denmark, respecting Norway. 4th A Mediation to arrange the differences between Spain and Portugal. bth. A concert of Powers on the sub ject of the affeire of South America. If there is any confidence to be placed in these statements, the Con gress most of course last mach longer than has been hitherto supposed. It is said, besides, that England will make some other propositions. BRUSSELS,SEPT.2S.—AnAntwerp Paper announces, that notwithstanding the resolution adopted, of stop ping the exportation of potatoes for a time, the price of these articles of consumption is still high, which must be attributed to the manceevres of speculation ; but the vigilance of the Police will soon detect such shameless forestallers, and inflict upon them a proper punishment. MADRID, Szor. 15.—His Majesty has granted to t Magistrate of Montelland, a medal bearing an in scription, tort* with au exemption lion) all mint- (Sped) " F. MILMAN." - .`° THE STATESMAN . - _ -----,7 _ 1 . cipal charges for sit years ; .i se also a sum of 250 Ministers. Bei the nature of the Plot is not men. francs to each of fourteen peasants, and 80 francs tet boned, nor the object which the Conspirators were each of three soldiers, with leave to depart from set• vice, if he chose it, for their u nited and s p irited ro- supposed to have in vie w . If a Plot ezisted ,it does not appear that any of the Nobili t y. took part in it. It is listeners of a depredating band near the villsge ,of INAND maybe hated hy Mozon. Such encouragement is necessary to pat • tootrue l that however much Feat) stop to the encreasing °ember of robbers. the People, he has many partizans among the Nobility. Oar Gazettes are extremely barren of news.— Not that he possesses the affection of the Grandees, They contain nothing but an account of transactions leech things of very but his despotism secures th eir own, and guards of many months ago, and other little importance. They tell us tha t Insur g ents ap. their ancient and exclusive privil e g es a g ainst the den pear in every {tart, of the Vice-Royalty of Mexico, ger of constitutional innovati ons. The cause of the and that when taken they are pu nished severely. banished Ministry'd misfort unes we p resume to be The King has sanctioned .the decoration of the the odium which M. GARAY'S new plans of finance Fleur-de-Lis to many individuals, which was grant. ed them by his Most Christian Majesty; for which, had excited among the Cle r gy , whose revenues they went to diminish, and the utter incapability of the each has to pay a sum of 500 francs into the Trea-. Ministers to supply the demands of the State and the sury, according to the last decree on finances. ittects, Sr,r. 4 . — T he consummation of the privileged orders. • The clamours of the Monks and marriage of the Princess Louisa Charlotte, daughter Friars were to he silenced, and, above all, a divi of the Prince of Calabria, with the Infant Don Fran, deed on the Consolidated tales was approaching, and coil de Panne, has been put off till the return of the no fonds were prepared to meet it. The disastrous King from his journey to Rome. At that time the m the equinoc- state of the Royal cause in A merica must have also Princess will have nothing to fe ar fro trial tempests, and will embark a t Na p les for Basco- _Al_ ry. been another cause of the downfal of the Mi Ist lone ; she is only fourteen years of age. This misfortune, which is not justly attributable to The King will go to Sicily in the course of the any of the persons who base been hurled from their year 181 e, accompanied by the Ministers, Medici situations, though the Cadiz ezpeditinn has lan and Tomrnasi. lie will remain there from five to guished in their hands, the new Ministers must be six months, and will watch over the es tablishment of cleverer men than we take them for if they repair.— ' the new Administration. The Sicilians begin to be convinced that a good A Morning Cotetnporary asserts round l y , that Administration ought to precede any kind of Con- the generality of the People of Old Spain are strongly 'Motion. The King has directed to be employed on in favour of the war for the recovery of the South the service of the roads and bridges considerable American provinces ; and it may be a charge against sums accumulating some years for that purpose by a the late Administration that they did not obtain the direct cootribution. The King is to grant large as sistance to restore the buildings of th e cit y of Catania, interference of Great Britain in behalf o f the Mother] in Sicily, destroyed by the last earthquake. Country. If "it is and ever has been the wish o The robber that had stolen the casket of the the Peninsular Spaniards, one and all, to reduce the Duchess of Parma, at Baden, it is said, is one of the Independents," if " the cause may be termed as domestics of the Duchess. the side of Old Spain, as it is on, GAUD (NETHERLANDII), SEPT. 25. At seven p o p ular a one on that of the South Americans," it is really very o'clock, yesterday morning, a quantity of powder was put into a mill lately constructed in the commune surprising that the Peninsular Spaniard f their should do of Wettesen, on the Escant. Scarcely had the horse so little to accomplish the recovery oright* made one round, when the powder caught fire, as, it over the provinces, cud that the interference of is supposed, from the friction of the stones, aid 4 Great Britain and other Foreign Powers should violent explosion took place. Three workmen were be represented as so necessary. So far from bi ke the mill at the time, and they, together with the horse, escaped unhurt. The mill was not injured, stirring themselves as in a popular war, the Spanish and the only effect of the explosion was the removal People :mettle take no interest whatever in the of the tiles from the roof, which were scattered about success of orßoyal cause, and the lazy Grandees in fragments. , ,m,.0 and fat headed Priests, whose caus e it reall y is, lie VIE m NNA, SEPT. 16.—The Archduke M an wallowing in their pampered opathy, crying out to d'Este set out, the day before yesterday, for Eng land., accompanied by Col. Wmber. His Imperial JUPITER to come and help them. The late Ministry, Highness proposes to return in six months. we have seen from their Memorials to Foreign Courts, have not been remiss in pressing the South Americas contest and, bis Most Catholic Majesty's claims tot support ujen the attention of his Foreign Allies —lf the latter are riot althogether mad as well as blinded by their prejudices, we suspect that Messrs. CAS SAIROJO, HIMAS, and CISNEROS, will not be more successful in their applications to this effect than their predecessors. We certainly cannot augur any thing favourable to the cause of freedom either at home or abroad, from what we are told of the new Ministry. The Marquis de CASSAIRII.IO, the new Prime Mini ster, was once Secretary of the Marquis nu. C•seo, when Ambessador at this Court, and afterwards Mi. oister Plenipotentiary both in the United States and at the Brazils. He was appointed by the first Con stitutional Regency to be Prime Minister, which he declined ; and he was lately one of the Councillors of State to his present Majesty. The new Minister of Finance, HIRAI, occupied a subordinate situation under the late Minister, M. de GARAY. Ge. neral CISNEROS, the new Minister of Marine, was one of the last Viceroys of Buenos Ayres, and lately principal Commander of the Navy at Cadiz. The Courier says, " from the character of the indi *Wools composing the new Cabinet, there is every reason to expect very decisive, liberal, and unequi. vocal measures." This is a curious combination of words. We cannot look for much liberality from a Cabinet where Priests and Grand Inquisitors are the governing Members. Of decisive measures we have, indeed, bad a specimen. The most important point to be ascertained, with regard to the present change, is the bearing which it may have upon the great question between Spain and the Colonies. — Nothing can be more beneficial to the cause of the Independents, than that. the pretensions of Spain should be urged with that 66 firmness" which is I ascribed to the Marquis.. On the other band, it will lead to the more speedy exhaustion of her resources, by fitting out expeditions on a scale far exceeding her competence to sustain ; and, on the other, it will stimulate the colonists, whom mildness and modera l Lion might hive divided, to unite with heart and hand in resisting their aggressors, in the confident expectation that the conflict, however sharp, will be but short, and that it will terminate in the triumphant consolidation of their freedom and independence. --....--_ The Congress at Aix-la-Chnpelle has now assem bled, and speculation is busy as to the matters which are to form the subjects of its deliberations.— , We give in another place various particulars of the arrivals at this scene of political bustle and intrigue.l They appear to form a rare assemblage, somewhat, it seems, in the style of our humbler but equally po pular Bartholomew fair." Emperors, Kings, Princes, Ambassadors, Diplomatists of all kinds, Mar shals, Governors, Generals, Grand Crosses, Che valiers of all orders down to that of industry, para• sites, buffoons, and boxers, restaurateurs from Parts, and haberdashers from Constantinople, serene's!' from Paris and Dresden, bankers , from London and Vienna, and gamblers from all the world."—. This is the motley assemblage to which we are now to looli, for events to " enliven Europe."-- TO CORRESPONDENTS. •,,• Timotrnv TRUMAN'S Second Letter upon the Situation if the Lhboaring Classes leas been received, end will be given on Monday. PRICK OF STOCKS THIS DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK , Bank Stock 5 per Cent. Navy 105 i 3 per rent. Red. India Rondo Si) p 3 per Cent.Coneulr 754 Long Ann. 34 per Cent. Kachequer Kith 17 19 p Loosele for Acc. 7544 thallium Si dir. 4 per Cent. • _ THE QUi.EN. The Bulletin of her MAJESTY'S health issued this morning is to the same effect as that published yes• talky. It is as follows : " Kew Palau., Oct. 3. " The Qv Etis has had several boors sleep. but the symptoms of her himarries disease do aot appear to have been relieved by it. Her MAJESTY, on Thursday, again slept the greater part of the night ; and, as throughout the preceding'day she had been free from pain, it was hoped Elie would have derived some advantage from the repose. The hope, however, was not realized, for the Physicians, on visiting the Chamber of their Royal Patient, at eight .'clock in the morning, found no alteration whatever in her general state. Towards the middle of the day, her MA,ISTY WAS again moved into the room adjoining her chamber, and she took a slight repast there at five o'clock ; but up 10.1 late boor no variation in her Minh bad taken place. , 'the PRINCE REGENT reached the Palace pone-' tually at his usual hour of half-past five o'clock, when the Physicians made their report of the state of her MAMMY to his Royal Highness, and directly af ter Sir HENRY Hamm) left the Palace for Windsor Castle, to be present at the Monthly Council. The PatrrcE afterwards visited her MAJESTY and the PaixcEssrs, and after remaining with them till about half-past six o'clock, his Royal Highness returned to Carlton-House to dine. The private accounts from Madrid and Paris coo. firm the statements we gave yesterday of the Knots lion which has taken place in the Spanish Ministry. The mode of dismissal appears to have been borrow. ed from that neighbouring model of legitimate autho rity, the Court of Algiers. Messrs. PISAIIIIO, GARAY, and FIGARRO, may think themselves very harshly treated; but if they know any thing of the power and disposition of the Holy Brotherhood of the luquisitioe, who govern the mind of the Virgin's petticoat maker, they may hug themselves In being allowed to wear their beads la their exile. Various causes are assigned for , this event. Some letters as sert that a Conspiracy bad been discovered, at the bead of which stood the Queen aid the three banished • 4 114 ** . -4tJt. ; It A _llO Their situation and modeslf practice may be dbrer ent, like their appeamiik but we suppose thei;` 6.. jects are the same. Seli:lnereat4one is tbeliga r. -. ing policy. The copioasounts of the iltretial ca tc t that has been taken to p ide for the Royal Sove reigns, show that it will not be the fault of their purveyors if their Majesties do eot pass their time comfortably. . The French Journals have reached us to the 30th alt. The health of the King of Fastace is re.esta., blished„ and be continoes to transact bosi ,, ess with his Ministers. His Majesty has remitted a debt dee by the Department of the Moselle to the Royal Treasury of '260,000 francs, and has, besides, granted to that Department a further sum of 200,000 francs, for the payment of debts incurred in consequence of the invasion of France by the Allied Army. Some Sovereigns, whom we could mention, are not so sensible of the duty of paying and remitting debts._ The 5 per Cents. were 75 f. 80c. on Monday. Yesterday Parliament was further prorogued, by Royal Writ, to the 12th •f ; November, pursuant to the notice previously given in the Gazelle. The LORD CHANCELLOR was not present. Whither Pao• liament will meet for the dispatch of business on the day for which it new stands prorogued, most de pend upon the state of the QUEEN'S health. Io the ' event of her MAJESTY'S demise, it will devolve upon the Legislature to transfer the care of our yens. ruble Sovereign's person to some other Member of the Royal Family. The Archduchess MARIA LOUISA bad about 400,000 francs of annuities inscribed in the Great Book. In consequence of the law of 1816, she was deprived of this inscription, and it was transferred to the Treasury. It is said that Baron ST. VINCENT, the Austrian Minister, having entered into a negacia. tion on this subject, the inscription has been replaced in the name of the Archduchess. The Archduke MAZIMILIAN D'ESTE of AUSTRIA set out from Vienna on the 10th ult. for England, accompanied by Col. WcSsea.--His Imperial High. ness proposes to return in silt months. The LORD CHANCELLOR has appointed JAMES Bos. wst.r., Esq. and THOMAS Gctrt, Esq. Commissioners of Bankrupts, in the room of Wm. °exit and Wis. Holm, Esqrs. The alteration in the amount of Stock purchased by the Commissioners, from a Hew arrangement, w ill not take place until the 10th just. when they will commence buying 40,0001. more Stock per day than they did lest quarter. It is said that Col. FARVIER against wheat Gen. CANUEL brought an action of calumny, respecting the Lyons affair, is about to enter into the Ressian service. Col. FAavite, under the Government of BONAPARTF, was employed with success to S mkjoit to Persia. lle is well, acquainted with that country, and, it is believed, that it is particularly with anew le profiting from his knowledge in this respect, that be le taken into the service of Russia. Lord HOLLAND, who has been confined with t Mere fit of the gout, we are happy to state, is much batter. The Marchioness of ITuNTLY has distribute:l, through the hands of a Geetleman in Aberdeen, NI. among the most useful public charities in that place. A 'Gentleman in London has also directed the sum of 1801. to be distributed among the public charities of Aberdeen in consequence of the calamity brought span them, by the self elected Magistrates now rein. stated in power. MARRIAGES IN BENGAL.—By an Act of Parlit anent, passed in the last Sessions, .marriages soles nixed by Minister' of the Church of Scotland in tit British territories is India, aroma& as legal, and o Om same force, es those solemnited by Clergymen the Church of England. But lone, or both of thl persons so married, must previously prove that the; are members of the Church of Scotland. GABRIELLI, formerly one of the most celebrate singers in Europe, is still alive in Italy, audit' nearly reached her 90th year. Madame BELLGAR, who makes her debut at Ne Drury, this evening, was, previous to hit marriui the Miss MORTIMER, who sung at Bath and tl King's Theatre, about four years ago. • Mr. S. KEMAL; it seems, is almost constant employed in examining the dramatic piles of MSS. t offering of neglected authors, whose works, if pr psrly brought forward, might have been gratifying the Public, and beneficial to the Theatre. A cask, belonging to the whip London, swig foe 'by Captain Peestivcr,-at the. arty al Gentgf , of nu on the 20th March, who has brought the cask +hill lon his return from Davis's Straits. The Lnutlon v left in April, 1817, in tat. 614. 101.. 57. and street was picked up in floysound, a narrow pass at Orkney Islands, in a perfoct state, tint enti:ely cot ed with grass. It seems difficult In ascertain whet' .the set of the titles, or long pi evaleoce of vrete winds (sometimes for nine months together), I drifted toe cask the gre-t distance of 1400 rn;lor eleven months, or about four mile; a day, anti in I age of discovery may he deemed worthy of furl • enquiry. Notice has been given to the owners of the his! recently destroyed by tire at Sheerness, tiro they not to be rebuilt, a, the ground will be %%anted completing the new works carrying on there in (dock-yard. The celebrated Abraham Thornton has arrive this town, for the purpose of emigrating to United States.—( Liverpool Courier) 'Lord Ebriegton met with accideot Fri last, at a staphunt near F,ernington, in Devoil 4 by his horse falling, by which hts Lords% ip rece some serious bruises, and had one of his elutes lently strained. '1 he Earl of Fortescue and Si, Chlchester, who were parties in the chase, intm ately pfrocured surgical aid, and his Lordship is fair way of doing well. It is said, that a plan is. under comideration, making drains in Calcutta, which will tend mat to the health of that city.