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POLITICAL DISQUISITION.

ought to have been manfully avowed. In the mean
time the Ministerial candidate has withdrawn, and
Ministers leave the arena open to be contested between
the Whigs and Reformers. In this they have shown
that the lesson taught them by the event of the last
election has not been thrown away. They have acted
with judgment. Had they opposed gr. Hobhouse, they
would have ineared his election. As it is, of the two
candidates, they would much rather have Mr. lienli
than his tippoemt. and all their active friends will vote
fur Mr. Lamb. This ?imminence reduces a virtual
mutinies, io•twipois tlime . IWO -petrditew-itre trrristet.isl awl
the aristocratical—agairst the popular candithite ; and
Sir Frans Burdett s in standing forward en
conspicuously,
.as his patron, ratline than his friend,
gives currency to the kye-word, which the coalition
have talent up—that he wishes to make Westminster
his own close borough. This bye word, like many
others, will do math htinn, though it is an insult on
the common senst.of those to whom it it addressed ;
for how oats any WWI, %AO is not a blinister with u
host of dependent electors, and who stands on his popu-
larity alone, dictate to the city of Westminster, or
make it in the most remote degree like a close borough ?
How does lite;hold his influence, but at the free will of
a majority of the elec'ors ? Is he not therefore de-
pendent on them for his hifinenee—and will not the
breath of thoir nostrils, if they eltuse, deprive hint of
it ? Hawever inclined he may he, therefore, to become
so great a borou;li.holder, where is his power? But it
is not :he fully of this imputation which will prevent
its currency with men of a certain scale of intellect.—
Nevertheless, we hope, as the Westminster electors
are, from the advantages of their situation, without
trestle°, the most enlightened in the kingdom, that
the great mass will not in the long run be deceived by
this attach on their vanity ; nor have the weakness to
reject a candidate, not became he is ineligible, but be-
cause he is recommended by one of whom their euetuie
would fain make there jealous. They have shcwn too
ranch penetration before now to be caught thus, and
will make their choice, be it what it may, on rational
motives. The city which exalted itself so nobly by the
election of a Peomilly, cannot act otherwise.

PECUNIARY INDENINII'Y BY PRANCE TO
THE ALLIED POWERS.
DEFINITIVE ARRANGEMENTS FOR UE01.3411E0 r3c
MODE AND THE PERInDS OF PAYMENT OF THE;
LAST 100 MILLIGNR or FIiANCS, or THE PE-
CUNIARY INDEMNITY TO It PROYIDRD 11(
FRANCE.

ON THE, WESTMINSTER ELECTION.

It is certain, that nothing was a greater loss to West-
minster, to the people of England, nay, to humanity
itself, than the death of Sir Samuel Remaly. We are
now beginning to feel it. The Electors of Westmin-
ster never did then:seism: more huneur, then by their
choice of that great and good emu, and by the manner
of their choice. His worth would have re awe their
character, ael tkeir• eheiecter would have given ad-
&jarred weiele to his worth. Bat he is gone, and we
now begin to feel that he is. Westminster can find no
name worthy to fill the car after his Two young men
are propose,], who are justly deli; noted as novicee ;
end an old one, who, though very honest and upright,
is much too visitmery, too little of a pruetical roan, to
be of any Ude. He would, indeed, with the best he-
tentions, be worse than useless,--he would prove
eletrirneetal to the cause of rational Refiners,—Mr.
Hunt seas, he alone is up to Me mark.—Mr. Hunt's
commendation is itself a stigma : and the fact is,
Major Cartwright is much beyond the maik of any
Cuing that is either desirable, or, if desirable, that is
attainable. He would, indeed, be a good member for
these complainers by profession, who v.: MI to have
sumething to complain of, and whore freitices impor-
tance would melt away like mist, v.-ere the abuses of
the Constitution t., be remedied,—men who, like the
Lite Catholic Board, live. by complaining and having
reason to ceeplein. IVith respect to the other two
unttied men, who have nothing to offer hut professions,
they arc doubtless neither of them such as might have
Lecn wished. As, however, erne else start, the choice
lies between them. Now, uotwithstending the bungling
islolanatien of Mr. Hobbouse, which betrays the mean-
ing it was mean' to conceal, namely the abandonment
of the prite...4de of Universal Suffrage, it seems that the
electors toil best consult their own interests by choosing
him in preference to Mr. Lamb. His disav-,wal of the
piinciple of Universal Suffrage will be a recommenda-
tion to the electors, if not to the mob at the hustings,
there'.: his evasive manner of disavowing that doctrine
will cut ; tier it way any thing but manly, and may
fairly be cel:,l shu iinr. Had he distinctly said, that
he was not an advocate fur Universal Suffrage, hut for
the right of election being eetended to all payers of
direct taxes 01' a certain amount, or whatever is his
notion cei this head, he would have acted much more
ererleetly, as well as leddly. Mr. Lamb professes
•neeelf a Whig, and a folinwer of Mr. Fox—but might
not be asked, which set of principles of Mr.
x's he admired—those which that great orator
rQ of when in apposition, or those which he practise,/
witen in power ? The fact is, the IA hires as a party ace
essentially ariAocratie, and ought not to be supported
err rick by the peeple. Melly individuals who have
lelonged to them, such as Pomilly, have been most
worthy, and most deserving of support ; not as IlThigs,
however, bat on their own individual merits —even as
Remilly WAS himself. It was not his being a Whi,g
which bronght him in Ihr Westminster, 5,e his being
brace than a Whig,. Of individual merit Mr. Lamb
can beast nothing—for he has not been tried—and his
very professions only amount to this mysterious word
Illsiggiser, which the people. of Westminster witnessed,
in rBO5, meant a very different thing when its erofni-
sirs were Right Honourab!e, ken what it did when
t ley were only men of honour. Mr Hohhouse is for
an extension of suffrage something short of universal,
and for Parliaments of as short duration as two years,
er shorter. Notwithstanding the loceish verbi nee and
evasion of his declaration, this is its meaning ; and it
seems a very good meaning, though, we repeat, it

Existing, circumstances having rendered it ne,e,cnry
to seak the means of diminishiq„o, as much as po::::i1:10
the ut-iss Of the Inscriptions of Reut-s, on the Go_at
Book of the Public Deht of France~ which may im-
medirely be brought into the market at Paris, it has
been agreed as Fxlinws :
Art. t . The insciip.ion or 6,i15,94}F. newt's,
made over b FrallC2 to the Courts of AuAtria, Grp at
Britain, Prassia, and Russia, conforinah!y to-the oat
Article of the Convention of the 9th of October, 1131 R,
sliall remain in deposite in the hand; of the Commis-
sioners of the said Courts, till the I,tli of June, M.O.
In consequence, the Co.-itraCt eaten:it into htft,reen the
Courts of Austria, Gr.iu Britain, Prust-ia, and Russia,
awl the Houses of thipe and Coinpany, and Baring,
and Compazie, Plr the rritiizAtioa of the capital of the
said iii:,cr+tiun of Renter, is cuiridered as null and
void.

In trirsuan:-.i• of tli- .11) bye A flick, the in-.
seription of 2,205,814 f. the four Special Com-
missioners hurl remitterl on the 2d of Occ..mihcr, 1818,
to the houses of Hope and Cu., and Baring, Brothel-4,
and Co., in execution of the contriet of sale abrve
mentioned, shall be returned by these sane banking-
houses to the four Commissioners, who will return to
them in exchange their engagements for the same value.
The said inscription of 2,•405,314f. shall be transferred
by the Royal Treasury of France, and shall be united,
under the lames of the four Sisecial Commissioners, to
the inscription of 4,410,630 f. which remains in their
hands.

Art. 3. On :he Ist of June, IE2O, France shall
remit to the above awned Courts, in exchange for the
above-mentioned Inscription of 6,615,944 E of Rentes.
Bone of the [Loyal Treasury, for the sera of 100,000,0i;0
vf frames v•-tka-saill. Baum lieu* per
cent., payable in nine months, in cps' portions, ficcia
day to day ; to commence the let of j..anc, 1820, aal
to finish the let of Nlarch, 1821.

The two first thirds of these Bons shall not be
nemniable ; but the last third may be negotiated from
the period of the Ist December, 11140.
Art. 4. The Commissioners of tke courts e Austria,
Great Britain, Prusia, and Russia, wlil receive the ar-
rears of the said Bente of 6,6/5,944f. inscribed, with
interest from the C. 21 of September, 1818, which will
fall due from that day until/ the lit ofJunie 18V), in-
clusive, on which day the successive remittances will be
paid to the parties interested.
Art..s. It is agreed thatthc above arrangements shal
not interfere with those conelL.le.l between the French
Government and the above ruentiontA houses, Hope &
Co., and Baring, Brothers, and Ce., nor with the me-
ciitications which may be given to them by.virtue of the
present arrangement.
Art. 6. It is agreed that at the period of the negoti-
ation of the last third of the Bons which shall he placed
rat t:x disposal of the Courts of Austria, Great Britsir,
Prussia, and Russia, in pursuance of the 3d Article cf
the present arrangement, (provided that these Courts
shall he disposed to make use of this power,) the Fre„,h,
Government shall be informed thereof, and en the same
condition shall enjoy the preference of neg...tiatiag saris
Bons.
Done, in five parts. at Pari4, Feb 2, 1819.
(signed) I.E BARON 1)E VINCENT.
LE NIA RQUIS DESSOLLL.S.
CHARLF.i STUART.
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Sir William Curtis took his scat on Wednesday
evening in the House of Commons, as Member for the
liJrougli of Bleci,ingly. The Hon. Baronet's appear-
ance, after his late defeat, ex,itecl some cheering and
goo,l-nr.tured laughter from the Opposition B. aches,
which was met by loud cheering from the Treasury,
benches. Sir William's good humour did not desert
him he latiolied as heartily as any one else.
In consegnew e of the great increase of appeals to
the House of Lords, and the length .of time which
sonic have remained for4lecishm (upwards of six years I),
the Lord Chancellor has thrown eat the suggestion of
appropriating these days'in the Lords on these cases,
and the other three days in the court of Chancery. .

Madras Papers have arrived to the 3a of October in-
clusive. The state of affairs in • Ceylon is said to hare
greatly improved since the capture of-the Pretender and
;Lis Minister. In every 'province, the vople of alt des-
criptions were hasti ping to submit, and to gi vc the surest
proof of their sincerity•by the Surrender of their arms.
In the seven !Corlett, arms were brought in every day in
great abundance. In H6Wahrtte, where Capt. Cleathe
was so vigorously attacked, and his escorts so continually
annoyed, all hostility had nearly ceased ; an,l there was
every prospect of that province, the most rebellious of
all, being restored to tranquillity. In IVellvsy every
thing WA.; perfectly quiet. The new works at Parana-
gam were in great prgress. Sir W. Coke, LlaiefJustica
of the Sutireme Court in Ceylon. (lied at Trincomalee,
on the Ist ofSep'emher,ols mortificatien of the bowels.
Mr. 11. Byrne, Barrister at Madras, has been uppliuttd
his successor. The deaths by cluderri nwrlnea at Bombay,
tom the 17th to 3ist of August, amounted to 537. Its
ravages there, however, had comparatively ihutioished.
but the malady continued to spread on the Contiaent of
India.

A numerous meeting ,ff merchants, manufacturers,
and uth, rs, was held on. Thursday :it the t itr of Lr.o.
don 'Tavern, for the purpose rf taking into considera-
tion the neuesFity of petitioning Iltudiament, in order m
obtain an equaliza:inu of the Duty on Coals ; Mr. Al-
derman Wood in the Chair: when, after u very long
discussion, saverul Resolutions were pissed unani-
mously ; and PetitiDnat faunded upon them, to both
Houses, agreed to. Alderman Wood wits deputed to
present that to ate Common,.

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