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No. 545.—V0i.. XI.

SUNDAY, JULY 19, 1818.

Paws 944.

POLITICAL DISQUISITION.

REPORTED CON'SPIRACY IN FRANCE.

CEY LOS.

ON THE VIEWS RECOMMENDED BY SIR FRANCIS

A private letter from Paris, dated July 11, gives the
following details respecting the plan of the late I.7l:rit.
Royalist Conspiracy, but of which the Paris Jourials
still continue to preserve ih silence :—" On Wednesday
the 24th of June, on the rising of the King's Council
at St. Cloud, the Ministers were to be seized by a de-
tachment of the horse grenadiers of the Ist regiment of
La Roche Jacquelain, and conveyed to the fortress of
Vincennes. A part of the 3d Regiment of the Guard,
Colonel &miller de
.Saterignu s. nett a part of the 2d
Swiss Regiment, were to be posted in eatClo/1 WI the
road from Vincennes to St. Cloud. About 5,090 men,
composed of Garies-dit-Corps, Vendcans, the old Royal
Volunteers, &e. were to assemble at the same hour in
the Place du Carroesele with a countersign, whence
they were to march to difkrent predetermined points,
and proceed to armee and carry off a certain number of
the public functionaries The insurrection troops were
to I,e, commanded by Generals C— and D—, as.
sisted by several superior ofil.7ers of the Guntd, whose
names circulate in public, but which I refrain from
mentioning, in order to avoid the risk of injustice or
error. Among the princistel leaders of the plot (who
were not to act in a military eapacisy) are mentiotuel.
MM. de ll—, brothers, de V—, de C—, ae
I—, de P—, de T—, a, V—, and several
others who occuppy a high rank in the state. On the
first part of the plan brinen carried into eftect, hail the
King, whose courage and firmness ofaharacter is known,
rethsed to size his abdicatinn, it is raid that it was then
the inteatilei of the esenSeriaters to proceed a la Paul
preanicr. General Canuel was to be Minister of War;
General. Donalieu;- Come.ander of the Division of
Paris ; M. de Chateauleriand; Minister for Foreign
; M de Villele, Minister of the I ntsrior e M. di
Breges, Minister of the Marine ; M. cis: Fitzjamee,
Minister of the King s Household.; M. dc Is Bourdon-
naye, Minister of the Police, &c. Stich is the inthrtua-
Hen which I have been Ali t° cbilect trout ;the best
sources on this eeriness: nsph:a►y ; however, as I hare
already said, fdo not pretend-to goarenteensw of the
details. flad'a plan don-Mita, 'to absui'll, Seen
successful ;tthe first steps of its se:es:aloe, it is certaia
that the triumph of the rebels would-soot liaise lasted
1.'4 hours. This is a salitevident truth ; and is con-
viction explains that perfect security which is muni-
&gel by all classes of citizens, even en the 'Change,
where the public funds have not ceased to riso con-
siderably."
Another letter, dated Paris; July IS, says:—" The
investigation of the charges of conspiracy is carried on
with great activity, under the special direction of M.
Bellert, Proeureor-General, who, in bade cases, is in-
vested with discretionary power- The persaus arrested
are still confined au secret.' Among the person: cited
to appear, in order to be interrogated, urn mentioned
Marshal du Cutup, Mon de 'Chnusigney ; Baron de
Vietnenil ; Skutt Porsson, formerly -Commissery-Ge- ,
nerel of the Police at Marseilles ; Marteuville, the
dramatic author ; Cana dos:Latour d'Auvcrgne; a
Secretnry of M de Vitrolles, Ise. All General Canners
oarers have been eeixed, mid are. with the proofs of his
night, in the hands of the legal authorities. Some
say that he is gone to La Vendee. others pretend that
he has eecaped to Switzerland along with Gen.ral
Dm:adieu. It IV-68 yesterday reported that the Pro-
t:unser-Cie:tend blot
.been authorized, by an express
toiler of his Majesty, to issue citations for the appear-
ewe of Illtron do Count de the Duke
de F Viscount de Count tic l'—, Co-
ionels La It--, Se—es—, 141 and several
others. What is Meet worthy of eemark is, that public
opinion' reeeirils the authors ot`this machination with
so much esestampt,. that they are less the objects of in-
dignation than of comp.: ;siou, and that they. never
were able tasnositheventer a moment the least ierious
.urseasiness." •

LL'l DLI

Elan sr:. OP A LETTER, DATED rrn. 21.
The Candlian ho•iness bears a worse aspect than ever, end
directly falsities the delesive statements which have been la-
serted in the Colombo Gut,tre. The insurrection is 110 longer
confined to the right hank of the Mahavilagan:ta ; it has
broken ont in the Dambitia, which is en the lett batik, and the
rebels matte their appearance in considerable force nt (Rode.
;comma, in neurally, a place near lianieraw `.seat, on the
Battelle side, st this II) or 12 nit .efruiu Cawly. Lady Rene -•
rigg is expected at Columna in two or three days. nitatich4
was soddenly reinforced last night ttad three des hel,o.e,
Amerapura, *Welt lamear Canly, this side,was 31,0 strenzi.i.
toed from this get ;son. We have only about two hundred
,of the 83d at Colombo: all tke 'epoys and slalays aro guile,
(wbieb we think a very despot ate resource); or.! rs hay.;
keen rerchicitte cress nil the Gee Alalays, eel) to arm and
enthody them. We understand, that tomMirs Get ire
contain the proclamation
_of the Mal linl law in the Mc)
trots newaktty and Tombe.a) in the Candian comitiy.
We have sent the nevrseapets to England regularly, as•se:;
I hink 'nine day or other they will snow the system of tad,: -
presentation rtirsneol in very glarieg colliers ; it is scared..
possible to believe tiny ene at any time coni.l have thong: t
the rebellion partially in the disturbed d'istriers, (Jr
that it was eonfined to one chief'. or a few Head me I. and that
it was not sericus and not likely to last tone, or t;il,e m,ich
trouble : but on reading the Co?omilo f•orttle from the first, it
will h' foited thnt This is the jets which it wishes the world
to take of the nia!ter. What sort of story will he sent honed
to Ministers we know not , hut it they hear the testis, ;bey
will see tkat the business is not so trifling, anti that eYnn' the
security of our old troreessions may he shaken by what I, now
only baginMue: 'fhe .4iteseitt plan of eJoiluetitig the war, by
wi ()Dna from all the garrisans, and scattering
theM in ()await, or the disturbed provinces, leave us open to
any attack the Candians may choose to make arm our,
reocaless population, their villages. and fields. flierc i.
noili;ile a: this moment to prevent the Cissuli.ois from laying
waste and tls stioving every village between Colombo and
Mature, or, indeed:ley other part cf the i•lanil. The sysfee;
of fire and sword has produced no e:net the mina f
the Caudians ; we shoeill think it It is tended to exaspera e
them, and to breed a detei ntiiirti hatred ae"aireat the Britis•i
mime. We are cut satisfied that the people stand ht that
situation towards the British (So? eminent W:ill41 ens j11.(Ily
such me:Mores; irmayrensonailly be: (totalled whether ointl,.e
lite prevent qualified aeccittanco of their count y, we are so
dscidedly entitled to Ilse ollexiance of thin peoplo, as to pr_
nish their reabanuee In our entletikry in the saute way as f
thee Itedneneet owneol any esker liteserseinent but three ov
the pnfiry of-theasensare-is toore,clooslstial,aml tlic justice , f
lefriging own fur nheyiug Cams. Chiefs ( who w „odd Jo the Sao e
to them if they did not obey them) seems almost as ghest,cr.
able tet 'euring a soldier for ohc!iug his officer. Iliere is
a treat want of lioliry (the result of great i,toorance, ate
iorlilied to think) iu not making the distinction bet a cot to.'
people and the heed awn. If we had eves any chance of (,:.-
titioinz a footing in the country, it certantly must have Wash
by attaching thin body of the people to es Ly the means of
conferring upon them senteth:tig like cisil Ilbery and pro-
tection against their owe eppiessols, weir heat: nice. But
our present plan is to hang and shoat them wherever they are
seen or l'ournt, in caves, or paddy fields, or in the jungle,
armed or unarmed, old and young.
Frit:cane'
Accoouts were received last • tialf, that Lieutenant
M owarille hiss been attacked three miles of Cindy
the communication heteen Case_ apd Triacomale is cut off.
A despatch came yesterday ei Jaffna: there are only about
200 n.u.i 'bN Alti 1.41. %iv r'ClaUf Cady; Lis dflaCilaleat is at a

TIM Speech of Sir Francis Burdett It the celebra-
tion of his election, is swell worthy of attention—not
for its orational merits, for they are much inferior to
that vcry eloquent harangue of Mr. Canning at Liver-
pool, which it attempts to answer, but for the decla-
ration which it contains of the views of this leader of
Reform. The Whigs, as a party, have grievously in-
jnred themselves, and, we will add, the people too, by
that dereliction of principle which they showed in 1806,
when they succeeded to power. They lost ail popu-
larity, and with the confidence of the people they lost
the power cfserwing them, and of being; formi.loble-to
the Pittites. The Reformers separated from the Whigs,
and shewed mare hostility to them than to the friends
of Ministers. This elevated Sir Francis Burdett hot*
much too undisputed a sway among them. The late
election for Westminster will be found to have ended
ery much to remedy a state of things, which divided
the sulrocates for liberty, to the advantage oi,:y of the
Administration end of their ft,llowers. The West-
minster ch.clovs (we do 11Gt speak of the niAbefure
the hustings) have shown of w::ai discrimination such
a popalur body and thezeiZtre of what good
materials we might expect the I louse of-Conn:ions to
be composed, were its members all chosen--not by uni-
versal suffrai;e, hat by the middling classes, like the
IVestminster Members. Mr. D. Kinnaird hart some
pretensions, but he was obviously to be brought in by

Sir Fr.incis, Mil the electors very properly rejected him
when seek a man as Sir Samuel nomillywas his corn-
, petitur Drisjur Cartwright was with equal disorimina-
tiah not chosen. as being too old to fight that battle
which the young will find it hard to win. The f runt
also was not only rejected by the electors, but sem-lied

also by the mob themselves. I-lad such a man beenat
any censiderahle height on the poll, it wotild have done
the greatest injury to the vitae of popular elections,
by justifyiag the. ciearges brought against theirs by the
opponents of reform ; but :lie contemptible utiunrity of
this man, and the scorn with which he was treated at
last, decidedly refete those charges. Sir S. Re nilly
is cf the best moral among the Whigs. He is not a
mere party man, like neee of thorn, but one of - the
tecst benevolent heart, and comereheusiee views ;
suit a man is a host, and is, as he ought to be, at time
head of the poll. Sir Franeis Berdett's faithful ser-
vices merit the decided neekerity he has bad, notwith-
standing his wild % unhorsed sutrrage and
bal:at. From th' • rs to recede, nod we
rejoice at it. L • ate towards his eel-
leagee—let of reform, in the spirit
ef his speech, no; p. • leery, Lit praclicaVe
o)jects ; and whatev hate* opinions each may
entertain, let atl u in obtaining what al desire,
seine referm in tie repres2..auttion in Parrament. This
is the only conduct which can teitain succee.e and the
recommendation of t'aie line of coedect, wheel! is the
result of the *Wein tug Westminster electors have
elieern in the chnioe of their r.:presetiutives, is the
wisest counsel that has tiverfellea from the lips of their
Chentrion.

13 sxx Tut: r vs.—By an Act of Parliament, -.; :
March 1:0, 18:S, idle circulation of this species off :t-
-reocy is to cease front and sifter the ithacy of .11,;: •
that is, front the 6tlrailhe present month ; aril ',it
persons making payment m-the same, from and aft• .-
that per:,xl, " ess•ept for paynibut arm- tuxes, r:.'.,..•.
or duties, under tLaAmanagement M: the 'Commis-40w- •.:
for Atfairs of 'Laze., of the ConAissinnersmf (..1.• -
toms or Excise, or St aps in Great Brit, .t, or of ar. ,
postage, or in the pirchase of any stamped •!i) ,r. or i.l
the payment of any rent, by the tenants of ; lamb,
tettements, nwssuagea, or herelitaments in ti Re:-
tain, or of an:, parochial or otlry.r public rate, etc.. 1-1
raN\
payment to4my banker or bankers, or any eoal
in
' carrier, é to any other pt rstin or persons whornsocm..,
for tharpurPose of sack dollars or tokens being trans-
mitted ..
to the b:utk of Eitglauj.- are lialia to the pe-
nalty of five pounds for evoy 1:0_,) so paw I: is ..i•Liu
. proper to observe, that the priviiti.ze ulpayitig- them for
taxe,, 8:c k to remain in forafor one year on!}-, . •
nslaionli2lirvo'cjl:Sl).lf:';l:l:: I't i 9, when all nerciations untie:
~ .k,•: Alai! erase.
From an &Loki:, i:: thr. .41r,,rwine 24tring, we must
infer, that the !i;:h.k.,•rs whiu'i ‘vi;l be taken into consi-
deration at t:i., approaching t 01'41'eNS are likely to be of
prodigious estillint and importance ; iii fact, they must
oomprehent if the German paper be well intnued,
discussions and negotiations upon every thin- that can
be dis7:a...c.ai aiad negQ4ated rel.:llse ;3 E ?
a..„-Tra.,.. r.
litio.

Letters fm Cat:tier:ly speak of very prordent ru-
rluar Ord the lkitiAt trops"; if withdrawn ilerfl
':anew, will be stationed for saute time in the
'• f informed," says a correspondent, that
prorri:tty of s::ltifrs:ng two at least of the flu: great
aa.tnies, as a sort of cai:touary en•ce, in the vicinity of
Cie Frenelt frentiers, is strongly Fesikxl by two G-rent
I'.wers." la another part of the sa:ue letter .
" that the Mae Octivq. preittrat ions a•fe carry leo on fhr
the a..t-•;,:itra•••anti tteenotraolatian ri. ha the
itoutt.f. few= :s.' •

A letter from I.aguirit raeations the death of Morillni
in consotptence of the woand he received in the battle
of ()tux ; mad that (imwr,s! Morales was to succeed him
i.: the continuo!' of Oa r,annant of the Spanish areitaa.
howeccr, have latch aavices front w!::ch
state that Murillo was expected in Spain ; anti lsix
return from South America is ascribed to tha sea: ti he
entertained of the insufficiency of his means to pope
with, the numerous, :10 increaziog force of the i Stir-
gentlV : a corraiirmaing force, i.tich as he had L. k,l
tuespect, having flavor been scut L'Ut to 111111.

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