The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-11 00:00:00

EAST !MMES.

Nana's, DEc. 15.—The Thetis, Brown, from
Calton', the 4411 instant, arrived iu these roads nn
Therm last ; she sailed on her voyage to England
on Friday, and was expected to (ouch at the tai• of
France, and also at the Cape of Good flop•e. We
are happy to find shut oar espoctstious respecling
the safety of the ship Barkmoath are verified. tilie
was seen off Ceylon, and spoken to by she Cornwall
on the 22d ult. It seems that she proceeded o• her
voyage to Dembay after the storm, without attempt.
log to retina to Mad►as, or to leech at any port on
the coast.

Dec. 42.—The homeward-bound ship James Sib.
bald is expected to touch hero from Bengal about the
20111, and to remain hers ten or liar. dais. Thal
Hyperion, it is supposed, will leave the Bengal River
•boot the end of the month. " Oor correspondence
from Penang," observes a Calcutta Journal, " re-
presents the *either as baying been unusually bad
end tempestuous; oat letter announces the loss of
the Company's cruiser, Sylph, Captain Painter, which
was upset on tho 11th of October last, in (anode river,
*hero she had proceeded upon a mission from Pe•'
nang; the ere., it is added, were all happily saved.
The bag Tay, which was proceeding to Sulengore,
bad also been Wally Inst upon the bar of the river,
■nd It *a supposed that sosne lives most base beets
lost."

FtrstcYAL or C0M%7(7-14.-1 hi+ morning 26 con-
yids were seut.olt from the county Jail, llorsrosunger
lane. They were yeti ii' th• jiil a, and
stetted at eight o'clock, on their way to Portsmoatb,
where a transport is 'siting to convey this to
Botany Bs,. Ten of ihrm awe part of the capital
convicts at the late county It scizer, whose cases bad
been reserved for considoration. Lavender, that was
left for er•rotion, trot Aim yards rep toted, was of
tkc number.

LONDON:
TutanAT. MAT 11. 1810.

Our Reeder' will see by the debates of last night
on the Amoy Estimates. the distressed condition into
which our truhippy country has fatten, and the perils
towards *Wen it is GO sortie% A'•er all the blood
and treaeure •vpon.led by a wairtoo and worthless set
Mlniiters in prolonging an morns's. war, under
the pr.rnis• of ioi«enttit, for he paint and security (or
the future, " to be told slat it loosed be rotate to
keep up a molter rs.vhlishmoot than eighty thousand
men, for form of not 1,o;,•‘ p,ipmed upon any new
occasion of hostility !" I 1-avenr! and is it for this
that so many m,itinn, of Lotman km hag.. been m.
crificeol. soil so many kindred, of millions of money
have be.-ti spent, that we oust he frightened into an
acynie,reoce with the maintaining a large army,
vrt,icli, indowutleuttls of what may or may not be i•s
ire or necessity in a tiro of foreign alrairs, is high-
ly capable of inflicting apprehensions in the mind
of every patriot for the liberties of his own country.
What, are Englishmen so dialoged that they can view
unmoved, • military force kept up at the period of
peace, which would he sufficient loony war, even to
do all that would be required, In anion with the navy,
to sepal any aggression whatever, Bat let as not
mince the matter, bet speak mot. It is more with •
view of awing the exasperated at home, than provid-
ing against inroads from abroad, that fourscore thee-
sand 'oldie's, and more than their proportion of
alms, ate retained and supported by this already
ever berthelled °alio or

The Lords' Committee's printed Report, forms a
esteems of no fewer pages than 431, including the
Minutes of Evidence and Appendix. Mr. Pact and
Mr. FILLTCHEI, ell being esantined, were of opinion,
that union the Mint regulation for the silver coinage
were fint skew!, any attempt to remote the Re-
striction on the Book would be friskiest. The Com-
mittees, however, declare their belief that the silterl
coinage as at present t °nutted will oppose no ohata-1
cis to the wislul.for removal, so loog as silver is Rot
made a legal tender for above forty shillings.— I
Beth the Bank Committees unless their surprise
that the Book should have hosed, doting teir par•
641 return to Cash Paymoots, Notes to an Neal
amount with those disbursements of 4,:ash ; by which
conduct the quantity of Paper in circulation was not
lessened. The Committees could not well avoid no-
ticing this traevaction, and espreasing their surprise
at It : bet of ourselves we feel se surprise on the oc-
casion ; no more de the generality of our Readers,
we are persuaded.
The Bunk, as we predicted, nye to the Govern-
meat, •" Pay us what you owe us before you tell es
what we most do." To this Mr. VASIPITTART, es
the oracle of the Government, has said nothing yet.
We hope the Public, canonised as it vitally is with
this transaction, will well observe what is said and
done.

This morning we received the Paris Papers of Fri-
day and Sat•rdiy. In the Chamber of Peers on
Thursday Cnent de Mummer!. took the oath and
his stmt. The discussion of the Projel respecting ser-
vices imposed en property for the defence of the
State was closed. On the scrutiny there appeared
138 in f of the Projel, and three soles only for
its rejection. The PittSIDC.IT accordingly proclaim-
ed its adoption by the Chamber, which then adjourn-
ed till Saturday nest. The Chamber of Deputies met
nn Friday. Seine Petitions against the Stamp Duties
were presented. Twn ex-substiluees of the Tribonals
of Paris petitioned fur the payment of the salaries
dee to them for the exercise of their functions I
daring the Hundred Days.—An Ordonnance
of the King, dated 29th Jely, 1815, suspended!
the payment of all sums greeted In persons who I
bad been employed since the 20th of March pre-
ceding, scud were net then to be contineed. This;
measure applied directly to the case of the Petitinners,l
.isho found themselves consequently incapable of re-
covering their salaries during its ermine. Rut the
gOvension ant being terminated, they addressed tLem-
selves finally to the Minister of Jamie*, whet opposed'
to their claims the 5.11 Article of the lA. of the 25th
of March, 1817, by which every creditor anterior
to the Ist Jan. 1816, was bound within sit months to
p.ndee• the proofs of the justice of his demands. The
Reporter argued strongly in favour of these Petitioners.
They had by filling the offices deserted after the de-
pas sere of the King, rendered important services to
society, a debt is therefore doe to them which should
be discharged. The acts dens by these Authorities
have all been recognised us vsliel, net doubt could,
therefore, be ettsoooltly entertained, that the log en.