The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-28 00:00:00

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Tire STATESMAN.

LONDON :

TUVIDAY, APRIL 28, 1818.

The ialarrectian at Ceylon, we learn with antis-
faction, was by tin means so formidable and stn.-
joinery ea bad at first been imagined. By diapatches
received from that Island, it appears that for some
time past a spirit of dissatisfaction and disturbance
bad partially manifested itself in the provinces of
Wellasse and Ouva, within the Candysn territory,
principally excited by a Malabar Chief, who had
collected en armed force of about two hundred
persons, and issued a Proclamation, stating his
claims to the Kingdom of Candy. Mr. Wilson,
the Resident at !Wells, immediately proceeded
.with a small military detachment to quell the in.
ourrection, and came up with a considerable
party. Having unfortunately separated himself,
from the detachment under his orders, in the hope
persuading the insurgents to disperse, and thus
te prevent any effusioe of blood, he was attacked
hnd killed on the spot. The servant who accom-
panied him died the nest day of the wounds which
he received at the same time. The troops sent in
pursuit of the revolters had been very successful in
dispersing thim. Many of those who had originally
joined, had submitted and returned to their duty,
and there was every reason to hope that the Leader
of the insurrection would soon be intercepted by
some one of the military detachments who were ac-
tively iu pursuit of him.

A circumstance of considerable importance et all
times to the interests of the Public, deeply as these
are always involved in the mode of returning Mem-
bers to Parliament, but particularly momentous at
present, from the proximity of the period of Election,
and the considerations which the too prevalent cause
of the circumstance suggests, attended the result of one
of thedinussions last night in the House of Commons.
We allude to the commitment of Mr. Fratcussoa to
Newgate, for his gross and corrupt interference in a
bargain for votes in favour of Lord DouGLAs's Can-
didate, in the county of Lanark. The comtnit-
went took place on the Motion of Mr. WYNN, who
also gave notice of his intention to move, on a future
(lay, that FEnoussow be deprived of his situation of
Surveyor of Tales. This is a most necessary and
salutary example of justice ; for of all the attempts
now too successfully practised to subvert the freedom
of Election, and secure majorities of obedient crea-
tures to the Ministry, none are so dangerous and ini-
nical to the general interests, as the influence thus
.eserted, by persons holding situations under Goveru-
ment, and a controul over the Public.

It is perfectly well known by many Members in'
the secrets of Administration, that the Message
brought down to both Houses of Parliament for an
ekt4itional grant to the Princes, was in compliance (as
..itta,t4d by Lord. ,CASTIAKEAuII) with the wish of an
ddl:osttiors Perseturge; but that artful statesman (Lord
has stilt t %xi, strings to his bow," and it is tints
as firmly beli.sved that it is another stroke of his con•
summate art to carry the election of his friends, and
thereby secure in future his majorities to any ob-
noxious measures he may propo,e. It k said also,
that he proposed the Meeting at 1.1. rd LI vutroot.'s,
and also that his partizans were invited, and by hints,
inuendos, and a little mantr
avr.ng, they under-
stood what was meant, viz. that they should expose
the Meeting, speak and vote against the grant, there.
by securing popularity at the next General Election ;
but it is sincerely to be wished that the Electors will
be firm ia resisting men who have lent themselves to
such an Administration, and ender whom the Con•
stitution has received some of the severest shocks.

The inequality of taxation is strikingly conspi-
cuous in the case of the Calico Printers, as
stated in their Petition presented last night by Mr.
l'ATow lot .n t:, the !loose of Commons. This large
and important branch of the Cotton Manufacture is
the only one which is subjected to an Excise Tax, the
operation of which must eventoally be to drive our
whited goods out of the market. Inequalities in
taxation usually arise from circumstances exirtiog
in early times, but which have since ceased to ope-
rate; and when such a case is fully made out, h be.
comes the enlightened wisdom of modern Legislation
to adopt means for distributing the burden more
equally. In the case of the debated question of the
Bill for regulating the labour of children in Cotton
Factories, a majority of 91 to 26 appeared in favour
of going into the Committee, as proposed by Sir It.
PEEL.

Paris Papers to the 25th inst. have come to hand.
The Duke of WELLINGTON, Wag still hotding confe-
rences with the Dike no RICIICLEIT and the KING.
The important communications from Government the
Legislative Chambers of a financial and diplomatic
nature, supposed to relate to the negociation on the pd-
vote claims, was expected to be made on Saturday lest.
On the resumption of the Budget in the Chamber of
Depatiev, M. DCPONT (de l'Eure) proposed a re-
doctiou of 331;000 frooa below the 17:7001000 de•