The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-31 00:00:00

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Paris. T. Gentlemen arrived in town yesterds
.who left that city on Sunday morning. They asa
that great agi•ation prevailed in the public mind, si
that several English families, who had arranged I
remain in France during the winter season, lad dt
termined upon quitting it, and were disposing of thei
property, at a great loss, for that purpose ; mail
who had no lncumbrairce had already taken their de:
parture, aua every thing wore the most discourse/4
appearance. Notwithstanding this unsettled stateei
politics, every nerve had been strained to seam
public confidence, cud, in some measure, with two
cess, for an express was received yesterday in tows
that left l'aris on Monday, which has brought la
telligence that the Five per Cents. had on that dill
risen Two per Cent. settersl bargains having hgo
done at 65 r.

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:silent as tad*
They are completely
and Sunday.
Iye have received the Paris Papers of Satunthyl
recent resignation of the French Ministry, and tie
difficufty of supplying their places. From h"
r
may be inferred, that the King and the Duke
MCIIIII.IEI7 had not been aide to embody a me.
phalanx of Administration. The Moniteur contain
a Royal Ordinance, declaring, in form, the emus.
firm of the frontier fortresses by the Allied forces;
and the first article under the Paris head which Ns
Papers contain is, that the King on Friday r~
ceived, after Masai OM Ministers of State, Fermi
Marshals of Fringe, and the Ambassadors of Split
any Naples. At one o'clock the same day, his Mt.
jesty transacted business with the Duke of Kum.
taw sad M. Laina,• the Minister bf (he [metier.
On Saturday the Kitikwas again closeted with th
Duke of RICHIBLICU: but, as we have above stated,
nothing was suffered to be published as to the resat
of that conference, which, no doubt, had for itt
object the defection of the other branches of the Mi.
nistry, and the formation of a new one. The king
is said to be perfectly recovered from his late indis.
position. The accident which Wet the Duke el
Bouenow, is by go means so severe as was et lits
suspected. in the Chamber of Deputies, on Satyr
day, M. BenowoT reported from the Committee e
the Provisional Law of Essence.. We have reporte
the proceediogs of the Chamber tin this irnportan
subject in another column. It evict be observed fro
M. IltuoNoT's erposltion that:-the administration
of the French Finances is inveiVedin great per plesity
. •
and that it will not be an easy task to carry thews
posed system of ta mien tkose4ifinit. The Report
set•out with, *toeing the.: IMbRUST eiriteThutea
namely, that siCisse t s of thoLised.Tat, &c. tt
levying the indirect Imposts on the present footin
and a provisional credit of two hundred millions
(mica, should be voted until the intended new IA
of Finance should be brought forward. Ti
Law, he .observed, had not yet been presents
to the Chamber; and, after It. should !vase bee
adopted, it would requite a pOried• of sit month
at least, to
,carry.. into .effeet the new teperri
tion of the :direct contribetions by the Condit
General of Districts. In urging the necessi'y of
provisional measure on this *abject, he observed, Ihi
the Administration•of the Financee, if well concise
ed, ought to be loch as to be enabled every day I
exhibit a statement of its receilpts sod wspenditure.-
The'Caintnittee remarked, with regret, that in th
respect-matters had retrogretlo44 compared with tl
financial state of affairs fast year. The change of tl
indiviciaalsin the Management of. the Financial Di
*talent, Tap:nOt a Su ffirien teaCuse for this neglec
for sit hattoweruisera t inet might be made in that respec
the peillteas'athe public:ftairs ought to ezpariiuu
no delay, and the Chamber ought at MI times to fit
a Minister responsible to it on ike part of Goren
meat. Tlie Honourable Member of that Chaosim
(Baron Roy), . who had been recently appoiatv
to the Department of Finance, had admitted ti
peat inconvenience, and the ton long contioeste
of a provisional system of taxation. It was
be hoped, that he would •pproptiale to himself tt
honour of putting big end 1011. Ho had, in fat
pledged himself to submit to the Chamber forth wit
under the orders of his Mojesty, a legislative disp
Sitio') for, that purpose. The presentation of such
accompanied by a regular Budget, were amtv
those measures which the Chamber expected with t
must lively impatience ; and it was to be hoped th
the Minister would, without farther delay, take I
41,1jest)'s orders on the subject, and submits plan
law tending to the complete attainment of the olt
in view, and according with the conetitutional poi
cip!e of an animal vote of the taxes. In this.*
Peitation the Committee proposed to vote provision
ally, for the Guilt!' time, hail the receipts, for then/1
ear, with the protium) credit of 200,000,00 U
upon the express ground of the necessity Gish
on the part of Government. The Corneae
however, earnestly deprecated any future aliplic
tiun of this kind, because. the Chamber te;,:!.l
compelled, in its turn, to enquire from w • •
the necessity lead originated. On these grourds
proposed th Project of IA coinciding with the pi
visions of the nos ol Ordinance, with the except;'
ef the second Article, on which he proposed
Amendment, to the effect that, instead of levyi
!;:e indirect contributions until the promulgation
the new Finance Law, they should lint, at the vt
loche‘t, be extended beyond the Ist of July ne
ibe President proposed that the Preject should
• taken into consideration on Floods'. 31. CLIAVI