The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-01 00:00:00

FRENCH PAPERS.

PARIS, Fru4s.—The Mossiterr of Thenday con-
tab's four Royal Ordinances, dated the 6th of h-
enry, the Ist of February, the 14th, and 44th of
February, nomisating Prefects sod Sob-prefects.
The Ordissoce dated the 44th inst. contains the ap.
peinitssnt of aloe Prefects, eight of them being new
meet them, M. De Cases, being removed from the
deporinseot of the Tara to that of the Lower Rhine.
The Kiwi yesterday presided ever a Council of
Ministers.
Oe Tuesday, heron Mass, the Benno of the
Chamber of Deputies, condoled by the Minister of
the loteeier, promoted to the King the Project of
11A. Oh saltpetre, adopted by the Chamber io the
last sitting.
There was a grand family dinner 'at the Palace, at
which were pretest all the Princes and Prionsses of
the Royal Family and of the Blood, and his Royal'
Iligtiona the Duke of Gloucester.
The proposition made by M. Barthelemy, is the
Chamber of Peers, bad scarcely been known two days,
before a pamphlet, by AL B. Constant, was published
relative to the proposition which a Minister, Mem-
ber of the Chamber of Peers, considers as the mod
fetal Mat could eessitare frees aid Chamber.
The Journal de Commerce is suspended. The
nese is mid to be the Weenier. of a supplementary
sets so the last 'dining in the Chamber of Peers,
cognising some inaccurate details, sod several ex-
pression which appeared injurious towards a Noble
Peen The publicity of the Sittings of that Chaos.
bee ere merely the result of simple tolerance; Jour.
saints ought to confine themselves to the report of
the peaces verbatim. The opinions elicited by the
Peen, se by the Members of the Chamber of Depu-
ties, ant without doubt 'obtained to public discus-
sloe ; bat all unfavourable interpretation of their
motives, or of their private intentions, is in mach
the mere injerioss and unbecoming, because the
Journals are subjected to the censorship of the Go-
vereasent.
Amongst the Peers of France who voted against
the preposition of M. de lisrthelemy on the 40th
lest, were Cotton Desist, do Tracy, and Lentercler.
The Marquis de Lally-Tollendal, in his speech oa
M. Barthelemy's proposition, complained chiely that
the latter bad sobeeitted no special, precise, or de-
find modifications of any particular article of the
kw. " If he had," said the Marquis, " I should I
be amen the first to range myself on his side. For
'sample : if It be true that in some of the Electoral
Colleges, pretended voters exercised the sight of
election, who inland of paying 300 francs of direct
tales, as the law requires, paid only 75, and even
45 trance; then, 1 should not only support, bat
would myself propose a modification, nut to alter,
but to enforce the existing law by preventing abuses
of it."—lle cnncloded with 11. e following • orris :
" Either withdraw your proporitioti, or make it

LONDON 8
MONDAY, ItAIICSI 1, 1819.

The Wesewunna ELICTI•N must necessarily
occupy the wised of the Patriot at this time in a pre-
eminent arenner. For oar own parts, we are of no

Committee, bet of the greed Committee of the
aroeutry et large. We take up the interest o► cause
of no use, bet as we think him qualified by his
taints to serve lbw relit MOM et oppressed CM
England ; as wells' calculated, by his melted no
tions or solemn premien, tied his reputation for
integrity, honestly to employ ell Use mesas in Mel
power to save the country from disasters which
way, from their own individeal good (mu', and
the inattention to history, conclude as impossi-
ble ever to happen. Many and many are they
who say, " Aye, aye, this downfal of By eerie-
try was predicted in my grandfather's time, it
has nevertheless not heppeoed yet." Let seek
persons bet recollect bow short was the inter.
vening period between the popular rejoiciogs and
cortgratelations to the King of Fusee in passing
the Post tier Thwilkries, when that bridge was
broken down with the weight of loyally, and that
wherein the above unfortunate Monarch was decor
pitated on a scaffold within 10 yards of the same
place!! No man in his senses ever imported this
terrific infliction on Louis X VI to vices and crimes
of his own. No, the People under his reign were
oppressed sad contemned. Their Petitions were ea-
heeded—their remonstrances were disdained, sad a
set of profligate Ministers, who bad abused his too ern.
dodoes ear, urged him tom for which they aloes
ought to have been punished, bet they artfully ems.
trived to implicate their Sovereign in their de•
linqaencies, end the People, over-bested by resent.
ment, when they bad broken dews the ordinary
boondaries of Royal Privileges, directed their von-
geese. against the whole Court. How mach them ought
the honest, the RATIONAL Rasoanza to be emeser
raged at this awful crisis, when the provost Ware
es ezhibits so sombre a picture ? The Whip (we would
the denomination were lost)are a numerous,' pewee.
tel class of men. They are jealous of the power
above them : bet are they sympathetic for the po-
verty below them ? If their efforts in this hastiest*
were availing, they rivet our chains for a time.—
AU classes beerier to themselves will be dem
priced, even of hope, from any source, boo,
from the chances which additional sufferings may
held out of some new and forced efforts for relief! !
What a condition is this for the calm and philosophic
pettier, end the quiet and occupied citizen to live
to ? Things cannot go on in this way and prosper.
Let es look at the quibbling of Mr. LAYS and
Mr. Lamwrow, that Mr. Fox did mot say that
a Radical Reform was necessary, but that "
radical change of system" was required for the well.
doing of the country. In the name of ammo*
seem, let es have no more of this mrphistty : we are
disgusted with it. If the Wows are somebody—the
Puma are more. By them we swill ataod o► fall.
We should deplore excesses of every kind ; bare.
lief'snest be had. We knew we make enemies by
this plain speaking, but the canoe impels us forward
with a force w►ich breaks asunder the ties of friend-
ship and even kindred. It is on this grimed, with.
out even a perms's! acquaintance with the Candidate,
that we invoke the exertion of every unpolled
Elector, in this latter part of the struggle, to
come furward in favour of Mr. lloaltoust.. There

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is still time, witboet any sepernateral egos*, is carry
the salstary measure into 1014'4 seccvisfal effvet :
in which case we promise oar eelksw.cidaens, that
by the *sample and ebeiserqemlsdt 'which bir
elected Member ailttstsfisrefrtm.a Ipng tried, and
as long ipproved, CIIAMPION df the Peones RIGHT",
they will aeon see the tide of the public fortune
cease to ebb, bet tern and gradually now epic into
the remotest channels el this long ea-tied empire..
And pew, so an additional authority for these cheer.
ing, these flattering prediciieas, we cenelnde by
seying, that we bare it from the best setherity, that
our call on the Father of Reform, to veto for Mr.
Hoatiousa, bas been answered by a prompt com.
plisnee en the principle which sets all private inte-
rests at the feet of the " Posuc Goon," namely, a
determiastion en the part of the " Popular Csndi•
date," to advocate in the flees. of Commons—An-
son! Ssffrsge by Ballot fir the National Represents.

tire,, and its extension so far as to mare Hs; osiver.
is freedom of EagHallows tiso-.4l,zit the „useking_
don.

dm Poll this day at throe .•clock :

J. C. lloautooss. Nim 516
H... O. Lore El
Mat OP tan POLL TUTS DAY AT POUR O'CLOCE.
Total
3. C. Heaffetor, Lap
Wm. C. Luca

The Public Fonds felt the some effects this day et
on Saturday from the some concurrent ceases we
have noticed, with another also in addition to them,
eta. the probability of funding the Floating. Debt:.
These Floating Debts, remied us op cumin Seat-
ing bubbles which many years age burst and ►aiued
vast numbers of speculating persons.
The Restrictiou at the Bank, as it has been falsely
called, most be taken off Wens we can know how
ant aro going 00, or which coons le pursue, and this
moonl forsooth is called " A Clamour for Cub
Payments !!!"

By letters from Paris we are informed, that two
large bows hate stopped payment. Messrs. Buy -
cmesoT, of Paris, for *bout owe million and a half of
frames ; and M. bianaavt, of Haste, for about one
million.
General M'Gazooa arrived it Nassau en the 7th
of January, in the Hero, throws, funs London.—
The General and his companions wi:l be cordially
greeted by the South American Patriots.
The colours of Insurgent cruisers art —Mezican
(Commodore Avast), Moe and white, chequered;
Vent:eels@ (Admiral Bolos), yellow and blue, and
wren blue stars es the yellow ; A SITIO AS, blue and
white ho►izontally, red stripe diagoually ; Deena.
Ayres, blue, white and /tee.
CAMILLI on MOULINS was the French- Patriot,
pho, on a table in the Patois Roysi at Paris, ha.
rengeed the People upon the choice of the colours as
the symbol of liberty. The hi-coloured flag was de.
Itemised to be red, while, and blue.
Dutch Papers to the 2.141 elt. and Brussels Jew-
eils to the 27th arrived last eight. Numerous duels,
it is said, have recently taken place in the Mothers,
Departments of Front, between the military and
private persons, en account of political opieions.
The military have received an intimation from id..
perior authority to avoid all occasions of such dis-
putes, seder tie threat of being severely punished.
The Chamber of Consultation of the Civil Tribunal
of the district of Brussels gave Its decision, on the
23d alt. on the affair which his been carrying on
ever slats the month of October, against several per-
sons accused of • plot, tending to civil wer.
On the report of M. Van de °meek, the Jtsge &-
Wardle's, the Chamber have declared, that there its
no sollicieot reseed of ■ccusstiee spies( the Seers
Mon and Fontaine, both Belgians, residing in Brus-
sels, and the Steer Claude Fistulae, a Frenchman,
sad has ordered them to be set at liberty.
The estimates of the army services for the year
1819 hare been printed, by order of the Hoes. of
Commons. The total charge is stated at 8,582,8021.

Its. 3d.
The Lord Robert packet has brought letters from
Malta arid Gibraltar. The tatter are of the 12th
nit. The official details of the mate of the plague
ea
the coast of Africa continis to be eafavoarable.
The Governer had deemed it expedient to coutinse
the restrictioria. is order to prevent infection.
Winuson, Fee. ?S.—Wednesday, the Princess
AVGINITA aceempaeled the Ditchers of GLOUCTATTS.
to Ilagehot Park, to inspect the repairs, alterations,
and improvements. The Pitmans, after inspecting
the works, partook of some refreshment, end ar-
rived here in the mining. On Friday the Princess
Aucturra and the Dechirsa of GLOLIGNITIR went to
Outlands, on a visit to the Redress of Yost ; sad
after dining *kb her Royal Highness, returned here
in the evening. Yesterday, absent firer o'clock, the
Doke of YORIL arrived at the Castle: his Royal
Highoess remained here till one to-day, wises he left
le his travellieg chariot end four for Londe..
Advice' from Rio Janeiro mention the tailors of a
great mercantile establishment in that city, to the
sweat of 600,000 mitre's. A ran on the Wok at
Rio bad morally taken place, the coesegoences of
which appeared so pregnant with danger, that it eat
thought prudent to suspend specie payments; and
the Government had so far interfered, us to prohibit
the exportation of specie daring eight months.
Letters of a recent date from Port-aa.Princt stale,
that Pmident BOTCR has brought into the Senate a
law for enabling foreign merchants to recover, k 7
legal process, debts contracted by the satires.
Mr. GRATTAN is arrived in town, and sill, We
endeestand, bring forward a motion on the rehject
of Catholic Emancipation early in the month of
April. when it is expected that the Irish Member'
will be enabled to attend, as the Assises
sill
have closed some time before.
Mr. Denson, the Member for Currey, was the
Gentleman (whose mate our reporter could est
learn) who suggested in his 'peer% on Friday night.
the idea of tranaerring the elect ire right from PC ••
rhy-. 1,-e l•• or lit•m*rghtm•

To Tar EDITOR or rma STATESMAN.

f:a,—The slant of the Pall for IVestraiostar ar it
1111 W stands, would appal any bet the et:magmas or
eirteoes Electors of that City. It might load the
ftiond4 of Reform to conclude that all is kit, but I
know boner. I hare promised my anzieas family
that prodigies of exertion will be witnessed every
hoar remaining of this interesting and critical lett/r-
-em ; and after all were that worst of all temporary
ills to befit our friends, they will in the glorious
struggle "die with hareem on their backs."
Year's,
Litikoßritaia, Moth 1. JOHN BULL.