The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-01-27 00:00:00

propttty of the Petite in the Notional Fends, mode.'
what degree the latter way be dopiociated and tie
form" may he highly Improved by the season
which the Busk pretends k still oepedient for the
poblic oervicei-tbeaoretintreswe of the Bonk
tion Act. In cooseqovaco of the prospect of the
continuance of that itestrictina being sanctioned by
Parliament to an **tent mach greater than itnogined,
there was yesterday a rise in the price of Bank Stork
to the awootst of 4 per coot., 'aide the price of tha
Public Fonds was aerially depressed.

On the motion for • Committee of Supply. Sir
HOBERT WILSON took occasion, le making his fire
effort in discharge of his parliamentary diodes, Is
observe, with much justice sad propriety, that, it
the 'sitting stale of things, there was no safety fss
the Slate but in the adoption of Reform, sod a con.
siderable sacrifice of indisideal property. Enter.
tuning the confidence, however, which Minist►rs
possess of obtaining the .epply required, they were
amused, it appears, with the representation be made
of the condition of the artistry, much as the contem-
plation is calculated to effect ether classes of the
community with serious concern, who derivenot from
the ideas of lases the pleasant sensations they may
sffirsl to men II office, and Gentlemen who occupy
the Ministerial bendsrs. In this country,as Sir Ito-
imac justly remarked, the tests were so enormous,
that the body politic presented en appearance which
excited every feeling of pity and pain. The poor
were in • condition worse than ever witnessed before,
becalm they were living on sates 'strayed from the
eerninge of people who were reduced in their circuits-
stances; and the country in general was now in such
a state as towels* redwing ewe doubt, not whether
cash payments could be reveised by the Bank, but
whether the enormous debt with which the nation
was crashed could be horseman, linger.—" In his
opinion there was no other Way ,of, reducing that
debt, hot by a general sacrifice of property ; but be
sucld not give the necessary power to stake such a
'edifice to any set of men, until the canary ob-
•ained that secerity it ought to possess, by having a
radiate/eat reformed upon just sod rational pritie.i. •
pies—upon the principle of an mended right of
Elective Franchise--n Parliament, that would nese a
dirrtineeiort in all the eapences of the country, and
be whet might be jernly considered a fell, fair, seed
free itopresentatioe of the People."
la reply to the Statements made, on the pre.
ceding day, concerning the treatment of torn
victs in prisnn-ships, in consequence of Doctor
flau.ou,ex's Petition, Sir BTANI Merritt eve 1111
account of the several returns made from the
thine which had a►ried out consists to New
South Wales, sad from the proportion of convicts.
who have reached the place of their destination, in-
forted tbst the eccomemedetiees furnished for the
voyage were evidently adequate far their health.
and subsistence. Mr. Lienstro, hem ever, persisted
' ie his remarks on the condition of ibe ship he visited,
I. which Dr. anALLORAN was menleed, and related,
that when after his inspections"( it be bed returned
to the deck and told the Caplets how much affected
he was with the horrors he had witnessed, the Cap-
tain desired him not to be shocked, for the whole
ship wssdreedfelly crowded, end even the peneregers
in his cabin were in the Mme situation. This gen
attempt of Mr. DINNITT to bring to light the hur-
ter. of a" floating prison-loam," affords occasion to
the Courier to give vent to its sneering asperities.
To weds possessed of proper ptineipleg, and
in connection with heart, not destitute of this
feelings of humanity, these efforts of Mr. Brstoccr
will requite no vindication, nor ezei:e any senti-
ment bet respect. The character of Dr. HAL-
LORAN oay or rally not he such is to own his
personal complaints •sad his other representation' to
he tres.ed witn distegaid or dig's-edit ; but whet, the
character of the coquetry is involved 49 to its treat-
ment of tie unfortunate, the helplrs., or even the
criminal, the cot•duct 1,1 such an assert'r or the
lights of bum.iii,y as Mr. HENNITT, in the per-
suit of his enquiries, and in his benevolent labours,
is entitled to gratitude end praise.

Brevets, Mtrii, end ilaraburo Papers to a late
date him arrived. In the first of thee', it is stated,
that the Fr r...,•11 King, acrirg on the principle of obli-
vion an union, hos ellneed the return of another of
the Ez.Generals to Freare; Martha' SatoLT sod M.
ARN AVD are al.*, it is prevomert, on the eta of being
both recalled ; and, iR short, it seems beilever!," that
the remainder of the Revolutionists and Napoleasists,
now roiled in nviropeorill he legitimation' tbe new
era of the Coronation. Court LAS CASAS, profit-
ing by this spirit of amnesty, has published as Ap-
peal to the Drltisb Parliament, to iodate them to
listen with mom compiseeney to the complaints of
BONAPARTE, and, by allotting that Personage 10 re-
side free, either in the United Kingdom or North
America, to deliver him fet !tar keel tbe serreil.
lance of Sir litoson [Amt. _

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Private accunnis boon l'a!ir state that the French
Funds un Satardry lest *me at M f. 20 e.

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norl flightiest the Doke of Sulam. it will be ewe.
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