The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-17 00:00:00

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~ tA . - ' Koalagton Feb. 17 1823.
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°".]`,, 1 liave jest been reading.. an &octant of the pro-
••t etraingt, in the case ef bore Portsmouth: Before this
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;aisle A get! something very signal must be done to the
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tiqpnnceplece and horribly ctuel forties who have been
'ilmitietl.forth ; or, *e must cease to hear any talk about
• knglish humanity. _ilnLia—the meanwhile I perceive
with no little surprise", that your Lordship has acted a
Taft, in the 6mA which needi no' puetic'tAlent to
make it excite feelings eef-htmor far beyond 'lbw that
• ,beetthive been nnabloto enteltelti your diems of" tale."
The putt, which yois acted I n'tkis dtania kali, I most tell`
...wt.-tilled me with astoolslitnent ; and your Lordship
'trill do well to coosidar that the impression made upon
me has been made upon the public in general; and 1 hee
lip.-e we say, with voice pretty neatly unanimons if tips;be a optebueo of Liberalism ;•if Li herielism Wilt I:idtiii a
young, a bale, a weft-informed noblenian to gO'arm In
arm opon an oteaslott lite thiettul f.,ed purpose like this,
and in company like this; if liberalism oil! indbce such a
voting nobleman to act a 'parelikt +is towards the nub!,
tunate head of one of tied most ancient bruit:es of his own i
orders if, ]caking well 'avail tha parties; gonsideiingi
svull all the motives that's-ere at work; consHering, too,
ail the. mniseguencts, consequences manifestly intended,
. if, under all mote circumstances,, Liberalisnawill indhee
. a yea, subhuman to att sat+ a part, God defend man-
kind . th..- influence of Liberalistni—Atpresent, It
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wout co! he rid ht to to Into what mirirt seem to amount 1
ioa jade:cat opuw this eallt, taken alto4ether. There
will be tun—enough for that; but the facts, as far as they
relate tit your Lord-ship; ate before the public, and I can
venture 'crossfire. you, that they have made an impression, I
with regard to you, that it is very necessary for you to
reutove, if yoa. can, without lo sof time.
1 am, Your most ol.edient;
, • and most humble Servant,
W. COUBETT.

Madrlrispapers to the sth instant, from which we have
given copious and interesting extracts in another part of
our paper, have brought a gratifying account of the m us-
nrr in which the hostile Speech of the King of France at
• the opening of the Chambers, has been received in that
capital. It did sot reach the Spanish Ministry till the
nth inst. .aad they had no sooner ascertained its nature,
than with manly frankness, combined with energy,
they immediately came down to the. Cortes, then sit-
ting, and after communicating its content•, submitted a
propositions for ttplueiv the army on the full war
establishment, and the nation in a state of defence by
land and ace." The proposition was discussed by the
Cortes on the follonii:g day, and all was unanimity and
enthusiastic patriotism. In the discuss on that
I'4.llu:red eatiga Arguelles was distinguished, by
Lis animation and energy, Let us" said the orator
...seply'to tile proud Power which threatens us with
an army protected by the God of St. Louie, that we
will invime the aid of Gott who protected the
Spaniards in Ituncesealles; to their appeal to
their Plod of St. Loots, we nil answer by call-
ing On the trod which gave us victory in the battle
of Saint Qtrintin: and if the Iseloved son of the King of
France comes hiller at -he hea I of the French troops, we
will show him the tower in which Francis the First was
&stained a prison r Finally, sr e will sty, not to the
French iglu's. but to its Government under the influence

of a bigoted faction, that Spagiards. who will not be
staves, shall invoke the God of Justice, and trust in hi in
•for victor - • • - •
e- - Tan. IL—On Thursday dm Pembroke,
rocnd-otern 74, was taken out of dock, having had a tho-
•roughrepalr; the Valiant, 74, was taken into do •k, for a
like,pu.r.rise. The ships before nothxd as preparing for
Commasson, are yet proceeding with, only in an ordinary
eidirse of.expe .ition. Thr statements we yet perceive in
some of the pipers, of the Dock-yard Dates being closed,
to keep
.oectet the preparation< going on there, arc all idle
fahricalons. The Pandora, IS, Capt. Willi em Gordon,
sailed on.Wednesdav, fur Sheerness' to bring thence newly-
raised seamen for the Bri!ou, and oiler ships fitting out
in the harhour.
LITURPOoL.—SAIVIIDAY.—Mr. fliiskisson is this day
returned our Member for the !louse of Commons. At the
close of the poll on Friday night the numbers were—
Air. Haskisson .
Lord Molyiteux
Dr. Crompton . . . .
On Saturday, at two o'clock, a Cabinet Council was
held at tlio Foreign Office, at which Air. Vansittart (now
Lord Besley), attended for the first time since his long and
'severe indisposition. The Council sat in deliberation till
about a quarter past three.
Cenci' SSTER ELECTION.—Tho election of a representa-
dye in Parliament for the city of Chichester commenced
on 'l'aerla Itst, when Sir tiOdfrey Websti r, Hart. and
W. S. Poyntz, req. were proposed as candidates. The
skew of hands was decidedly in favour of Sir lioderev, hut
on a poll being eemanded by Air. Poyntz, the foll Owing
eras the state of the votes:—

torSrri. 1/11IISTia.
First D.'v, Tuesday
!Second Day, Wednesday ........ 99 91
Third Day. thiwsday.. ...... ..-.... 42 25
. Not more that) half the electors had polled on Friday
awruing, notiviths;stoling which it was expected the elec-
tion would clots in the e; ening.
• Thus fu we had taken from the Bright** Herald of
Patord,,ar, To-day, ne have received the Sussex atleer-
li et of a later date, which weir; as follows
On Friday, at three o'clock, Mr. Poyats was 57 a-head
on the poll: and on Sieurdaya at two, wi understand,
he had increased it's majceity to 62.—We have nut heard
whether the election terminated on Saturday.
AkuNini, ELecTioN.—On the death of Mr. Blake, one
of the representatives of Arundel, a gentleman of London,
of the name of Cottlsnil, avowed his intention to b-come a
candidate on the blue or Tory interest, and an active can-
vas was commenced in his favour. The Whig party upon
tit:s immediately sent ,an invitation to Thomas Read
Kemp; Esq. who has a seat at Dale Park, in that neigh-
bourhood, pmmising to give him their support if he would
rime forward in opposition to Mr. Copland. Mr. Kemp
instantly accepted the invitation ; and although one day
later titan his oppouent, yet, on his canvass, so decided a
feeling wus manifested in favour of Mr. K on the part of
t e mijority of the electors, that Mr. Copland deemed it
etulent to withdraw his pretensions. No other candidate
litaving yet appeared, Mr. lienip's success is considered
eertsin. Monday next has been fixed by the Mayor for
the slay of election.
Ittrocusersa.—A vacancy, as occurred in the repre-
e.n9alcu Gt this city in Parliament, by Hen iresigantion
of James henry !.sigh, Esq. the lase Itepresentative,who,
in his address to the Electors, states, that the great in-
create of business in the Houle of Commons, together
pith toe constant attendance absolutely necessary, at
this important period. compel him reluctantly 0 resign.
Coax-Exciwros, Feb. 17.7-The arrivals of last week
were tolerably good of all sorts of Grain, except English
Oats; of !rich Oats the quantity was considerable this
morning. There is a gOt,d supply of Wheat, Barley, and
alearls, from Essex, Kent,- and Suffolk, but there are toot
wary Oats fresh up. Prime sarnpki of Wheat found
'Ayers in fall as good tame as this day se'ennightc but
other kinds sold heavily. Goad parcels of barley sell
:whet better, but higher prices are not obtained. Beans
Ore feud sale more readily at the prices last qtured.
leeley and gray peas are each Is. pet quarter dearer. Oats
•af pod quality met ,a free sale, and rather exceed last
flotations. Wier Ilndi are dull, especially the light
vanilla of 1 ish. 1:: Flour uo alteration.

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