The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-22 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

pay ? Even in that case, indeed, the most favourable
to them that can be supposed, their dependance
could not he absolute : fur, persons feeling. that they
bad the influence to confer, would naturally feel
that they had the influence to take away power;
and this state of things would, sooner or later,
infallibly lead to revolution. I cannot, therefore,
allow myself, for a moment, to believe, that
the Members of both Houses of Parliament can be
so infatuated, as, in granting their support to an un-
worthy Ministry, or in opposing a reform—become
indispensable in the representation of the people—to
incur so tre►nendatotts a risk, nay the certainty, of
loosing all that is ♦aluable to them, as me►ubers of a
free State. Aatsvioax.

HIOH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE io-Nnitaow.
Morning, 3 min. after 6.—Evening, Ibmin. after A.

PRICE OF STOCKS TII
Bank Stock ettile
3 per Cent. Red. 70e
3 per Cent. Con. 0911
te per Cent.
4 per Cents. 91 ni 9
6pr Ct. Navy 164114
6 per Cent. Script
Long Ann. 3-16
Imp. 3 per Cent.

DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Irish 5 per Cent.
India titodt
Dim) Plonks —l. 361.364. pm.
South-Sea Old Ann. 6k
Exit nll4l. Os. 4s. 6s. pm.
°minium for Money pm
Bank for Account
Con. for Aeet 604
Lott. Tickets VI/. U.

TO-111ORRoWTHE.LOTTERY BEGINS TO
MORROW. AND THREE OF THE NINE PRIZES
OF ttl.mo, WILL BE DECIDED IN FIRST FIVE
MINUTEs.

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" THE BRITISH STATESMAN II !MCORP AAAAA D WITH " TEE

STATESMAN."

LONDON:

).ONDAY, .1lN: ART 22, 1821.

STOFK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK.
The Fonds maintain their prices this morning.
Consuls for the Account opened at 691, and have since
become buyers; but the Market does, not look quite so
well as it did, in consequence of a quantity of Money
Stock having been sold. A misrepresentation haring
gone abroad through a cotempory paper that five hun-
dred thousand pounds Stock remained undelivered on
Saturday morning, we can confidently contradict it, as
only a few thousands (not more than ten) remained
undeliveted, which, of course, could not warrant so ex-
travagant an assertion.

American papers, from which we extract the fol-
lowing, arrived this morning to the .15th of De-
cember :

A French sqnadron, consisting of the Coloss°, of SO
guns, La liaistes, of 46 guns, and a corvette, commanded
by Hear Admiral Iperem, arrived at Rio Janeiro, on the
20th of August, and was expected to be intended to enter
the river Plate, but for what object it has not been ascer-
tained.
RAVANNAII, Noy. 21.—You will leave beard, no doubt,
that the Fortes have given to their American posses-
sions a free trade to all the world.

From St. Domingo, on the 4th inst., the papers con•
tain several proclamations, which announce the com-
plete restoration of tranquillity throughout the whole
Island ; the territories, formerly Christophe's, having
quietly submitted to the authority of General Boyer.
There has been an exchange of troops from the South
to the north. lien. Us, one of the principal black Ge-
nerals, died on his passage from Cape Francois to Port-
au-Prince.

OA La AT JACQUEISEL.—The gale on the 28th of Sep-
tember was very severely felt at that place, from the
north-east ; 40 buildings, including the church, were
blown down. An American schooner and two British
brigs were totally lost on Cape Beata, and only two
men saved.

A Letter from Washington, recrired at Baltimore,
intimates that a loan of Five millions of dollars will I.e
sufficient for this and the succeeding yrar, and no other
be required ; but this slew would be effected by the
ratification of the Florida Treaty.

similar displays, passed St. Clement's Church in the
Strand ; and these were followed, at different intervals
by the Loan Mayo' and Common Council, and a vast
variety of other Deputations, accompanying their
Addresses to her MAJESTY. While the procession of
the Industrious Classes, &c. was passing, a party of
Life Guard's appeared in view, proceeding towards the
City. At first sight it might have been apprehended
that these defenders of the State had been summoned
to preserve the tranquillity of the streets; but this sus•
picion could not long be entertained, when it was
found they were marching only to protect the wheels
of the State Lottery!!! As the soldiers approached
they were good-humouredly saluted by the gazing
crowd, with " the Queen for ever !" and the men,
with equal pleasantness, received and returned the
salutation with their smiles. While the hule-and-
corner men boast of the number of their venal
Addresses, and of their declarations of pretended
loyalty, and of real and vile servility, let them eon-
template these spontaneous and tlisinterested expres-
sions of the public mind. This day alone has pre-
sented to her MaJErry a multitude of testimonies,
greater far than all the signatures of all their
addresses put together. The number of signatures
to one address to the QUEEN was 6,545, and to another
no less than 20,:s23.—And call ye that, ye men who
live upon the taxes paid by these " industrious clams,"
—call ye that nothing?

PALM Dr.c. 20.—Soine distuibances have broken
out at during the co!lect;utt of the tarts.
But the arrival of a battalion of infantry and *qua-
dron of horse restored tranquillity.

TplesTr, JAN. 7.—Private accounts state, that new
troubles broke out in Sicily, particularly at Trapani,
where several arrests took place.
NAPLES, Dee. 31.—The Parliament has presented
an address to the Prince Regent, expressive of their
satisfaction on learning, that the King had a safe
journey to Leghorn.
FRENCH FUND6.---rive per cents. Sit 40c.; Bank
Actions, 1460 f.

lite King arrived at the Palace of Carlton House
on Saturday night about ten o'clock, from the Pavi-
lion, at Brighton. His Majesty was attended by Sir
Benjamin Bloomfield and Sir W. Keppel, and es-
corted by a party of the 106 Hussars. The fog was
very intense, especially towards the latter end of the
journey, but it did not occasion any material inter-
ruption to the progress of the Royal carriages.
Yesterday his Majesty gave audience to the Lord
Chancellor, the Duke of Montrose, and Count Munster.
This day his Majesty was to hold a C.,uncil at his
Palace, Carlton House.

Saturday's Gazette notifies that his Majesty will
bold a Levee at Carlton House on Friday next.
We nadetatand bis Majesty intends to rettrrn to
Brighton on Wealnesday,or on Thursday, at farthest.
As soon as the negotiation Iris successfully con-
eluded for an appropriate Mansion for the Queen, her
Majesty, it appears, proceeded to arrange her Household
in a manner corresponding to her future place of resi-
dence, and to her acknowledged rank. In conse-
quence, it has been announced, that the Duke of Rox-
burgh, is appointed to be her Chamberlain, and Lord
Hood to be Lord Steward and Controller of her Ma-
jesty's !household.
The period for which the Queen took Branden-
burgh House terminates on Wednesday next; anal
should she continue longer the tenant of Colonel
Roper, the rent is to be one hundred guineas a month.
'[he petition prepared by the Reform Society, of
this city, which we mentioned last week, has received
nearly 4,000 s'gnaturcs.
Some time ago the Doke of Wellington was ap-
pointed to the Governorship of Plymouth, vacant by
the death of the Duke of Richmond. l.a't week a
morning paper stated that the Duke had trainferred
its whole revenue, about 3,04311. per annum, .too the
widow of his late friend anal predecessor, and, for a
day or two, bis Grace had the credit of this noble act
of generosity. But 10, this morning, the same paper,
the consistent Post, liar the candour to ',llliterate the
favorable impressions of the Duke it had previously
made, and to acknowledge there was no foundation
for the story it had related.

AEEITAL or KNIIIIITS EXPECTANT.—Yesterday
evening, arrived at Willis's hotel, the Lord MAyor of
Dahlia, the Recorder, the two City Members, and
nine Aldermen, the Sheriff, City Chaplain, Town-
clerk, the Secretary, and the Lord Mayor, together
with several of the Common Council and Freemen, the
City Officers, and regalia, to present the Address of
the Corporation of Dublin to his Majesty.
The Address and Petition to his Majesty for the dis-
missal ta( his present Ministers, voted in the Public
Meotiat in John-street Church, Glasgow, was on
Thursday (Jan. 18) transmitted to London, to be
presented to his Majesty. It contains 1b,0641 sig-
natures, and marks unequivocally that the genuine
sense of the people of Ulasgow corresponds with the
general feeling of the country upon this important

subject.
The naval as well as military posts that protected
Cotton-garden, are at length withdrawn. On Thurs-
day or Friday last, or rather at that Midnight hour
which divide the two, and correspond with the deeds
of darkness connected with the protection, the Thames
Police vessel, was removed from her moorings above
Westminster Bridge. She now occupies her previous
station in the river, opposite Norfolk-street, in the
Strand.
Trifling circumstances will often chew the state of
the human wind. Bonaparte lately collected all the
canary birds that could he procured in St. Helena, put
them into one room, and then let them fly out at the
window.

It is understood that the Dock Company have
accumulated a fund to the mown of 500,0001.
Stock, or the...bouts, after paying the dividend of
10 per cent, which the proprietors have annually re•
calved.

At Staffordshire Sessions, a true bill was found
against W. H. H. C. Floyrr, Esq. fur a libel upon Sir
Robert Pael, Dart.


APPEAL n) TILE BRITISH JUSTICE ON
THE NEAPOLITAN CAUSE.

Ilerroxa—His Sicilian Majesty, on the Ist of May,
1815, proclahned at Palermo, and promised to the Nea-
politans a firm, wise, and energetic Government; where-
in the people should be Sovereign. and the Prix,e the
depository of the laws, which should be adopted from
smelt Constitutions es were beg and moat desiteily
formed. 1t is well known that his Sicilian Majesty-acted
at the time in combination with the Representatives of
the British Government; that be was in no degree.con-
strained by the Neapolitans, but that his proceedings
were altogether voluntary. These pronaises, however,
free and liberal as they were, had no beneficial resttlts ;
the evil connsels of evil advisers contravened and de-
stroyed his good intentions, and the best friends of (Treat
Britain were persecuted with unrelenticg rigour, and in
the most arbitrary manner. His Sicilian Majesty has
now realised his previous wishes, and has 'auctioned
the Constitution which be had promised to his sub-
jects.
Britons! I would ask you at which period his Si.
cilian Majesty acted more in unison with his own
interests moil those of his people ;—wlien he allowed
himself to be iuiposed on by the late inin4try and his de-
ceitful counsellors; or when he resigned himself to tLe
will of his loyal and affectionate subjects ? What course,
then, is most honorable and just on the part of 111, Al-
lied Sovereigns? To put dawn or to maintain the
new system established at Naples? To direct their
hostility against the deceivers and the occult supporters
of tyranny, or against an innocent aml faithful peopie
who desire to witness the exaltation of their King and
the welfare of their country ? Cin you feel an interest
in the prosperity of those who admire your freedom and
your principles, or in supporting all who have an aver-
sion to the free institutions of England, mho would op-
pose the fulfilment of yonr sacred engagements, who
would destroy your friends, your citizens, your credit,
and deprive you of your resources and your most sacred
rights ? I am, Britons,
Your affectionate and sincere friend,
CAPT. FRANCIS ROMEO,
A Neapolitan subject.

Letters and papers from Naples to the 3d instant,
were received on Saturday. To give additional zeal to
the officers of the army, a general promof of one ore?
in rank has taken place, from the Lieutenant Colonels
to the second Lieutenants inclusive. The measure is,
however, freely condemned, on acconnt of the increased
expense imposed by it on the nation, and its tentletiey.
by making promotion universal, to lower its value as the
distinctive reward of merit. Some emberrasstnents have
arisen in the financial department of the Neapolitan go-
vernment, from an unexpected refusal of the bunkers at
Paris, who hail contracted for the supply of a loan of
three millions of ducats, to pay the second instalment ;
but this backwardness is said to have arisen solely front
some informality in the docuinents, and not from any
distrust of the resources of Naples.
A Supplement to the London liazette of Tneaday was
published on Saturday. Its principal contents are Dis-
patches, Reports, and lieneral Orders, concerning,
military operations in India, of a distant date, which
did not arrive in the regular course. The most recent
dispatch is dated the 9th of August last, and contains
a letter from Captain Miles, employed with a detach-
ment against the Khooaes in March Is2o.
liaowrva.—An account is given in some of
the Ministerial papers of Satnrday, of an attempt to at-
sasainate Col. Browne, at Milan. On the 9th ult. re-
turning late at night, and alone, from the Opera, he is
said to have been attacked }ay two persons, who :are sup-
posed to have had no intention of robbing hint; for
though they are represented to hare disabled, they did
not attempt to plunder him. He is reported to have re-
ceived four wounds in the head, apparently with a knife.
and one in the chest, with a stiletto ; but to he in the
way of doing well. The assassins have for the present
escaped. A manifest bias appears in the narrative to
connect this affair with the business of the Queen ; hitt
it is more probable, if the attack was Bewails, made in
the manner represented, and on account of any person's
gallantries, that the affair had no relation to her Ma-
jesty's business, but belonged entirety to somebody err.
As to revenge on account of her Majesty's cause, the
people most likely to sheer it, are those whose hopes of
making their fortunes by their evidence, have been dis.
appointed.
A deputation of merchants waited upon the Lords
of the Committer of Privy Council for the Affairs of
Trade'on Thursday last, by invitation, to confer on
the snbject of the renewal of the charter of the West
India Dock Company, when their Lordship gave the
deputation to understand, that his Majesty's Oovern-
ment are in no respect pledged or committed to the
West India Hoek Company, and signified that no de-
cision would take place on the subject until all the
parties interested had been heard. 'floe meeting broke
up with an intimation on the part of the merchants
and ship-owners, that a general meeting would be
held in the course of the next week, for the purpose
of collecting the sense of the commercial interest of the
metropolis at large. Such a meeting has since
been convened, by advertisement, for Thursday next.