The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-03 00:00:00

,„0,1,11,1, in a (:.:y or too. It is highly interesting, es
igotance of the progress of intellect in what have been
off' reed the most barren soils.

We I ave received from Air. Buckingham a copy of hi-
saveryondenee with the Indian Government, retative to
*is persetntion which he endured, in consequence of having
• lode a more liberal use of the liberty of the press, than the
Gavernrecnt of Calcutta was willing to tolerate. We hive
sot vet had tires to p•►aae the documents with sufficient
attention :--hut we shall take an early opportunity of
waiting such ex•rscts as may be requisite to illustrate the
es we conceive it to be a most imperious duty to
do all in our power to maintain the freedom of the Ines.,
It4ii at borne and abroad, as the security the world pos.
selses against the projects of the Holy Alliance. We are
satisfied that no Government ought to.be tolerated, which
the most extensive freedom of the press could
input,. If they cannot stand together, we say let
tt? Government fall ; for it is not worth the keeping.—
We are a little surprised at the open advance which des-
potism has made in India. We know that the yoke was
ern the neck of the natives—but we were not aware that
British subjects were not entitled to British liberties in
India. To proclaim that the Indian Government, is a
direel tyranny, is, we thick, a very unwise proceeding ;
as* the British residents there stay out have made up their
minds to forfeit their pretensions to their birthright free.
dons; and then. may we ask, what would become of the.
Alovernment, if its Own agents should desert it? If the
Court of Direcors saw this matter in its true light, they
would hverfere to prevent such dangerous strides, and tell
their Governors General that they must not endanger
their possessions to gratify a lust of power, or a criminal
dread of honest censure.

Despatches, transmitted by an estqfeile, by way of Dover,
were received yesterday :leaning at the Foreign Other,
Downing-street.
The Mediterranean p leket arrived yesterdav, having
been ordered at Gibraltar to danch at Ca4ix, and land her
bitter., and take on board thase intended for England.
On making the harbour at Ca•liz, she was fireil at by the
French eruis-ra, and having fallen to leeward, compelled
to enure to an *mime near the Admiral's ship, in the Ray
of Rota,lste in the evening. The wind hloaing fre.h. the
French did not sends boat on hoard the packet till the
r. xt morning, when they asked the Captain, why he
sought to ent-r a blockaded port? lla answered, that be
was ordered to enter Calls, and be was nnaware of any
black:vie ; he the.% gave in a protest against the act of
hostility committed against him; in not allowing him to
enter the harbour, and cane away with all his corre.ponsl-
'nee on board. Letters brintelit by her state, that on the'
tith'ult. a siren! Levant wind commenced, and blew three
days, which enabled many vessels to make the barb •nr.
and among them, it is reported, one from Ila stemma's, with
a large sum of money on hoard, presented to the Govern-
ment by the inhabitants of Cabo. No Ics.s than 15 Spanish
gunboats were plying about.
Extract of a letter from Paris, Angnst 24—" The schism
between the Doke il'Angostlrme and the. Regency has an
completely infected the ;public opinion, that the animosity
of both parties, Conationionalists; soil liot:alists, is at its
height agaiutit the French; an I the unhappy Peninsula
tut little advanced to cards peeiliration after all the blood
and trea.nre that have leen expended. Notwit ;standing
this, the Regency win get money. thane) the intended
loan of fifty milhans hare been Danced to thirty, which
is positively taken. Gerhardt set air on the 26th. in the
evening, for Madrid, taking furor millions:at leas t with him
as his first payment. —Every thing 'more in.heates a fall in
the rentes, and it is Golub:lie by those very likely to judge
correctly, that the mi.managrament or f diner of the Spawsli
campaign will very shortly put Viilcle and Co. oat of the
Alitmistry."
.7*Extraaortmmartv Ilantrite.--+The•f7trzette of last night
does not contain the snnonhrcrment of a single bank env.—
This is a very rare orentrenee. it has happen. si only
twice within the la.t thirty years. The /veto Times, this
morning. clanekles on the occasion, and tells the croaking
Radicals to behtsld it, and be mortihed. Time conning
scribe is aware, all thewhile, that this aonearance of the
Gavette is no more evidence or the lark of insolvents in the
reentry; than the drily of the Iterorsler's Report, from the
Kisg bring at Windsor or Brighton, is a proof that three
are no malefactors to be hanged. IN knows that the
Lord CbaneePor is now in Dorsetshire, and is, for a
amusing himself in the pursuit of other sport than that of
signing Rankrupte commissions ; hut it is well known that
though the profitable game of dockets appear to he neglect.
ell for a season, they arc all secure in prcserres ; and every
head will, in due tittle, be knocked down, and help to fill
Me tags.
Mr. Secretary Peel has made a formal cammnnication to
the agent of Sir Oorge Jerniogham, stating, drat no op-
, position will be made on the part of the Crown to Sir
Grorges claim to the Barony of Stafford. In consequence
of Oda notification, as soon as time necessary preliminaries
' the claim can he carried through the forms of toe hlonse
•of Lords, this ancient title will make its re-appearance in
!hri Peerage. Some awkwardness may arise from the ex.
lstence of the Barony and the Marqnisate of Stafford, het
we pregame the difficulty will be solved by the hlarqness
assuming what is understood to be the original title con-
'fermi upon him, that of Staffordshire. The emirs of the
Earl of Buckinghamshire and the Marquess of Buckingham
are nearly a precedent for this. Previously to the Marquess
of Buckingham's creation, the Earl was commonly terumed

Earl of Buckingham.
The Great Basin and Pork, at Sheerness, the ch.

d'cerore of the late Mr. lteunie, are to Le opened at half on
hoar before soon on Friday next, lw noising the Howe, of '
120 pans, and the Hercules, of 74, into the Basin, and
afterwards into the Dodo. The Lords of the Admiralty.
and the Navy and Victualling Boards, will be present, and
willeatertam his Royal Higbn.tss the Duke of Clarence at.
a breakfast on board the Howe, 120 guns, which is to be
the first ship decked. The early hoar at whicl4 the tide
serves for the operation will, we suppose, diminish the
umber of 'lifters from London, who, to be in time, must
• have town at six in the morning.
RAMSGATE, Aug. 29.—Some few days ago the Americas
ehooner Ecbo, Capt. Johnson, relight fire, in consequence.
' ink leakage of a coniiderahle quantity of sulphuric acid,
*rating part of her cargo. The Captain and some of the
grin endeavouring to save the cargo from destruction.
so sired so long in the hold as to he nearly suffocated by
the deleterious gas emitted by the action of the acid upon
the articles in the hold, mostly piece-goods. All the crew
Late recovered, after suffering extremely from its noxious
effects, but the Captain fell a victim to his zeal fur the in
leftist of his owners. •
MAIM Laws, WZDNESDAT, Sept. 3.—This market has
Lees moderately supplied with grain this week,wheat,2.JSS
barley, 100 ; oats, 520 quarters.ond flour 2,700 sacks. The
weather continuing so remarkably fine, our buyer made'
scarcely any purchases today: Wheat is considerably
.lower than on Monday, especially Dew samples. Barley Is
' allaliturodt—peas and beams remain as last quoted. What
hw oats have been sold to-day are at the saws prices as
)kindly.