The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-16 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

?arc ATTACK •x ring DUKE •• WEL-
LINGTON.

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE FROM PARIS.

On the night of the 10th instant, as his Grace the
Duke of Wellington was returning from the Italian
Opera, in Paris, attended by his Aid. de-Camp, and a
Spanish Officer of high rank, who has lung been the
totnpanion of our illustrious countryman, and has
attended him through all his campaigns, the crowd
was se great. that the progress of his Grace's carriage
was for some time impeded. Daring this period a
villain was observed pressing forward towards the
spot where the Duke's carriage was situated. For-
tenately, however, for that time his intention was
frustrated, by the activity of his Lordship's coach-
man, wbe whipped up his horses, and drove rapidly ,
in the direction of the Place Vendome. It ap-
pears, notwithstanding, that the assassin reached
the Rue Saint Honore before the carriage of his
Grace arrived there, and at the moment it crossed
on the way to the Champs Elysee, fired at
the Doke; so sore was his aim, end so deliSe-
rate the act, that nothing could have preserved the
life of our great Hero, had the window of the car-
riage been down, which was the case but • moment
before; the band of his Grace's Aid-de-Camp being
still on the holder, after raising it, when a rifle ball
struck the strong plate-gless, and shattered it to
places. The Duke immedresety, with the restest
coolness, directed that the coachman should be
orde►ed to stop. His Grace alighted, and perceiv-
ing a bguer gliding round the corner of the Rye St.
Honore, with an intention, as it would appear, of
escaping towards the Barriers de Elysee, his Grace
promptly advanced upon him. The villain instantly
started, flung the rifle from his hind, with the ra-
pidity of lightening, darted towards the Thoillories,
by the gardens of which and over the Pont Neaf,
he is supposed to have made his escape. His Grace
then, with that collected firmness far which he is so
remarkable, directed a few Gendarmerie, who, alarm-
ed by the report of the ride, had assembled on the
spot, to go in pursuit of him, and returned to',
his carriage as if nothing hisi taken place.
His Grace is even reported to have been facetious
on the circumstance of there being no glass to pre-
serve them from a drizzling rain that was then fall-
ing, and which occasioned its being at first dta wit
up. A considerable sensation arose neat morning
in consequence. The Parisians were to be seen
mustering in strange and grotesque groups at the
various We., and reports the most extravagant
were in circulation. The neat morning his Grace
was visited by every person of distinction in Paris,
and the King end Royal Prmily have manifested the
strongest feelings on the occasion.
All the copies of third Numb,.7 of the Sentiatelle
dc tHonneur, which was on sal; a few days, have
been seized. This political pamphlet is written by
M. Joulin de la Salle, the cousin of General Ber-
trand, who is at St. Helena. The D .1, •of Welling.
ton is described in it as r. imulent • •consul, and
the most marked endeavours are tide 01 direct
against bim the contempt and hatred of French
nation. The author, it is said, will be brought to
trial.
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BAWX.wotEs•—The Accounts of Bank•notea in
circulation and of balances of public monie► at the
Bank, moved for by Mr. GREVFELT., were presented
to the House of Commons on Friday, and are now
printing. We have reason to believe that the amount
of Bank paper iu circulation during the last six
months, and at present, greatly exceeds the average
circulation of the Bank at any former period. And
that it may be stated during these last six months
on an average, at not loss than TIIIRTY MILLIONS—
being TWO MILLIONS above the highest average ever
before stated to exist, in the various discussions
which have of late years taken place on this im-
portant subject. With this fact of an increasing
issue of bank paper, accompanied by a corresponding,
and, perhaps, proportionably still greater issue of
country Rink paper, is it necessary to look to any
other causes of the late increased and increasing
prices of gold and silver, and of the unfavourable
course of our foreign exchanges ?

SUDDEN DEVER OF SIR WILLIAM FRAZIER.--•
This Gentleman died on Friday last, at his house in
Bedford-,quart. At the moment of his decease, he
was enquiring of his Servant the cause of a smoke in
the house, when he fell down in a fit, and instantly
espired. The previous (Iv he had been at the
PRINCE RECiENT.6 !Ater, in good health. Sir War.
was between 80 and 90 years of see, and married his
Lady whetiffis.rix, by whom he had twenty-eight
children, soventcen of whom are living, three arms
and 14 daughters. Two of the Ladies were lately
married.

A Gentleman reading a paragraph in a Paper the
other day, which terminated in a Lottery Puff, very
strongly expressed his chagrin at what he termed his
disappointment. " Y don't see the necessity," ha
exclaimed, " of MARTIN and Co. 8, Cornhill, and
110, Oxford-street, having recourse to such expe-
dients ; for if it is to resind folks of their success in
selling Capitals, that is superfluous, for every hody
knows it, and I am sure the ettroctions of the Three
of £30,000, the 12 Pipes of Wine, and the Stetting
Money in the present Lottery, are in themselves in-
ducements too strong to set need any other aid to set
them off."—Drawing begins 4th March.

CORP/ r-tiCHARGR. FEL 16.—Tke Market wet well suo-
plied is Oh Wheat this familia*, at a decline (Jet.— Fiue Barley
2s. per quarter lower s interior annspire unsaleable.- Oats and
Beam h. to 2... and Grey Peas 2s. cheaper.—lo start articles
no alterntioa.
Wheat ( Foglia) 7O 94 Grey Pen 5....,... ...44 48
New ditto - --. &was . . 48 51
Ditto (Foreign, .... id 105 Old tls. .... —
aye 44 46 rick do. 44 60
Barley NS 50 (kits ..... ......... 92 .96
New . ..
Malt 6O 76 Poland da..... .... 45 51
White Peas 42 46 I Feed da.
New ditto.... ....... Floe Flaw 75 811
Ditto Bullets .........50 IA *coeds.... . . .

1
Testa tbe Ord
Beef .... 1. 44. to 4e. 8.1.
llama ..4s. 64. est 6a.
Yeas .. fA 041. to 6.. Bd.
Pnrk ... 6e. 01. ti' 6e. 4d.
Lamb ...Oa. 04. to Oa. 01.

IA /IX Ftif. 16.
, per stone of Sibs.
Head ..t Cattle this Amyl
Beast&
Sheep and Limbo 19410
Cairn
Pier

HAY-MARKET.
Hay
Clover
Sum «.4,- I'. lb, W. 4 it. is. W.

GENERAL ELI
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EXTRACT OF ♦ LETTER FROM KENDAL, DATED Atd•

NESDAY NIGIIT.

" This day was fixed by the Loathers for making
a grand entry into Kendal. All the Gentlemen,
chiefly Clergymen, in their Intermit mustered early
In Wrday to attend them.
brW,...booses bad been Opened some days be-
fore, and thonsandt of yards of yellow ribband die-
tribated. The most onpleasant symptomb began,
however, to appear, for on Tuesday the ale was
drank to the cries of Lowther ale and Brougham
for ever!' and the ribbandt Were no sooner
tribeted than they were dyed blue, 'Mr. It's colour.
A great dinner was ordered in the Towo-Hall • and
as no Weitmnrland men could be got, in and near
'Kendal, to draw the carriage, nine barilels of ale
were sent to the canal-workers (Scotch and Irish la.
bearers), and a guinea a head giweb to hire them for
this service.

" Mr. Breagham's Committee !steed an Address,'
exhorting the goad people to k betters with the ut-
most propriety upon the arrival of Lord Lowther
and Colonel Lowther'—But the Lowther caval-
cade was attacked, and several of the carriages pelted
and covered with med. Mr. Bolton, of Stows, who
made himself very active in the cause against the
Independent interest, end one or two of the cle-
rical •partizans, suffered considerable indignities
ass this occasion. The carriages of Lord Lows
they and Mr. Wilson, of Helium Tower, reached the
inn—and as the two Members, in their printed Ad-
dresses, bad promised to jorify their conduct and
expose ' calumnious misrepresentations,' of which
they complained, Mr. J. Brougham, after exerting
himself in every direction to preseri.• the peace at
the town, and with sech success es to obtain for the
adverse party a quiet hearing, called upon the Noble
Lord and his brother, the Colonel, to come forwent
with their promised vindication, and to show what
single misrepresentation had ever heen uttered by
any of the Independent party. 'fhis call was re.-
pettedly urged, without any effect, both by Mr. J. B.
and Mr. Henry Curwen, who exerted himself ably
and powerfully on the occasion. No answer could
be obtained, either from the two Members or from
the Rev. Dr. Satterth wake, who had COMP VD II !I them."