The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-08-15 00:00:00

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,:nce of our lives and fortunes, the Constitution
under which we have the happiness to live It is
well.grounded conviction that the benefits we ea.
joy, under that Constitution, are of much greater
value than property or life ; or else, that the evils
to be apprehended from 4 change effected by con.
(pest, would overbalance the value both of life and
property. The loyalty of Britons is founded upon
both these considerations, and nosy, therefore, be
securely depended upon. Give bat the Irish Catho.
he the same incitement to active loyalty, and the
impulse will produce all the fervour and effects of
ciithusiasm.

We should not have entered thus far into the
merits of this question, were it our intention to
zunfine ourselves to a barren commentary upon the
debate, which took place in the United Parliament
upon the subject, and which was commenced upon
the titth of May, by a motion from Mr. GNAT.
TAN, that 66 the Catholic Petitions should be
taken into itonsideration." The subject is likely
to be brought forward again, during the approach.
ing Session, end, whatever be the event, we are
certain that, like the cause of truth, it is every
hour gaining new accessions of strength, and soak.
jog new converts. IV° consider it, therefore, as
the duty of every public print, especially of
every Irish Print, to assist it in its progress, and to
minister, as far as it lies in the power of the Press,
to the success of a cause, which involves in itself
the dearest interests of our country. In pur.
suance of this idea, we shall resume the subject in
our next publication, and examine, as far as in us
lies, the arguments that Ministers have urged
Against it.

THE PMQPRIETOR of THE STATESMAN thinks it
proper to inform those Subscribers in the Coun-
try that are supplied by flrAiLin, the News-
man, of Sherborne-lane, that he did net take
up his regular Papers at this Office last night,
and they are now left on hand. It is, therefore,
particularly requested, that those persons take
were disappointed of 7'uz SrArzsmAY last
night, will communicate the same to tkis Office,
that measures may be taken to prevent the like
disappointment in future.

An iced. Mlfail4. Due.
0 Dublin 0
1 Wnterfurd
0 Cadiz

PRICK OF STOCKS Tilts DA Y AT OMR O'CLOCK.
3 per Can. Keg. 69 69 4 19 prr Can. rots. 69ife
Omnium 1j 2 dis.

4,ONDON:
wmgcsimir, Apotirc 15, 1810.
LAST night Paris Papers to the 7th inst. were re.
ceived. We have given all the more important arts.
plea of these in a subsequent column.
Dummies were yesterday received at the Ad.
!Orally from Admiral Sir C. Currom, extracts
from which, relative to the capture and destruction
of sqiwi of the enemy's vessels in the Mediterra.
peon, ace given in The Gazette of last night. In
addition IQ these we understand Sir CliA 'mu states
that the DEY of ALGIERS has declared war against
Trance; and that, as a proof of his friendly dis.
position towards lingland, the whole of our ships
taken by the Algerines are to be immediately re-
'ford. The French ha►e evacuated the Island of
Van", to the sotithwari! of Corfu, which has been
taken possession o( by Captain GRI fFITHS, of the
Leonidas.
THE two Deputies from the Caraceas, we under.
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!limit have accomplighed the purpose of their mis-
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glue: The Deputies a:o now bout to retorts to
. their native country, end are, we underitaud* to
be accompanied by General Mlas:npa.

clue Roeder' will find in this dare Symetssaw,
the Minutes of the Evidencegivou by Mr. GOLDSMID,
Mr. Ment.c, and Sir Fuancts Batts', before
the Bullion Committee. We defy any one to et.
tend to their statement of facto; and *not perceive
that their evidence (of facts) goes to beer out the
argument we held yesterday (and have frequently
maintained) on the scarcity of the precious metals,
and causes of that scarcity. Even the opinion of
Sir FRANCIS BARING stands strongly corroborative
of our doctrine.
The Committee had the good sense to put the
following question to this well-informed Merchant
" Would not the removal of the restrictions upon trade dimi-
nish the price of eulliour
What is the answer? It ie worthy the attention of
our Readers ; and, we should hope, will not be
disregarded by the public. It is this :

‘‘ The removal of the restriction upon trade would produce
an exportation of merchouine, and facilitate the menu of im-
porting buttivit." •

This is, in other words, the form and substance of
what we have said. Here is no misleading of the eye
to some minor, although accelerating cause, of the
evils enquiring into; but an honest directing of them
It once to the principal, the primary, and the effica-
cious cause. The restrictions upon trade, begun by
your own folly, and continued by your own obsti-
cyl khes.e, aye the causes of all. 'your commercial
ecabterrassnenls, of which the scarcity and high

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price of Bullion are but effects and symptoms
IHere is the whole secret, dosed up in a nut-shell,
and developed in a few magic but true words. Sir
FRASCIII BAILINO enters too, into a short but very
comprehensive history of the effed of restrictions
npon trade. It illustrates the above doctrine, by
unanswerable example.
" Daring the seven years war (Sir FRANCIS BARING ob-
serves) there were on restrictions upon trade. the MUM opera-
tions to perform on the Continent of remitting money from
hence to pay for the increased quantity of naval and military
►tores ; and yet in no one instance was there a want of bullion.
The same was the case during the American war; through the
whole of it there was no want of bullion."

When Merchants of Sir FRANCIS BARING'S me-
perience give their opinion on these things, surely
there can be little further question on the subject,
and therefore we shall not pursue this point further
for the present. Mr. GOLDSKID gives little, indeed
we may say no information, on the great question.
Mr. MEIILE gave all the information required of
him; but the questions did not point to the great
subject of inquiry. Oue curious fact, however,
comes out in his evidence. It is contained in the ful.
lowing question and answer:-I.

" Can you state the proportion of gold which is in circuits.
tion in ordinary dealiugs at this time, to the proportion of
Bank notes? No, 1 cannot; we see no gold now; my clerks,
who are out collecting every day, do not perhaps bring me a
seven-shilling pica."

This we quote, as a mere matter of curiosity ; for
we have already argued, th..t there can be no gold
where commerce is treated upon the childish system
of our present Ministers, and their political
teachers.—But the Committee have recommended
the resumption of payments at the Bank in gold,
at the end of two years. The Committee did false-
ly, to give the Bank two years, to get upon their
golden legs again. They would have dune bet.
ter, to give the Bank :even. However, we
think it ill.advised, to recommend the resumption
of piyment at the Bank, in gold, at any time, un.
der lite present system, and shape, and form of
trade. If the BANE begin to pay in gold, their
notes will never circulate again. After all that has
passed, after the long absence of gold, people will
not only go with their notes for gold, but will
take care how they part with it again, in
any shape, for notes. It would be madness to
expect that. We are not questioning the solvency
of the BANE. We are not saying, that they will
not pay every note of theirs, in gold, when they
resume payment. But that will not restore eon&
deuce ; and what" confidence can be expected to
exist again, while the present system of trade lasts,
moulded as it is by incapable Ministers—what is
the degree of confidence expected ever again to re.
turn ?—Who is there, that cannot answer this
question, without a moment's reflection?

We regret to learn, that the large mercantile
houses which stopped payment about a month ago,
but were expected to recover from their temporary
embarrassment, through the interference of some
eminent bankers and merchants, will, most probe.
bly, be at last compelled to appear in The Gazette.
IVe arc also concerned to state, that other consider.
able failures are expected.

Iu the absence of intelligence front Portugal, at
a moment when every eye is turned, if not with
ardent hope, at least with anxious expectation, to.
wards that country, any information from the
Peninsula, cannot fail to proveinteresting. We
have seen a Gentleman lately returned from Spain,
and the account he gives of the real state of the
public mind in the various places through which
he travelled, widely differi from those which have
so frequently deceived us since the beginning of
the contest. Ile explored the whole of the Mur.
ciao coast, and tumid that dread of the enemy
or indifference, bad produced a general disposition
to submission. He was at /Mint when the
French sent word that they should want so many
rations of bread the next day. The place, which
had not yet been visited by the enemy, contain.
ed several hundred patriots in arms, who, when
a hundred Feruch soldiers appeared to fetch the ra.
tions, not only offered no resistance, although vastly
superior in number, but secreted themselves until
the weak detachment of the invaders had retired.
The wee conduct on the part of the Spaniards he
remarked at every town along the coast. lit pre.
settee of the enemy no gleam of patriotic spirit was
allowed to burst forth ; but as soon as be bad de.
parted, the mintickry of war was resumed. Fight.
jog, however, seemed to be out,of the question.
The following letter has been sent toPniur San.
sou, Esq. Chairman to the Committee of American
Merchants :

" Conneil-nMee. Whitehall, Ang. 8, 1810.
" Sta—The Lords of hit Majesty's Most Honourable Privy
Council baying issued nn Order for entirely suspending, until
further order, the provi3ions of Sect. 4t of the General Qua-
r.intine Order of the stb of April, 1805, and directing that ell
vessels arriving from any of the ports of Europe without the
Streights of Gibraltar, or from the Continent of America, or
the islands adjacent thereto, or from the Western Islands, with
any of the articles enumerated is the lint classy inclading cot.
ton wool, goats' skins, rags, feathers, or blur of tiny sort,
should be admitted to report and eater without being subject
to quarantine, under the terms nod conditioos therein mention-
ed; I am directed to transmit to you a duplicate of the said
Order, fur the information of the Merchants concerned in the
trade to and from the Continent of America. •
" I am, Sir,
" Your mast obedient humble Servant,
" Philip Sansom. Esq. " STEPHEN COTTEREL."
The following is taken from The Morning Post
of this day

". A Letter from an °Nicer in Lord Wita.tstaron's army,
contains this remarkable passage:—' Na man ant doubt the
courage of the British army; but no man can say that the phy-
sical strength of one man, opposed to tea sate, can overcome so
great n superiority in mintlwrs."l
Is this to prepare the public for a disaster already
known to some, or expected even by Ministers ?
On the Roth of June, a detachment of seamen
and marines, belonging to the .41ceste and Topaze,
brought oat and destroyed seven vessels of the eite.
my from the Bay of Martino, in the island of Cur.
sica, after driving theenensy from two strong forts,
burning the magazines, and spiking the guns. In
the performance of thliservice one ma,a was, killed
and two wounded. "


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THE STATEWAN.


Wheat. - - 84,. 102.. 120 s.
Fine ditto - - - - 1265. 130 s.
!tie,
Barley,
Malt,
W:Peas(Boileri) 645. Vs.
Grey Pens, - - - - 465. 524.
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Mr. CANNING'S intended volunteer trip to Spaio
and Portugal, we understand, is laid aside at the
particular instigation of Mr. PERCEVAL. •
General Hay, who has for several years cons.,
minded at the Cavalry Depot, Maidstone, is be re.e
lieved by Col. PRITBLER, who has beets at the Ad.ii
jutant.General's Office at the head of the recruiting,
department.
Colonel MOSHEIM succeeds Gen. HOWARD In the
command of the foreign depot, at Lymington.
Major. Gen. JOHN MURRAY is placed on the
Staff of the Kent district.
Gen. ENGLAND'a flee regielent, the 6th, is on the
march to Portsmouth, to embark for Ireland, to
relieve a regiment proceeding to Portugal
Owing to the lung prevalence of contrary winds,
the large reinforcements for our armies, under Lord
Weer.' NOTOX and Gen. GRAHAM, arc still detained.
Some very valuable officers go out by this fleet, viz.
Gen. liar, of the Scuts Royals, and the Hon.
Gen. LUMLEY.
Capt. J. W. Mavazcz has been appointed Go.
tailor of the Island of Anholt, in the Cattegat.
Major-General Sir MONTAGU BURGOYNE, Bart.
is appointed to serve en the Staff of the South. West
District.
His Grace the Lord Primate of IRELAND landed
at Donaghadee from Portpatrick on Sunday sea.
night. Same day, Major BLACKWOOD embarked
at Donaghadee for Portpatrick.
Mr. Justice Hearn, it is said, retires from the
Bench, after the present summer circuit, on the
usual pension.
The immense quantity of 3766 waggoo.loads of
coal were shipped from the Earl of LoeseaLe's pits
at Whitehaven in one week.
The Hon. Joitm DUTTON, eldest son of Lord
and Sir BERKELEY WILLIAM GUIDE,
Hart. have declared themselves candidates for G feu.
cestershire.
ALEXANDER WRAII, Esq. of Virginia, with
dispatches fur General Atuarraolso, at Paris, front
the American Minister at this Court, Mr. PINK.
Nay, sailed from Plymouth a few days since in
flag of truce, for Morlaix. The vessel was hired
expressly for the purpose of carrying Mr. Wilke
to the last mentioned port.
The French have evacuated the island of Fanu,
to the northward of Corfu, which has been taken
possession of by Captain GRIFFITHS, of the Leo.
nidar.
The following is a statement of the British force
in Sicily, 'at the latter end of June :-
Ist Battalion 10th Font let Battalion 44th Foot
lit and 2d Battalion 27th Watville's
Ist Battalion 58th De Roll's
Ist Battalion 6id Dillon's
Ist Battalion 81st Chewers BritanniTes.
At Malta—the 24 Battalion of the 14th, Mauaoa s, and the
Sicilian Regiment.
At Si. Maura, in the lonian Sea—the 35th Regiment, and de-
tachments.
EXTRAORDINARY FISHING.—An Edinburgh
Paper states, that on Wednesday se'nnight, Mr.
Garden, of Troup, fishing with great lines, about
two miles off Troup Head, killed a shark of five
feet length, and a halibut of the astonishing weight
of ninety-rix pounds!
REMARKABLE OCCURRENCE.* vessel arri►ed
in Cork harbour last Sunday fr. luebcc, under
peculiar circumstances, which we .et►dcrstand to
be the following • While on' her) passage the
crew mutinied, and determined en murdering the
Captain. On his being apprised of the horrid
design, he begged for a short respite to prepare
himself for eternity, to which they with diffi.
culty assented. He *as accordingly permitted
to retire into his cabin, and, in the interval al. I
lowed him, he contrived to secrete himself un.
der what is called the scuttle. After the limited
time had expired, the inhuman wretches repaired
to the cabin to accomplish their diabolical put.
pose, but finding the cabin w►ndows open, and
not discovering their intended victim, they con.
eluded that he had thrown himself Tutu the sea. On
the arrival of the vessel here, a revenue of►cer
went on board, and was told by the Mate, the
ringleader of the mutiny, tilt, the Captain, in a fit
of insanity, threw himself overboard, and was lest,
and while be was telling this story, the Captain, to
his infinite consternation, made his appearance.
It is scarcely necessary to add, that the villains have
been taken into custedy.—(Cork Advertiser.)

&mum °PUB.—A new grand mock-heroic
serio.comic ballet of action, called 66 Jack the
Giant Killer," was performed at the Lyceum,
on Monday evening, founded on the well.knowu
nursery tale of that title. This piece consists of
two parts : the first, the comic ballet ; and the
latter, a-burlesque on the present taste for the mete.
drame. The excellent style in which the dancing
was executed, obtained, as it justly deserved, great
applause; buL early in the pantomime patt, strung
symptoms of disapprobation were manifested by
part of the audience; while those who relished the
extravaganza of BRADBURY'S clown, were as wits-
lent iu their laughter and acclamations. The scenery,
which is by GREENWOOD, does him great credit,
particularly the view of the Giant's castle. The
music is lively and appropriate ; and no expence
has been spared.
Yesterday evening two female children, not more
than 10 years of age, were charged at Bow-street
with attempting to put off counterfeit 7s. pieces.—
They were sent hand-cuffed to St. Martin's watch-
house.

A match at skittles was lately played at Loft-
house, by four blind fiddlers; two from Leeds, and
two from Wakefield. The match afforded infinite
amusement to a considerable number of spectators;
and was won by the Leeds men.
Coan•ExcuAt+oe, Auo. 15.—There are consill
derable further arrivals of foreign Wheat to-day,
mostly from the Baltic : fine much in request, and
last prices are fully supported ; Barley, with Malt,
fluctuate but little ; new White Peas as under ;
Beans of the two kinds are named somewhat dearer;
there are short supplies of Oats, and last prices
maintained; new Rape-seed a falling article; and
Flour without variation.

Tiek Reams - 54/..
Oats,
Patooth - - -40 s. 04-
Potatoe ditto 425. (Id.
Rape Seed - - Cbo ,e 54
Fine Fiore- - - - sss• ltKle.
Seconds - - 9016 Or
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