The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-04 00:00:00

Bill

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S tought ap a bill for rep aling c.rtain
Nrits'etri• Arseskttcl Taxes; anti Mr:,OOULBUILN an-
fireatitnclitirr the Laws relative to Chotretr Rates i n
14 nrl...Riad a first, and both ordered to be read a se-
cora Atte.
At eleven the Rouse adjourned.

MALES.

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PRICE OF STOCKS TAM
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per Ct: Rai •
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2 per Ct.
4 per Cents ........
New Fours
.6 per Ct. 179/7....,
Long Ann
Irhp. S per
Irish 6 per Cons.
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DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.

India Stock .

Ditto Bonds 235. 24s 22s.pta
South Sea Stock
South Sea Old Ann.
lOs 12s lOs
10001.
5001. 10s 12slOspm.
Small ..103 12s pm
Dos. tor at
LotleryTickets 9'2l. IN.

Vie atatetintan.

TIIgSD4Y ESTP4III63, MARCH 4, 1823.

• PARLI AM ENTA R Y COMMENTARY.
IN TAR Flocs' or Lonns there was nothing done
worth pointing out to particular attention.
IN Tile COMMONS there was a great deal of talk;
and, as 'we deem it, to very little purpose. The Overige
Societies, relative to which Mr. Abercromby is to make
a motion on 'Thursday were talked of; but nothing was
said worthy of particular attention. The Sinking Fund.
This everlasting bubble was brought forward Let nigh,
by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, who presented and
wbo got adopted a string of resolutions enough to turn
the brain of any man livipt,e. The Sinking Fund has
been venal a liombug in the House of Commons and in
the Lorlelaundred times over. It is such a thing as
lef"rer was seen or heard of before in any country spoon
earth. We will not waste the time of our readers upon
it Whetlior the landlords, hoping that war ind paper-
money will take place, mean to suspend for a time their
endeavours to get tales repealed, we know not; but this
we know very well, that if there be no war and paper-
money, they will lose tl:eir estates ; for, the delusion of
Sinking Funds, attd other delusions of the like sort will,
in all human probability, prevent them from doing any
thing else to obtain relief.

" THE ELD!"
Our readers will recollect, ;bat, some time ago; we
think it is, at least, three mouths, our friend the Chro-
mita congratulated its readers upon Mr. CANNINA hAv-
ing "thrown his shield orer the Peninsula." 1111 our,
military coxcombs, till our whiskered geographers who
have added so sweetly to oar debt ; till these made the
discovery, that portion of Europe which comprises Spain
and Portugal was never called a Peninsula. in plain
language,theClronictemeantthatMr.Caxwr.co bad taken
care to prevent Spain from being invaded by France, and
it-congratulated its readers on the fact. We doubted
greatly of the fact, and taught our readers to doubt of
it. The Chronicle now sap, that the intrigues -of tur
Moister io Spain have been directed for the overthrow-
ing of liberty in that country; and that it suspects that
our Ministers will ahao2on Spain to its fate.—We are not
spite as certain of this, as the Chronicle appears to be.
We think that the Spaniards have a better chance front
the friendship of our debt than from that, even, of the
dinner party at the Citv.of London Tarern.—HoWiver,
the Chronicle will, doubtless, take care how it is in
haste another time in talking about the throwing of
Shields.

BOURBON WAR.

Our readers will not have forgotten with what con•

tempt a e treated the opinion that great lifect would be
produced on the French Gorernment by the loud
speeches in Fa:liam• w, and by the terriLle bellowing of
the smck-i,bbing pr,ss. They will remember bow we

laughed at the idea of the French king bring frightened
by those speeches and those bt Ilawinks. We hare now
htt,re us the speech of CHATESUBitIitIVD, the French Mi-
n;ster of Foreign Affairs, who was Ambassador here in
London. just before Castlereagh cat his throat, and who
went of to Verona, fast after that event.—This sp- ech
states the grounds of the war now about to be entered
on against Spai: . It is a frank and plain statement of
those grounds. The Speaker asserts the right of inter-
ference to rest upon the authority of England. Just
at the day when eIinTEAUBRIAND was in ,king this
speech, 511'. COBFITT was writing that part of his last
Register which relates to the grounds of the war. To be
sure, the authorities, if the speeches of our pretty gentlemen
and their papers, be authorities, are abundant, irnieed.—
Ten. volumes; ten good stout octavo volumes, would not
bold all that they Lave said and written in defence of the
right of Wet/Essence; the right of interfering in the
affairs of neighbouring Nations, to put down revolution-
ary principles. Their great text was this : 0 when your
neighbour's house is on fire, kindness towards him int-
" pets you- and your own safety glees you a right, to
". interfere, in order to extinguish the flames that arc
,‘ raging in his house." This was the great ground of
war with the French people from the year 1793 to the
year 1815. Three and twenty years of war were carried
oa; upon ibis single ground ; and that war has loaded
this Nation with nine hundre I millions of Debt. But Cll/1-
trS.SURRIAND spews very clearly that the same principle
of right has been recognised, not only in Pie case of Na.,
pies in 1821 ; but even now at Verona. We say that the
principle is a monster ; but our Ministers cannot call it
in question without tatting guilty of the most shucking
prevarication that ever disgraced human lips. What we
wish, howevei, to point out at present, is, the want of
effect of the tricks pleyed off here; the want of
effect upon the French Government. The French Ali
sister had read the Speech of ~)Jr. Brosighadi ; he had
read that of 61.0ar, who was for putting aside, all our
own distresses, and feeling am nothing but the vital in-
terests of mankind; he•liad read Mr. Husactssow's speech
at Liverpool; be bad read the pretty questioning and
answering that passed between Mr. BROUGHAM and Mr.
CANNING Omit theitvc *wend Seamen; he had, not