The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-28 00:00:00

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mended by the Minister of Finance. Ile particularly
insisted on the propriety of suppressing the Under
Secretaries of State, and complained vebemec.tly of
the prodigious increase of the commis (clerks) in the
different offices. M. DE CHU/TEI.IN took the same
ground, and inveighed against w hat be called the
en. bonpoint of the state.departments. M. Cnavoi-
atm justified all that had been attacked; and after
some observations from M. BARANTE, on the same
side, and a long detailed speech from the Minister
of Finance, in defence of his plan„ the Budget
was carried as far as concerned the Administration
of Finance. The Customs and the expences of the
War Deparment remain yet to be discussed. The
Peers were engaged in discussing the question of
personal arrest.
The trial of the persons accused of the Murder of
M. FUALDES was proceeding as usual. The whole
of this case is of the most unprecedented nature. It is
now hinted, with some appearance of probability,
for mystery always gives rise to suspicion, that the
horrid assassination of Fum.ncs was not merely an act
of private vengeance or malignity, but that party
spirit had a considerable share in its perpetration.—
The confident conduct of the women implicated, the
bandying of assertion, and the curious nature of
the judicial proceedings, have given rise to con-
jectures that there is something to he concealed as well
as disclosed in the causes of these transactions. Two
more days have been spent in hearing witnesses. The
evidence for the prosecution is finished : the Accost('
will nest produce such testimony as they can in their
favour, after which the Advocates no both sides will
he !Ward : so that the trial will continue two or there
days more at least. The conduct and character of
Mrs. Bancal appears blacker than ever, particular!),
with respect to her implication of individuals ap-
parently innocent. Madame Mattson also, it appears,
in the last Sitting, preserved to an astonishing degree
her presence of mind and promptitude of reply, and
began to assume an air of gaiety in proportion as the
mystery of the case was unravelled, whilst Rose
Pierret is represented as having been scarcely able to
breathe from trepidation. The points of defence set up
on the part of Jausion were considered as availing
very little. In the result. the Court adjourned the
farther process to the following day. Crowds of
people are flocking into Albi to witness these pro-
ceedings. The Count DE STAKELBOURG, formerly
the Russian Minister at Vienna, was present on the
'7th. He took Albi iu his route to Uareges.
French Fonds 68f.

A Dutch Mail and German Papers have also ar-
rived, from which we have made extracts.—Several
of the Duke of WELLINGTON'S Aids.de-Camp had
left Cambray for London, *hither the Duke of WEL-
LINGTON was expected to go before the end of the
mouth. Many of the cantonments of the right wing of
the Army of Occupation, which is composed of
Liritish troops, had been changed for the relief of the
country, and there had also been some exchanges of
the Prassian troops in the centre. We see no reason
for adopting the belief that the whole of the Army of
Occupation will be withdrawn in Autumn, for the
Southern Frontier of the Netherlands is not
likely
to be in a sufficient state of defence before that time,
and they talk of the Duke of WELLINGTON inap•c:-
ing the whole of the line after his visit to England.

The accounts from Mexico and the Caraccas, re.
calved by the way of Jamaica and St. Thomas's, re-
present the cause of the Patriots as far from being
so desperate as the Spanish statements iii the Bryan.
nab Papers attempted to persuade ea it was. 'rhei
fort of St. Cregorio, in which the remnant of M yr.t'sl
followers took refuge, still stands obstinately out ;1
it has been twice unsuccessfully assaulted, and al-
ready 1500 of the Royalists have fallen before it.-1
The intelligence in letters from the Main, brought by
ithe L) us. Captain TODD, from St.Thoma"S, reaches
to the (2,gth of February. It is to the following ef-
fect :—The Independent troops, to the ttumbPr of
GOCO men, commanded by Bouvan, surrounded the
city of Calahoso, where the Royalists are now with a
force of from 4 to 5000 men. The Independents
have interrupted all communication with that city
) and the capital of Careers,. Both parties are pre-
!paring for a general and decisive action, its. result of
1 which will, most probably, be in favour of the Inde-
pendents.
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The following Treasury Notification has just been
issued, relating to the bargain with the Subscribers
to the new Stock

Treagiry Chamber-F. April 48,1818.

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Lord LIVERPOOL and the CHANCELLOR of the Ex •
CHEQUER have, upon the application of sever') of the
Subscribers for converting 3 per Cent. Annuities in-
to Annuities at the rate of 31 per cent. consented
to place persons who have subscribed 20001. and
less than 50,0001. 3 per Cent. Annuities, upon the
same fooling as persons who have subscribed above
Ithe latter sum, in regard to the period for making the
transfer of S5l. per Cent. upon the sum subscribed.
They have also consented to postpone the payment
of the Instalment upon the Eschequerßills which may
be subscribed, to be fended at the following periods,

tiZ• :-
15 per Cent. on or before the 14 of Anglia. 1818.
19 per Cent. on or before the 9d of September*
'2l) per Cent. on or before the MI; of October.
lit per Cent. on or before the lath of November.
lit per Cent. ou or before the 11th of December.
to per Cent. on or before the 15th of Jamotry, 1819 t
AIM the retra'uder on or before the 19th of Fehnutry, 1819.
In case Mouey should he paid in lieu of Exchequer
Bills, in discharge of any of those Instalments, one
Iper cent. on such Money Payment, and Interest at
the rate of 21 per cent. per diem, from the Ist day
of August to the day of payment, mast be paid ac-
t coiding to the terms of the former notice.

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NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.
PORTSMOUTH, APRIL 170--ASSiVed the Chrlato.
pher, from the Downs for Jacek* ; the Barton,
Snell, from Batavia; she sailed the 44th Oct.; left
there the Experiment, Dacre, and Prince Regent,
White, waiting to get a freight; also the Potteen,
--, for England (was chartered). The Barton is
for Rotterdam, put in here for orders.—Passed down
Channel this day the Pkettis and Astell, for India.
—The Barton spoke the Richmond, --, for Cal-
cutta, off the Western Islands, all well.
FALMOUTH, Aram 15.—Arrived the Duke of
Kent packet, wilt Mails, from Lisbon, in six days.
—Sailed the Palmyra, Apollo, Union, Four Friends,
Marianne, Eagle, Hope, and Alert, all for Loa.
don ; also sailed several coasters.
KINGSALI, APRIL 20.—Sailed the Theodosia,
Sharpley, from Calcutta for Liverpool.
CORK, APRIL 21.—Arrived the Sir George Os-
borne transport, with Government stores, to take
troops to Quebec : she is last from Portsmouth.—
Sailed the Minerva cutter on a cruise.
Aram 22.—Sailed his Majesty's ships Falmouth
and Pandora.
DOVER, Aran. 27.—Passed a fleet of Spanish
transports, with Russiau sailors on board, for St.
Petersborgh.
YARMOUTH, APRIL 27.—A pilot cutter has
brought in a kg of mahogany, and entered it at our
Admiralty Court; we do not see any mark on it.—
.The North Pole expedition passed here yesterday.
SHEERNESS, APRIL 27.—We bad last night a
tremendous storm of thunder and lightning, but nv
damage done.
Lerru, APRIL 25.—The Julio Leopoldine, Blanch,
which ship we some time ago advised as having been
lost on the coast of Norway, arrived here this morn-
ing, having been three months on her passage from
Wolgast, end experienced very boisterous weather,
being obliged to put into Norway to repair.
Yesterday evening. the PRINCE !WENT had a
dress party at Carlten.house, at which were present
the QueEN and most of the Royal Family, with a
numerous assemblage of persons of distinction.
Yesterday the Duke of Sussex visited the QUEEN
and PaINCESSES.
Yesterday the Prince of Hesse-How:um; visited
the Duchess of CUMBERLAND, the Prince and Prin.
cess of Scuumau KG. Lim, and the Duchess of %V Et.-

LiNGTON.
The LORD MAYOR called at Carlton•house yes-
terday, to pay his respects to the PRINCE REGENT.
The Duke of KENT visited his sister, the Queei
Dowager of WIHTEMBERG, before his last return t
England : be had not seen her for 33 years. Her
Majesty has much increased in size, and is grows
very like her Boys% father. She resides at Louis
burgh, a few miles from Stutgard.
The Lotus CHANCELLOR, it was expected, would
give judgment this day in the case of his Ward,
Lady FRANCES VANE TEMPEST and Lord STEwART,
The Court of Chancery was crowded yesterday
ezpectation of the decision; hut his Lordship siv
in the Ilouse of Lords to hear appeals.—The "%tics.
CHANCELLOR sat for his Lordship in the Court, and
111114 occupied in hearing Bankrupt Petitions.
Messrs. METHUEN, BENNET, and LONG WELLES.
LEY, are actively canvassing Wiltshire: the latter
seems insoived in a paper war. Sixteen Magistrat
of the county have publicly called on Mr. WELLES,
LEE to esplain whet he means by the words " nets
rious quorum," used by him iu one of his electioi
advertisements.
We lately alluded to the patriotic exertions
wbii
the Friends of Freednm are making in behalf of M
NC/11111110HE, to effect his return to Parliament f,
the City of Exeter, at the ensuing General Election.
It is v.itts great pleasure that we can announce thi
the spirit of constitutional liberty is fest 'Wag
that capital in lire West of England, where it has
long slumbered ; and that, in spite of every effort
corruption, with all its tools—in spite of all the
Mistime of the Cathedral and Chapter---of the Co)
poration, close r.s it is—of a sleepy, intimidated coot
try Gentry—of Excise, Customs, Stamps, &c.
the Freemen determined to support Mr. Non-rusor
increase daily in number; end if a purse is only rai,
adequate to the carrying the London voters to El
ter, there is scarcely any doubt of the final trium,
of the popular interest. It is, indeed, a melench'
reflection, that the unconstitutional necessity of ct
%eying from an immense distance, a large body
oufronters, redoes.s the most populous Cities tot
condition of Rotten Boroughs, porchaseable only
the rich. By she oil constitutional Lewv, Elect!
were to be resident, as well as the elected; but
the matter now stands, though so easily remedi
the Friend of his Country can only regard it a,
part of the great chain of Corruption, which is
rh
ling itself upon the Right's and Liberties of Britos
A strong Caricature of a celebrated Scotch Bai
rister is in print, and shout to be circulated. In
action of Meum and Taunt, the Learned Gentlemm
having no materials agreeable to his own }awl
work upon, endeavoured to supply the deficiency
out of his own pericrunium, painting and describin
the Plaintiff in the cause as Black as Black ; and
order to gige effect to his sublime and beautiful
torical powers, threw himself intoas many 'edict
and pantomimicat attitudes as ever Grimaldi,
clown, exhibited when playing Scarantouch, in ,
Juan, and which has given rise to the humorous
laughable Caricature. When Barristers forget
manners of Gentlemen, and have recourse to
scurrility and personalities, they should recollect
is an insult offered to the Court, and which ougt
be.marked with severe reprehension. Fours or
surely cast be determined in the Scotch Gouts
Judicature without basing recourse to such dist
ing ezpedients. The Plaintiff, in this cog.,
Englishman, which, in some measure, may ace(
not only for the " Law's delay," but the rude
personal abuse he has met with. The Caricature
be accompanied with a full detail of the whole
ceedings.
On Saturday, about 12 o'clock, Lord and
HARCOURT, Lord CLARE, and Lurd ROC/LSA,
and about 30 other Ladies and Gentlemen, visit
Newgate. They were conducted through the
ferent wards by Sheriff ALDERSON and Mr. Bat.
the keeper, accompanied .by that truly benevolen
character, Mrs. Fey. They inspected the
establishment, and minutely examined the prows
and accommtdation which the Prisoners received,