The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-16 00:00:00

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To this Mr. HOLUB SUMNER mowed an.Amesdaeati
substituting 80001. for 10,0001. After a warm de.
bate, and btu& laughter at the strange deal-4e sad .'"
circomstahces urged in justification of the grants, it
was carried amidst shoots of triumph by a majority
of NINE, that tlia:Deke of Ci.saaNca should °air
have'6oool. ' • • •
The report of die discustion is to abusing, sad
contains so much information on points not often so
well illustrated, that we bare not reserved room foi
much comment. We recommend she Whole debate,.
the attentive metal of the Public. They will as
from these memorable ditlarationi haw'tbe moneys(
the British People goer, and what sort of Reform it
necessary.
The manner in which 'the additional sum has foil
gra sited might have beets-takees '7..persons of sere;
pekes pride for a refusal of the whale ; bet It wool
appear the• six •thousead and the affront are to bit
pocketed together. Tihere 4, however, great mime
to believe that the Punag of SaxisNsinntace
will lose the Royal HusWao thus intended for her;
for Lord CAmrstriatt is Said 10 have intimated, eg
the Muse was not disposed to Out a larger sum,t{oi
the marriage contract in which his Roy al Highness got
engaged n ight now, he believed, be cousidered as alto
end. TheLady,Lowever,oho has thus bees made 4 Ws
paw, for political purposes, may not experienced
very heavy loss in the secession of a lover oho mate
ries with such views as are avowed en the past of its
Duke of CLABINCE by Lord CASTLBSIWiII. Is
is declared that the Royal Duke sagest not kis ia.
tended Bride frum any liking or affection to her per.
son, but That his views were simply of a put in I
nature," and that the peace, happiness, and pros-
perity of the marriage would be endstigered, unless
be got an additional 10,0001. a year ! Whatnot{
of marriage, that is to all the essential purposes f,
which matrimony was °Moaned, we weave those to
determine, who connect conscience and religion with
such matters. There is no want of specimens
whereby to judge of the happiness and erects of such
unions. The morality of such examples, the Ad-
ministration of CASTLEBRAMI and SIDIIOUTR
are, no doubt, equally prepared to support.—
It is fortunate for the Duke of CLARvlcg, that the
real cause of his distress is not en mess of the ten-
, der passion, though it appears he might be Woad
again to put on the melting air,, were he sufficiently
, paid for it. But it is, it seems, an old grievance that
is preying at the heart of his Royal -Ilighne,s. It is
• intimated in his behalf, and 11 powerful argument it
is, for a further grant of money (thanks to the dia.
cossions, by which we come at the truth et lest), that
his amorous and Princely Highness has made awpy with
what Parliament so liberallygoae him,got over head sad
• ears in clett, like other Princes, and now comes far.
warn for the interest of a sum, the whole of ,which he
has already cotistitniaii. ‘Ve congratulate the (ratios
on the indignant 'ejection of such proposals.

Paris Papors'to the 13th lost. have been received.
The liquidation of the Foreign claims on France
appears to he still a subject of active negoeiation
tureen the Doke of WELLINGTON, the Duke De
RICHELIEU, the Prussian Plenipotentiary, and Bart n
MOUNIEH. The Munileur quotes a long article,
which gives reason to believe that the matter is at
length approaching to a satisfactory termination. It
admits in principle the perfect justice of the claims
advanced by Furrier' Powers—that nothing is mom
equitable than that France ought to abide by rbe.
political situation in which she has been placed by
public *Freaties—and that any thing which may haws
occurred since the period of these Treaties to dere.
lop the amount of her debts to be greater than chit
she originally anticipated, ooght not, in strictness, to
modify the obligations imposed by these Treaties ;
but at the same time it submits that, imperious as the
obligation of payment is, the force of things is more
imperious still ; and that, it being impossible far
France to pay alt she owes, we most be content that
she shall pay all she can. If the Allies expect more
of a cat than her skin, they
,must lay their acconut
with the claws. A private letter from Paris of the
9th says—" The day before yesterday his Grace
the Duke of •WELLINicrox announced to the Mini•
sters of the Allied Powers, the taus which he had
determined on for the definitive arrangement of the
liquidation claims : they are settled at eight milliow
and a half of renter, or about 170 millions of lines."
The discussion on the Budget was still continued
in the Chamber of Deputies. The 5 per Cents wets
07f. sc.—Bank Actions, 1,505 f.

Dutch Mails have also arrived. Trade at Frank-
fort is in a state of great and increasing activity. The'•
had been a considerable ingot of strangers into that
city, preparatory to the Fair, which is expected robe*
better 'one than was anticipated. Engli►h goods and
prime Salton manufactures are extensively sought.—
There is "very prospect also of an abundant hs+•ve,t•
Private letters from Rome state, that in the Con-
cordat concluded between the Holy See and Naitlm,
there is' one regulation for securing the cutoplete
tu-
leration of the Protestant Itelion.

It is understood in the City, that the cpsniat Con--
snl lately paid into the hands of Mr. flans' ,
250,0001.. on recount of the Russian Gnvernmew.
The name of Sir JAillif MACINTObIi was (Milted `:/
mistake, in • the List of the Minority on Nl,•
Bstouousis's motion for en Amendment to the Ad-
dress. on Monday last.

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