The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-01-13 00:00:00

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Paris Papers In thi-it/te bring sante darkly.
hinted intelligence from Rome, which, though fit-
Mired throegh the medium of the legitimate Press,
etcetv4ly evinces the state of political feeling bk Italy.
conspiracy has been discovered in tialtotnan
States, the object of Which is allowed to have been
re►ole'ionarys and Its ramifications conaideroble.—
The prying spats of the Inquisition and of legiti-
macy are Certainly very fortunate in scenting
out and defeating these plots. The malcontents
Whatever may have been their slumber, appear to have
Wed formidable plans. Their projects are said to
Wave been formed so far back as the summer. The
scenes of the plots were in Romagna and the Marches.
The Conspirators intended to have sounded the tocsin,
4o have taken Macerate by force, and, according to
the Wald charge brought against Reformers, to have
assassinated the friends if Government. The Go.

senior and the Commandant of the GenwParmerie,
however, defeated their plans. The, .ee dis-
persed; an action is thus followed have taken
place, and several of the Chiefs of the insurrec-
tion have been put to death. A reinforcement of
troops, however, appears to have been necessary to
accomplish the subjugation of the Revolutionists.—
They are as usoal-denotninated "men without im-
portance and reduced to despair by their own disor-
der."—This is very intelligible. It appears, how-
ever, that this disorder had. its source in a very large
and organised conceutretion of the materials of
despair ; and if despair means desperation, we may
perceive from this, what an extensive portiou of the
inhabitants of the Roman Provinces have, by snore
means or other, been driven to this lamentable state.
The inserrection had its original, it is added, in the
Society of the Curbonnani," who are spread through
the RONJUA Provinces." Their Chief was "the famous
CALABRESETTo," who, with other Chiefs, is stated to
have been killed in the engagement. These Associations
then are no longer secret, they have started into the
light of day, and been the objects of military pursuit.
The troops of the Inquisition may have succeeded in.
driving them from the field, but we see from this that
bayonets are still necessary to sepport the power of
the Inquisition, even in Italy. It will not be able to
suppress all the effects of this event and of such So-
cieties by its usual. secret cognizance.
The French intelligence is not important. Louts
is sustaining them attacks of the gout, with all the
dignity of a true legitimate. The Chamber of De.
inities have resolved by a great majority, that the
King be requested to propose a law for removing all
difficulties, as to the eligibility of Candidates, at
future elections of Deputies ; and the Resolution re-
commends,that no one be eligible, unless he be 40 years
of age oo the day of election, and be, at that time,
liable to She payment of direct lazes to the required
amount—looo francs yearly.

There is in this custom of reposing the initiative
of all laws in the King, something extremely indica-
tire of the childishness of the French character in
regard to politics. They have yet much to learn in
this respect. To speak against the Project of a Law
is only opposing the Ministry, and gains a burst of
applause—yet what they propose to reform is the
proposition of the King, who is perhaps, as above
observed, requested to initiate the law'; and
such, in fact, is the respect paid to a Royal Oidon-
nance which" may and can abrogate any law what-
ever," that all laws formed by the National Repre-
sentatives, sad sanctioned by the King himself, are
counted as slut in the balance compared with
such an act of Royal Prerogative. The proceedings
on the Army Recruitment Project are the only
points of interest in the French news. And here we
see the Bovenort Prerogative starting forth in its
■seal character. The Commission on the Plan
is chiefly composed of military men, End it is pro-
posed that promotion shall take place in mach the
same manner as in the English army, according to
seniority. Against this part of the Plan, however, a
warlike indignation is expressed by the Bousauxurs
and even the reporter himeilf. It is declared to he a
crime against the King's Prerogative to think of pri-
ority being the law for military promotion, and that
the King alone, as the fountain of honour, has a
right to select what officers he thinks proper, and to
, confer upon them what rank be pleases. This is the

true Legitimate doctrine of prerogative, and the wis•
doss and policy of its discriminations have- been, sad
may again be, strikingly esempli6ed in France. The
Bernier resource of the Conscription, a measure which
was made the leading ground of reproach against.
PONAPARTE, shows the degree of fawner in which the
service is held. When loch an expedient is
necessary to raise 40,000 troops, the Honours of the
Bovitsow cockade cannot be deemed ►ery enviable.
Our Readers will bud some curios: statements, not
likely to be met with in any of the Journals, in the

communication of oor Private Correspondent in this
day's STATESZAIN.

In the Chamber of Peers, the discussion of the
Project relative to the Liberty of the Press. which"
stood for the Bth, did not then take place; but the
Project was referred to ` Committee. It is stated

the arrangement of several difficult sobjects of diE.
cassibn. 66 All the dispatches," says a letter from
Gambray; of the d, "by extraordinary couriers,
-mere ordered to be sent after him without delay. ft
is thought that his Grace, who returns to Cambrsy
next week, will ♦ery soon make another visit to
Paris. On the lst of January an express, with dis.
patches for the Doke, arrived from Berlin, and pro.
waled immediately to Paris."
The Emperor of Itussi A is stated in a Petersituro
article to have actually ordered the Treaty, called the

holy Alliance, to be reed annually in all the Churches
etthe Empire, on the anniversary of the day of its
signature.
Extract of a Lotter from the Agent to Lloyd's, at
the Cape of Good Hope, dated 15th Nov. 1817 :--
" The following most dering'instance of pfracy
was committed in our port on the 11th inst. viz.:—
The Elizabeth, White, lying at anchor off Robin
(stand, with about 120 tons of oil on board, was
hoarded at *boot one A. M. by a party of armed
deserters from his Majesty4s 10th regiment, and,con.
yids (about 12 ia number, i. e. five soldiers and seven
convicts), who after securing the 'ratan, &c. ob.
Weed possession of the ship, and in the same instant.
cut the cables, loosed the sails, and, favoured by a
strong S. E. wind, succeeded in carrying her off.
At six A.M., the Captain and crew having refused to
listen to their invitation to join them in their pirali.
cat undertaking, with the exception of the Mats,
were permitted to leave the ship in the beats, which
reached Robin istfaa in safety about foor,o'cLock the
same day."
By a letter received to.dsy, we learn that the. Ad.
miral Gambier, BRAM, laden with Government
stores for Ceylon, was totally lost en the morning
of the '29th June last, having struck on the reef of
Joan. de Novo, in the Pdosambique Channel—crew
saved.

W INDOOR, JArr. 11.—Friday FAY HENRY HAS..
'Mau went out of waiting on the King, and left the
Castle for London. This day the Royal Family it-
tended Divine Service in the Private Chapel, in the
Castle. The Queen and the Princess ELIZARBTII
then rode out by Englefield Green, and returned to
the Castle to dinner. This morning Lord Sr., He-
LENS and Count MUNSTER left the Castle for London.
It is said that the Omen before Carlton-Winona'
be moved to the back, by which mM,e.t Prowlat
edifice will have the appearance from the Park of
a megnificent palace, 'and great improvements will
be made at the front in Pallmall. The Parser
Renee; while. the alterations are making, will re-
side, it is said, occasionally at the Pavilion and ,
Ma r lborough-house.
GIBRALTAR, DEC. 11.-.—This place presents ono
scene of mourning since the intelligence reached it of
the great recent national loss. On Sunday last was
the day appointed for showing Paternally the. interior
feelings; inasmuch as is customarily aothorixed. A
most excellent Sermon was delivered in the Gover-
nor's Chapel, by our friend, Mr. MACKERRLTIf,
suitable to the occasion. In which, with great truth,
intermixed with religious ideas, he paid a high
eulogium on the virtues of our much regretted depart-
ed Princess.
The Peelle of sEYGPT has received news of a victor;
obtained by one nf his sons over the Wechabites, iw
the country of Yemen. We learn from the same
quarter (Alexandria) quit the trade in the Red Sea is
becoming active. Several vessels have, lately arrived
at Suez, among which was an English ship. They
came from China and the East Indies.
A letter from Quebec, dated December 4, states,
the winter Is fairly set in, ss may be seen by the state
of the thermometer. We believe the last vested that
will sail this year left the port yesterday. This morn-
ing at 8 A. M.,the thermometer was at 3f below 0.
We're informed that the Deputies of all the Ger-
man Universities assembled on the Wartburg, near
Eisenach, solemnly bound themselves, in the name of
their ethistituents, to dissolve instantly en their return
what is called the Lendsmannschaften (union by the
mime native country), and to aboblish the practice of
110141, leafing affairs of honour to the decision of
&Court formed orthe equals of the parties.
Lucsz.—A private letter from Sr. Lucie, by
the lost wicket, gives a most afflicting account of the
effects of the late tremendous hurricane hi that en--
fortunate Island. It has been ascertained that the
losses of individuals amount to upwards of 600,0001.
a sum more than the fee simple or the Island is worth.-
The sufferers have made an application to Govern-
ment for pecuniary aid, which perhaps will be
listened to, as the island, though of little commer-
cial importance, is valuable en account of its being
a Source of great patronage in the Colonial Depart-
ment. The salary of the Governor, with the excep-
tion of Jamaica, is one of the best in the West Indies.
The climate is one of the worst. •
A Mier from Sierra. Leone mentions the return to,
that place of the British scientific expedition for ex-
ploring the interior of Africa. They were complete-
ly unsvccessfut, having advanced only about 150
miles into the interior, from Rio Nunez. Their pro- '
gress was there stopped by a Chief of the cppntry,
and after unavailing endeavours, for the apace of four
months, to obtain liberty to proceed, they abandoned
the enterprise, and returned. Nearly alt the animals
died. Several officers died, and, what is remarkable,
but one private, besides one drowned, of about 200.
Capt. Camener,r. died two days after their return to
Rio• Nutiesi et(fl fas hurled, with another officer, its
the same.apnt whfrn Major VEDDIE, sad one of his
officers, *ere bailed an their advance.