The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-25 00:00:00

FItENCII PAPERS.

Putts, APRIL 21.—Seteral Charges d'Affaires and
Commissioners of the Foreign Powers residing in

Peri+, .for the purpose of demanding indemnities, as-
sembled this morning at the Duke of Wellington's,
where 'they held a long conference with hi. Grace.—
The dispositions that have been made at his hotel
authorize the belief that Lis Grace will depart imme-
diately for London.
Letters from Albi state, that another procedure

will follow the sentence of the present prisoners.—

Madame Manson is destined, it is said, to play a
greet part as witness. The Sieur Capstans, Ex-Com-
missary of Police, who had been arrested, and after.
wards set at liberty, has withdrawn himself, by flight,
from the researches of which he has been the object.
Ile is supposed to have fled to Spain.
In examining the plan of Rhoden, we have remark.
ed that the house of M. Fealdes and that of Bence!,
though situated in different streets, join in the rear.
A partition wall forms the only separation, and on
the seine story in the respective houses is the chamber
of Colard, and the cabinet which M. Fualdes gene-
rally occupied, and where the crime received its final
consummation.

The S per Ceots. are 67 f. 60 c.; Bank Actions,

1625 f.
EXTRACT OF A PRIVATE LETTER, FROM PARIS,

DATED APRIL W.

There is nothing settled absolutely with respell to
the important negociations about private claims. The
nearer the termination approaches, tki more the
difficulties increase. Prussia atone appears tg hare
been rated at bt millions, in the conference of
Thersday ; and the Count de Gulls hes just sent to
Berlin a Courier Extraordinary, one of his Secre-
taries of Embassy, probably for the purpose of an-
nouncing this result to his Court.
Yesterday (Sunday) the Doke of Wellington had
a private interview with the King at the Thuilleries ;

it lasted nearly en hour.
During the last Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies,
M. Puymaurin, Deputy from Thouloose, proposed a
tea on all periodical works of a political character;
which is only subjecting them to a censure under
another form. The proposal appeared specious to
the centre, and to the right side; bet it alarmed ex.
ceedingly the left side, and the party of the Theorists.
Messrs. Bignon, Chauvelin, and Dupont de PEore,
hastened to demand the previous question; but it
was rejected. They were going to pat the Amend.
meta to the vote, apd it would no doubt have passed,
if M. Beugnot had not eagerly mounted the Tribune.
He made the Chamber feel the extreme importance
of the question under discussion; and addressing
himself to the right side, he expressed his astonish.
ment at seeing the same Members who so loudly
called for the liberty of the Journals, now tote for
new restraints on periodical writings.
Vain efforts ! A part of the right side and ell the
centre were still for the amendment, when M. de
illele, who had just come from the trial of M.
Fievee, and who understood that the article concern.
ed the Correspondence of that author, as well as all
other works, demanded and obtained its being sent
back to the Committee on the Budget. It is this day
(Monday) that this great question will be decided.
If the amendment he adopted, there is en end to the
Minerve, to the Cenrenr, to the Bibliotheque• lfisto-
rtque, to the Pere Michel, to the Letires Nor--
mantles and Champenoises, and even to the Corre-
spondance Administrative, to the Vendeen, and to
the itnti-Minerve, for the Authors of these three
last work would certainly not comma to submit to
the censure*
The Address of the Emperor Alexander to the
Diet of Poland, is still the subject of conversation,
chiefly among the diplomatic circles. On Saturday,
General Pozzo di Borgo gave a grand dinner, at
which were assembled the principal French and fo-
reign Ministers, as well as the Duke of Wellington.
It is pretended to have been remarked, that when.
ever General Pozzo was spoken to on the subject of
this Address, be prudently abstained from answering,
or at least from allowing his thoughts to be discover.,
ed. Already some persons venture to predict the re.
newel of frightful calamities in Poland.

DUTCH AND IiAMBURGII MAILS.

Sr. PETERSBURGR, MARCH 28.—The Pannpticen,
a large wooden building, fire stories high, which lay
out of the city on the other side of the Neva, was •
prey to the flames. This building was erected only
a few years ago, after a very ingenious plan, and as
workshops for many branches of the marine. It was
also used as barracks for sailors. It was capable of
containing 3000 persons. In the middle of the
building there was a hollow cylinder, which went
through all the stories, and in the middle • chair
for the seperioteudent of the works, from which,
without been seen himself, he could see every thing
through the openings in the cylinder, and overlook
each of the work-rooms, which were furnished with
glass-doors; and, by another contrivance, could let
himself ep and down as he thought proper. In every
story were doors to the cylinder, opening from the
inside, so that the superintendent could come *et of
the cylinder, and show himself whenever it was no.
misty. The architect of this building was the
lab Generalßeathass. lu the lowest story. 'oaths

• LONDON:
SATURDAY, APRIL '4, 1818

The indisposition of Lord CASTLEREAGH last night
occasioned the postponement of several important
questions which stood for discussion in the House of
Commons. The important subject of the Poor Laws,
however, underwent some consideration, when the
proposed amendments relative to additional assess•
moots in Vestries for building workhouses, and for
making the owners of houses, not exceeding the an.
nuol rent of 201., liable to the Poor Rates, occasion.
ed some divisions. It will be observed that the
Clauses in the new Bills will have the effect of making
a very material alteration upon the whole system of
the Poor Laws, by no means, we suspect, in favour
of the interests and established usages of the mass of
the community. The division upon the very injuri-
ous Clause, obliging the owners of houses under 201.
a-year value to pay the Poor Rates, eihibits a curj.
Dimond instructive view of the sentiments of the Re-
presentative part of the great proprietors—For the
Clause 54, against it—none, except Gen. THORNTON,
who called for the division.

The Resolutions of a Vestry Meeting in the parish
of St. John's, Southwark, for Petitioning against the
new enactments, are given in our second page. The
voting inhabitants of all parishes out of the Metro-
polis (which has fortunately for Its residents been ex-
empted from one of the most injurious clauses), should
be equally alive to the importance and inevitable con-
sequences of this infringement of the popular right ;
for, as the Resolutions of the Southwark Meeting
justly observe, these " Bills, so far as they relate
to ravish Vestries, and the right of voting therein,
if carried into effect, will not only infringe on the
rights and privileges of the greater number of Vestry.
men, but produce the most baneful consequences,
and, at the same time, obstruct the exertions of the
best informed and most useful classes in parochial
affairs."

In the House of Lords the subject of Officers
Widows' Pensions was introduced by the Marquis
of Lattsnowits ; and it would appear, from the state.
meta of Lord Livaaroor. on the occasion, that a
principle of regulation, founded equally on liberality
and justice, is at length likely to be immediately
adopted.

The precipitation with which Ministers are ca►ry.
ing besiness through the Houses, gives reason to
presume that the Suasion will be cut short, and that
a dissolution will take place soon after Witsentide.
At lust nothing will be left to prevent Ministers
frost doing so, if they shall find It their interest.

Soave farther iotelligence has bees received from
fedi', is Calcutta Papers to the 29th November.—
Our Readers will recollect the deposition' of the
King of CANDY, and the travuferratice, u the seizure
was called, of the sovereigety of his capital and do.
tuitions to the British Crewe. The unpleasant Intel.

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'irate), now communicated of an loserrectioe of
the Citisiiins aglinst the CO's, Governesent,in whir*
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dt it it is sal !it Mr. Wil.adivoo Lilian, has bees killed,
and one f their corps has lost many men. The
object o he Revolters 111 stated to be the takings(
one of the deposed family to the Throoe. This is
almost all the information we have upon this ergot,
It is probable, that the subordinate Chiefs, *bean
retained in authority under the British Governsc
have disagreed among themselves, and that ooe party his
availed itself of the name of some relative of the&
posed King, not implicated in the crimes for which
he was ;deposed. The insurrection, however, will
doubtless be geelled in the same summary manner
as General Beoutsatoo was enabled to overturn
the former Candian Government.
We art gratified to observe, that the report r 4
SCIIaDIAB'S having broken the Treaty of Glesliork
not trite, and that the celebrated Chieftain Mena
KUAN bas also acceded to the terms offered him by
the GOVERNOIt•GENERAL. The same is to he ob.
served of the RajLl of Kartowcor, and 'timeliest'
are expected to be immediately entered into eior
the Sovereigns of Joedpoer and Jypour. The
Bhortpore Rajah, who was at first thouglg to be
disinclined to our cause, has actually fora*,
ed his contingent against the Pindarreso.
---The wily deduction to be made' from the
favourable completion of this news is the circus.
stance' that our army has suffered considerably frog
attacks of cholera morbus, which had prevailed very
mach among the natives in the hill country. This
disease had produced a great mortality among
the cam p.follo ts ers and the Sepoys accustomed to poor
fare; a very few Europeans had suffered, chiefly or
the lowest class: only two Officers had been attacked,
and they bad speedily recovered.

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There is now no doubt that the negociations re.
specting the claims of the Allies upon F►ance are
terminated, and that Prussia has been the most sec.
cessful in pressing her demands, exorbitant as they
have been. The Paris Papers which have reached
us (to the dale of Wednesday last) state, that from
the preparations making at the Duke of Wsr..
LINGTON'S hotel, and the dispatch of Coeriers
to Foreign Courts, there was reason to belie►e that
his Grace would immediately set out for London, sad
that the conferences among the Foreign Ministers were
satisfactorily concluded. The good people of Paris
will not be a little pleased to see the reduction of the
Duke of WELLINGTON'S Capital establishment and the
departure of his numerous Staff, if the statements in
private letters he true. It is said the Duke of WEL*
LINGTON'S to ble,wine, and fuel are providedfor by the
French Government; and that when Mr. WELLEs.
LEY POLE, his family, and servants, arrived there,
notice was sent ro the competent sethorities to make
an augmentation of in ovisinus, &c. When Lord and
Lady BURGIIEItaII and suite arrived it was the same
—further augmentation was made in the provisions.
The Parisians ask in vain, is it fit that the French Go.

vernment should maintain the whole family of the
WELLEILEYS? They cry shame also at the Spanish
General ALTA'S receiving his rations end lodgings
from the French Government, as ei-devant Aid-de.
Camp to the Duke of WELLINGTON, although he is
at this moment Spanish Minister at the Court of the
King of the NETHERLANDS ; consequently he finds it
cheaper to live at Paris than at Brussels. This is
something like the provisioning plan of the orderly
serjeanis, who, when their master, the Captain, rata-
Wishes himself in good quarters, always try to forage
iu the kitchen.

Lord Ka senten, the letters add, had left Paris pri. •
'lately. His Lordship sent on Tuesday for post-
hones to proceed to Brussels, but he was refused.
When application was made to the Police, his Lord.
ship was told that he could not be suffered to depart
till the trial of Gonfalon was over, as he was sub-
pcenaed on the trial, end was already esamined be-
fore the Jags d'lnstruction.
The Budget was still the topic of discussion in the
Chember of Deputies. The Chamber of Peers closed
the discussion on the Project respecting the Bank of
France 011 Monday, end adjourned the consideration
of the articles ,till the nest day. The Concordat,
according to • the private accounts, will not b. pre-
sented to the Chambers; it has been sent back to
ittime to be modified, hut the Poets will not recede.
The French Stocks' have advanced again, being
now at• 67 fr. 60 c. It is probable that the adjustment
of the affair of the Indemnities has been the cause of
this improvement.

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The Doke of CLARENCIeII determination to es-
emplify in high life the delights.of Love in a Cottage,
if the Princess of Shea-blateirtoem will receive him
witboeta magnificent provision, would not be the first
sample of Cottage felicity which Royalty has gives. ,
to the nation. We have heard of a certain Cablge,
the furniture of which cost Joon BULL fifty thou- '
sand pounds. These are low delights indeed.
The Duke of DEVONSHIRE is expected in town to-
morrow or Mouday, next, from his seat, Chatsworth,
Derbyshire.
Lord CASTIAREAGII has been indisposed for several
days; he, however, gave a grand official dinner on.
Thursday in honour of the Rarrettes birth-day : the
consequence of which was, that his Lordship was
worse yesterday, and unable to attend his Parlia-
mentary duties.
The Doke of RICIIMOND's salary and military al-
lowances, as Governer-Genera and Commander-in-
Chief in Canada, Bloat to wrath at 10000 i. a
year.