The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-30 00:00:00

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refusal of the Meeting will not stop the progress of the
taxgatherer fora single moment. The estates will go
on regularly transferring ; and, perhaps, of all the
Landlords and Parsons in England, none will be less
likely to induce us to cry oar eyes out than these in
Hampshire.—The interesting thing, just at this mo
went, is, the fiight of the Parsons. They have fine
noses. They smell danger at a greater distance than
any ether body of men in the world. They perceive
that they hold a species of property that the Perli ament
can make as free with as it pleases. They see thegaping
aeveeving devil of a Debt with jaws constantlyopen,swal•
;:owing *every thing that it can come at; and they are ter.
ribly afraid that their good things will be made use of to
'top the throat of this all devouring monster.—They
know, very well, that their interest, mud that of the
landlord, are getting more and more at variance every
day. The Debt, let it alone, will swallow both ; but
it is a great subject of anxiety with them, that it
should not swallow their portion first. The Norfolk
Petition has not at all tended to allay their alarm.—
They are all in a fry and stew about it.—They
bear it abused by the bellowing London newspapers;
but they well know that its principles are generally
applauded throughout the country They have seen
before wows propositions coming from the some pea,
scouted, laughed at, or execrated ; but they have
always seen. that, at last, these propositions have
been naiversally adopted. Remembering this, their
teeth chatter In their heads, as they read.

BIDINSITIRE MUTING VOR ECIPORM.—We have often
bad to observe, that some persons. who were very zeal-
ous in the cause of Reform, when there was not the
smallest chance of obtaining it, have become singularly
cold and indifferent, in proportion as a prospeet of suc-
cess presented itself. The Westminster Rump would
hear of nothing but Reform. It would almost knock
you down, if you talked of any thing but Reform,
when there appeared not the most distant idea of ob-
taining it. And now, when many counties are actually
meeting to Petition for this Reform, the Westminster
Rump never seem to think about the matter. , his now
as desperate a cause in their eyes as it is in the eyes of
Mr.CexNlun. it so happens, too, that the great Reformer
of all ; yea ENGLAND'S oroav, himself, becomes dull and
indifferent under the present circumstances. We saw
his name to a requisition, the other day, for a Reform
meeting in the county of Bilks; and of all the Revd.
sitionists he is the only man that was not-present at the
meting. It was laughingly said, at the meeting, Olathe
had been tamed aside by the eclipse of the Allow!, which
took place in the night before; and perhaps this was as
good an excuse as could have been offered.

BLAME BEETLEII.--ThiS insect, by some called the
cock roach, creeps out of the boles and corners, in the
dark. If you go into the place where they are, with a
light, you throw them into the utmost confusion; they
all begin scampering away again to the boles and
corners. Just thus has it happened with regard to the
big greedy and all-devouring black beetles in Norfolk.
Mr. COBBETT went down with his torch, threw a blue
' .of light over the county ; and accordingly, we now find
what tins vasty greedy devils are all crowding together
in tile holes and corners. -A very good way, in such a
rase is to clap a firebrand to their tails. You cannot very
well destroy cockroaches in this way, without actually
burning down the house, but, if we bad a parcel of these
Norfolk black beetles in a barn, for instance, we should
think the destruction of them very cheaply purchased by
'burning down the barn. To say the truth, the black
'beetles are in a very poor way ; and what is more, they
, know it!

STOCK E‘CHANGE, 1141.1-PAre 12..--Before half-past 9

o'clock this moraing, the Court leading to the Stock Ex-
change was crowded with people, and Spanish Bonds were
done at i 51,191, 381. The moment the rattle went at the
Stock Exchange, Consols opened at 731111. Maeh confu-
sion prevailed, and a good deal of business was doing.—
Macy parts of the French King's Speech seem incompie-
• hensible to the public, and the fall in the various funds has
not been so great as was expected, on the arrival of so im-
portant a doeament. An opinion Is still entertained that
England will yet be the means of preventing a war, either
by her interference as a mediator, or by taking the part of
the Spaniards. This opinion may keep up the funds until
the delivery of our King's speech next Tuesday. Upto this

hear the market appears very heavy, and no real price can
be given within per cent. as it differs every moment. The
public are so anxious for the success of the Spaniards, that'
three hunas were given at the Stock Exchange on the open-
ing of the market. A report prevails that there is a great
'bustle attlie Victualling-Office, and it is expected that a fleet
of Observation will be sent to the Mediterranean.
FOREIGN Fu:stia.—A great deal was doing in Spanish
Bonds this morning, which fluctuated almost every moment
in their funds.
Chili, 70—New Spanish. 291 to 4--Old, 42—New Prussia,
74—01 d. 90—Russia, 72—Dsalsh, 794—Neapolitan, no-
thing doing—Colombian. 34—Spanish Scrip*,2644 Cs. ,
Oes o'Clocic.—Within these few minutes. all the Funds
have become worse. Consols have been done at 74 to /. ;
and Spanish Bonds, at 37.

By a private express from Paris this morning, we learn,
that at the delivery of the King's speech to the Chambers,
the Spanish Ambassador was not present, nor even the Eng-
lish Ambassador.

Au Express from Paris, last night, brought a copy of
-the Speech of the King of Femme, on opening the Sea-
zios of the Chambers, which will be found in another
column. The anxiety of the public in Paris to hear the
Speeds was in proportion to the ;mportance of the occa-
sion. Eery place that could be obtained was engaged.
The Duke of Angouleme, who was present, when alluded

to in the Syeerh, placed his hand, with theatrical display,
on the hilt uf his sword. The Paris papers of Monday,
had previously urived, and the extracts from them. in
another part of our paper, will be read with interest.—
The express brought the state o f the
FUNDS ON TUELIDAT.—Five per Cents. opened at 76;
fell to 75. 50. : rose to 77. 15. , declined again to 76.
60.; and closed at 76. 70. t in the bargains for the
. _

Account the last prices was 76. DO, Neapolitan Stock,
Mi.; Spanish Bonds 0f1921, from 49. to 401. It will
, be observed that the Spanish Stack boa remained steady,
while the rental have fallen.

, Bayonne papers to the 22nd, which have been re-
ceived this morning, inform no that on the list. the
Russian Minister, who bad arrived thete from Madrid,
had set out for Paris. The Ministers of Prussia and
Austria had not thin reached that place. The weather
was dreadful and delayed the arrivals from Spain. Mr.
Jackson, attached to the English embassy, at Madrid,
and said to be charged with an important mission, bad
arrived there, and proceeded to Paris. He had met Lord
P. Somerset, on the 16th inst. at Vittoria. Mr. J. left
Madrid on the 14th, when all was tranquil in that
capital. Notwithstanding the occurrences that have
taken place, nothing at Bayonne announced a crisis
to have arrived. A residence, it is said, was preparing
there for the Queen of Portugal.

SPEECH OF THE KING OF FRANCE. ON OPENING
OF THE SESSION OF MSS.

Pa2l2, JAN. St
At two o'clock the doors of the Chambert were thrown
open, and every seat was soon filled.

A Deputation of both Chambers met his Majesty in the
Gallery of the Loavre, which resounded With cries of " Vive
le Roi !"

The Royal Family and Great Officers of State took their
usual places according to precedence. The Duchess of Or-
leans sat in a separate tribune, richly dressed.
Nis Majesty having remained uncovered for a moment,
delivered the following speech :
" GateirtuatiThe duration of the two last Sessions,
the little time theiyhave left you at liberty, would have made
me desire to be able to retard the opening of the present,
bat the regular vote of the expenses of the State is an
advantage of which )ou have felt the whole value, and I
have naturally depended on the same devotedness to pre-
serve it, which had been necessary to me to obtain it.
" The internal state of the kingdom is ameliorated. The
effect of justice, legally exercised by the Juries. and admi-
nistered with wisdom and intrepidity by the Magistrates,
has been to put an end to plots and insurrectionary attempts,
to which the hope of impunity had given encouragement.
" I have concluded with the Holy See the necessary con•
vention for giving axed limits to the new Dioceses which
have been established by law. All the Churches are to be
provided with Pastors: and the Clergy of France, thus coma
pletely organized, will contribute to draw down upon u-
the blessings of Providence.
" I have provided by Ordoonances for all that may be
necessary to secure economy in the public expenditure,
and order la the public accounts. My Ministers will lay
before you, as the law requires, an account of the expendi-
ture of 1821. They will furnish you with details of the ac-
tual receipts and disbursements of 11:22, and an account of
the expenditure awl presumed resources of 1824. From
these documents, it appears that after payment of all ante-
rior expenses, even those which military preparations have
hitherto rendered necessary, we commence the year 1823
with as excess of forty millions over our expenditure; and
that the Budget of 1824 presents a balance of receipts and
disbursements, without the necessity of having recourse to
this excess.

" France owed to Europe an example of that prosperity,
which no people can obtain unless by a return to religion, to
legitimacy. to order, to tree liberty. Such a salutary exam.
pie is this day held out.
" Bat divine justice permits that, after having for a long
time occasioned other nations to feel the terrible effects of
our own disorders, we should see ourselves exposed to
dangers, which are prodacing similar calamities among a
neighbouring nation.
" I have left nothing undone to insure the safety of my
people, and to preserve Spain herself from the greatest of
evils. The blindness with which the representations made
at Madrid, have been rejected, leaves little hope of the pre.
venation of peace.
" I hawe ordered the rent of my Minister. A hundred
thousand Frenchmen, commanded by a Prince of my family,
by him whom my heart recognises as a son, are ready to
march, invoking the God of Saint Louis to preserve the
throneof Spoilt to a descendant of Henry IV.; to preserve
that beautiful kingdom from ruin, and to reeved* her to
Europe,
"Our stations are to be reinforced in those places where
our maritime commerce may need such protection. Cruisers
will be appointed to act, wh our shores may be open
to attack.

" If war be inevitabljk I shall omit no effort to narrow its
circle, and to limit its duration. It shall he undertaken for
no other purpose but to conquer that peace which the state
of Spain would render impossible. Let Ferdinand VII. be
free to grant his people the institutions which they can hold
only from him, and which, by securing their repose, will
dissipate the just apprehensions of France. From that
mo-
meat hostilities shall cease. This solemn engagement, Gen-
tlemen, I enter into in your presence.
" It was my duty to lay before yea the state of our of
It belonged to myself to deliberate. I have done so
mutnrely. I consulted the dignity of my throne, the ho-
hour and the security of France. We are Frenchmen, Gen-
tlemen. We shall ever be united in defence of such inter-
ests."

The speech of the King produced a profound impression
on file Assembly. The wishes of all good Frenchmen are
fulfilled ; a King of France speaking to Frenchmen of the
" honour and security of France." will certainly be listened
to with attention. Soon we shall be able to say—"lt n'y
pins de Pyrenees !"—(L'Eloile.)
- -

Extract from a private letter, dated Paris, Tuesday
evening, seven o'clock.
" The Spanish Ambassedor, Duke del Lorenzo, re.
ceived his passport last night, and is expected to leave
Paris this evening; he has lost his suit against Ouvrard
as being no longer recognized as the Ambassador of
Spain. De Lagarde has not as yet arrived in Paris. I
have cot a moment to say more."

His Royal Highness has directed that one troop in
each regiment of dragoons shall be mounted and
equipped as hussars, to act as skirmishers, on the same
plan as the light companies of infantry.
The whole of the light infantry officers of the guards
arein future to wear black or dark green horse hair
plumes, instead of the !Jacket feathers, for undress; and
plumes du coque for full dress.

By accounts from Portugal, through Spain, to the Bth inst.
we learn that a verse! from Rio de Janeiro has brought a
copy of the following letter from the Prince Royal (now
Emperor of Brazil) to the King

" Rio, Oct. H.
" MY FATHER—The filial love which, in all respect*. I
owe to your Majesty, makes me anxious to inquire after
your Majesty's health, In which I am deeply interested, as
all sons who, like me, love their fathers, must be.
. _

Your Majesty will be informed by the public papers
which I transmit, of the high dignity to which I have been
raised by the unanimous voice of the good, loyal, and brave
people, to whom lam exceedingly grateful, since they are
disposed to support me, my imperial pAsterity, and the dig-
nity of this nation, of which I have the happiness to be Em-
peror and perpetual defender; and in which the Portu-
guese nation may find a refuge from the adversities which
threaten it.

" I have the honour, with all respect, to kiss your Majes-
ty's Royal hand.
" Your Majesty's affectionate son,
" PEDRO."
" P.S. See the arms of the empire of Brazil."
The letters from Lisbon of the 7th contain an account of
the action between Madeira and the Brazilians at Bahia,
which is in substance the same with the Portuguese states
ment given in our paper of the 234. It is, however, added,
that the merchants of Bahia had acceded to the proposition
of General Madeira for supplying succours to the garri-
son of Monte Video, and had advanced him a loan for four
months. It is said, that it was also proposed to detach six
vessels from the Portuguese squadron, to blockade Rio de
Janeiro.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

Dear, JAN. 29.—Arrived to day and tailed toe tea
River, the Royal George, Pawditoh, from the Cape; lb*
Bridges Johnson, from the South Seas ; the Nautilus.
Tally, from St. ohn's New Bruntwick ; the Louisa,
Lowry, from Charente ; the Jane, Urqualiart, from
Cadiz; the Charles, Long, from the South _Seas.' and
several more, particulars unknown. The Emma, from
Baltimore to Hambro, struck on the Goodwin Sands
this morning, damaged her rudder, and proceeded for,
Ramsgate. The Indian, tlibsoo, has brought up in the
Oath. No other Outward Bound vessel has made her
appearance to day.—Wind, S.S.W.
•Vonrsmourn, JAN. 29.—Arrived, the Vrow Maria.
Manger, from Bordeaux, for Amsterdam; the Hope,
Randall, from St. Michael's, with loss of rudder; the
Mittman), Vandyke, from Messina, for Antwerp, with
damage.—Wind
PLYMOUTH. JAN. 2g.—Arrived, the schooner Char•
lotte, 36 days from Messina, under quarantine : also this
evening, the Nautilus, from Prince Edward's bland,
and 1 brigs and schooners, with whom no comm•
nication has been made.—lt is blowing a heavy gale at
ISouth, with heavy rain.—The Shipley get under weigh
this morning to proceed, but the wind was so strong
she could not beat out, and is again anchored in the
Sound with the Susan East Indiaman, and several up.
ward bound vessels. Since night it has been reported
that a vessel is on shore at the back (South side) of the
Breakwater, but nobody appears to know who she is; if
I correct, she will doubtless go to pieces.
FALMOUTH, JAN. 2S.—Arrived, the Dutch schooner,
Constance, Goat Messina, for Antwerp, with part of her
cargo thrown overboard, and much damaged, having
ilbeen on shore on the Owen.—Wind S.

. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.

The new play of Nigel ; or, The Crown Jewels, was per-
formed for the second time last night. It has undergone
some curtailments, which have augmented the rapidity of the
action and the general interest of the piece. We congratulate
the Managers of this truly liberal and splendid establishment
on having thus achieved another success, not less decided,
though in a higher and of course more arduous department.
than even that of their admirable Pantomime. In the first
place, then, with respect to characters, that of the King is
disburthened of much that would have been tedious. and per-
haps scarcely decorous, on the stage : and Riettie Moniptirs,
who in the novel is a personage more ridiculous than amus-
ing, is excluded altogether from the play. The mysterious
llernsione, the foolish Nelly, and the running Ursula, are
also omitted : as are also the ship-chandler Christie, the
waspish Mungo, and the good, rough Huntingdon. The
character of Dlagartio, of the scrivener .Andrero, and of
the Bully, are heightened into great dramatic prominence:
while Si rappel and his wife Bridget, persons not shadowed
forth is the novel, in addition to the amusement they afford
by their own original humours, perform so much of the busi-
ness of Christie, Rieltie, Nelly, and Ursula, as was neces-
eery to the developement of the story. In the plot, indeed,
as well as in the characters, the dramatist has boldly taken
his own course, according to the practice of the older writers,
who, instead of simply squeezing a novel into the shape of
a play, took the tale merely as the play's foundation, and
raised the superstructure after the suggestions of their own
faucy. Titus has the author of this play constructed a work,
in which he seems to have regarded, not what the novelist
had done, but what it befitted the dramatist to do; and the
result has been a truly original as well as strongly effective
piece.
Dalgarno, the villain hero, is a man of family, not only
unprincipled in his conduct towards women, but, as was the
disgrace of that time, connected with persons and pursuits of
the most dishonest kind; and, like Prince Hal, engaging,
sometimes for frolic and sometimes for profit, in expeditions
of lawless plunder: impetuous and overbearing, but gay,
courtly, and abounding with vivacity and wit. This cha-
racter was sustained by Mr. CHARLES KEMOLR ; and his
masterly personation of it must be ranked in a class which
lies belonged only to a few performances. end those of the
highest order. Dalgarnesingraments are, first, Peppereole,
who is humourously represented by FARLEY. and made to
exchange, his darker traits for a jocose vein of braggadocio,
which. instead of deep hatred, ezetterenty heady laughseert,
and second, but more important, Skourlie, the rich scrivener,
the Moral! of Lord Dalgarno. But, instead of Marall's
buffoonery, excellent of its kind, we have here a composition
less broad, though not less natural or diverting : a grotesque
combination of burning passions with wean habits and ludi-
crous manners. The scrivener was as finely and originally
executed by Mr. Rules*: as was Dalgarno by Mr. C. KEN-
BLE : these two performances constituting, as far as acting Is
concerned, the main features of the play. But, in truth, ex-
cept as to Nigel himself, who was well personated by Mr. An-
neve, but who has no novelty in his traits, the play, even to the
smallest of the parts, is a play of character: and thus affords
scope for the exhibition of the talent of a greater variety of
performers, than we remember to have seen combined in any
play, except The School for Scandal• as acted at this
Theatre. Thus we have the rich bon /tamale of BARTLEY,
In James: the keen accuracy of BLANCHARD, in the weak,
vet cunning, usurer: the rattle and downrightness of
FAWCETT, in the barber: the slang humour of Tavtoa, in
Hildebrad : the wayward girlishness of lovely Miss FooTE.
in Margaret, with a delightful song, called •• Love will find
out the way:" the passion and power of Miss LACY, in
Martha Tragbois : and a merry saucy wairet6 of Mrs.
CRATTERLEY, in Bridget, the barber's bonny wife, which is
inferior to none of them. In short, both for the writing,
which is in the pithy blank verse of klassisscen's and Jos-
SON'S day, and for the entire acting, which, considered in the
only way of considering it, that is, as a combination of the
greatest possible histrionic strength, is almost unequalled,
certainly unsurpassed—though, by the way, we think MA-
CREADIC'S name would have helped the part of Nigel, in
which he might have done himself credit. This play is an
accession of very great value to the stock of our national
drama. In the fourth Act an attempt was made by two
people in the pit to disturb the audience ; but it had only the
effect of increasing the cordial plaudits of a crowded house.
The scenery and dresses are splendid and accurate; being
taken, we understand, from authentic sources. We had
almost forgotten to mention that the air of novelty, or rather
of revived antiquity, which set off the play, extended even
to the prologue ; which was a little scene, in comic verse, be-
tween a lady of fashion and the mysterious author of the
Scotch novels. lie was covered, for his secret's sake, in a

domino and masque: and informed the audience, that the
piece was one of those Ms. plays, from which he so often
takes the mottos of his chapters. He was not allowed to
finish his dialogue without receiving some just and elegant
eulogies, which the audience warmly noticed.

BRIGHTON, Jan. 28.—The King continues gradually
to recover; the report at the Palace to day has been
"His Majesty continues a little better."
Yesterday, at half past two o'clock, a Cabinet Council
was held at the Foreign Office, Downing street, which
sat in deliberation till a quarter past five. Viscount
Melville remained in Council hut a short time. The
Chancellor of the Exchequer was again absent on as
of his indisposition, which, we regret to sat•.
closely confines him to the house; we are happy to
learn, however, that the Right Honourable Gentleman
was better yesterday than on Tuesday.
Yesterday the Cabinet Ministers dined with Viscount
Melville, when it was expected the roll of Sheriffs for
the year ensuing would be arranged.

Letters Potent have passed the Great Seal of Ireland,
appointing the Right Honourable Lord Marvhorough,
one of his Majesty's Ministers, Master of the 'Mint, &c ,
to be Custos Rotulorum for the Queen's County.

Mr. Oiselee is talked of as the successor to Mr. Baron
Wood In the Court of Exchequer.
John Julius Augerstei u, Esq. died yesterday morning,
at his villa at Blackheath.

Lord Caulfeild, only son of the Earl of Chariemont,
who was only in his 2tlth year, died a few days ago, in
France.