The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-04-15 00:00:00

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PIRACY.

The Petite Auguste, arrived at Havre from Cadiz;
Ives boarded about eight !Popes from that port by a
boat's crew, consisting of 20 armed men, an.a was
plundered of 19 barrels of cochineal and some dollars.
The boat appeared to belong to Cadiz.

The Russian Grand Dnke Micitet. is 4oming-to
England by the way of Vienna and Munich. His
Imperial Highness was expected to be nt the former
place about the beginning of this month. He has a
good help on his way—a credit of 200,000 roubles
on a banking-house at Vienna.
We find, by accounts from Gibraltar, dated 21st
March, that positive information has been received ,
there that the plague is raging at Orise, and that the
greatest apprehensions are enteriaineci of its shortly
extending its ravages into the Morocco States, as it is
ascertained that the crew of a man of war, presented
by the Emperor of Monocco to thirDey of A MIENS,
on returning overland into the Morocco dominions,
has introduced the plague there, one having died, and
others left on the road with that disorder.

Accounts were received yesterday, from Madeira,
of the death of the lion. JOHN l'eacev.t., eldest son
of lord AKDBRI, en the lath of lest mouth.
Mrs. HANNA u DA ova is Ise dangerously ill, as to be
given over by her physicians.
Tug NEW COMET.--On the 3d of March, et 14
hours 35 min. mean time at Bremen, Dr. OLBERS
found the right ascension of the Comet to by 302 deg.
36 min. and the north declination 24 deg. 38 min.—
On the 13th of March, at 14 hours SS min. the right
ascension was 302 deg. 10 min. and the north decli-
nation 31 deg. 38 min. The Comet resembles a
small, pale, ill-defined misty spot, rather brighter in
the middle. without soy perceptible nucleus, entirely
without a tail, and not to be seen bet by the aid of a
good telescope. Its apparent magnitude it on the
increase, because the Earth and the Comet are ap•
proaching nearer to each other; bat it is not likely
that it will be visible to the naked eye even at the end
of April, when its light will be the strongest. We
shall be able to follow its course, till in the month of
May its south declination hinders it from appearing
above our horizon. It will proceed in its course
between the Eagle and the Dolphin, through Mat-
tsons to the Archer.

CORN P.:RULING*, APRIL 15.—Several cargoes of
foreign Wheat have arrived since Monday, which oc-
casioned dull sale for that article, what was disposed
of was at a decline of 2s. per quarter.—We bad a
large supply of Barley both English and foreign, for
which the demand was very trifling, and our prices
have fallen fell 2s. per quarter on that of our own
growth, end Is. per quarter on foreign.—!a Peas,
V•eanh lad Oats Uwe i$ so alteration.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
NEWMARKET CRAVER MEPOING, ISIS.
TUESDAY, Arms. 14.
Sweepstakes of lbilgs each. h. ft. roles, &t. 71b.
D. M. Those as of worked snares or by untried stallissek
lowed Mb. if both 61h.
Mr. Watson's colt by Ciliate'. 811.71 b.
Lord G. H. Cayendesh's filly by Middletherpe, 7.1. 1711).
Mr. Payee's Ally by Sella), B.t. Sib. •
' 6t04 on Mr. Pay. oe's .
Sweepstakes of 100 gs each. h. ft. cults, Sit. 71b. Mlles, Lc. 411
D. M.
Mr. Goddard's chestiest colt by Dotterel
Lord Sufbeld's hay 611, be S•ircerer
Mr. Rush's bay tiLy by Or.
5 to 4 apt Mr. tioddard's chewiest colt.
Sweepstakes of 100 g. each. h, ft. for colts. Ac. rising 31,
old, and not ,eugaged So the Derhy. Oaks, New mart",
July Stokes ; colts, list. sib. 011ies, Sit. Dn. Ab. M.
Lord Itous's bay enitLepos
Mr. Tlanrohein. Brother to Cwrw
Mr. Haffeudeo's black colt Coiner •
7 to 4 on Loth. r to Cwrw.
Sweepstakes of 100 gs each, h. ft. colts, bit. 71b. fillies, Sse.44
It. M.
Lord Roues grey colt Zenith
Mr. floruvold's chesout colt Mol•ern
Mr. Crockford's colt by Dick Ahdteof •
Mr. Aodrcw's filly by *Walton
7 to 4 on Malvern.
The °when& Stakes of 500 each, h. ft. D. I.
Mr. Frroch's Fugeti‘e, nod, 8,1. lolb.
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Mr. Watson's lag-Orville, S-srs old, 7st. 121 b.
Mr. Wy unhook's Wanderer, 6.3 rs tad, B.t. 10;11.
6 !CO loot Fitt-Otvi.le. 7to 1 4.4 t Wanderer.

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NEW FINANCIAL PLAN.
•
The Chancellor of the Eschequer's pion of Mows
to which we have already alluded, ova communicate
officially yesterday, in the City. The folio wing are it
chief particulars :

PLAN FOR EXCHANGING S PER CENT. CONSOLS OR REDUCED FOi
A PER CEN r. Aurora.
Every lastme►iber to transfer 1001.CumoIs orßeduced, and poi
lit in money.
The delimit of the money to he 11. per teat. and t.e r.mainde
in 10 monthly paytnents. di4roue,t I. per rein.
The deposit of Stuck to he 151. p. r re t, on the :18thafdpri
to shed, h of alay. and 851. pore. in. before 9d of J nat.
Tosobscriber. of 50,00.11. and as p ward*. the depotit ur be 151
per cent. on the 28th ur 29th of April, and 851 per rent. befur
27th of November.
Every Subscriber to have the option of funding Eire eget
Rills to double the amount of money subset ibed by 1% m, an
so receive far every Wit. Exchequer Bills 611. Consols .or
641. Reduced.

if ten millions of money be pulneribed. no further funding I
liaebequer Bills before .st of Marc:4lBl9, x aoy late excedm
1451, pei cent, and former Subscribers to bare the prefeinia
The length and complicated nature of the Prole(
rendered it, on first reading, by no means intelligibl
to the Brokers, and considerable clamour took place
Questions were asked, which Mr. [lase was not pre
pared to dnswer, and he made his bow to the Ball
and Bears amidst the universal roar. The first irs
pression on the minds of the [louse was, that th
Project would not succeed, and the Consols drop!
but some parties began to make purchases to an im
mense amount, and the Agents of the Member, wli
in his place in the House of Commons so seasonabl
changed his opinion and vote on the Leather Tai
subscribed for a som of 650,000 Consols in the pre
posed plan, and of which plan that Gentleman is tl
supposed author. This set the House on the qui rith
Consuls were carried up shove 81, and a sum wolo
three millions were subscribed in the course of th
day.
' What the result will be of the cool and calcolaiino
judgment of the monied men, when they shall bast
hod time to reflect on the subject, AP know not—bun
we conceive it will be difficult for the Chancellor o
the F.achegner to reconcile it with the principles o
economy. 111 a expectation is—that 100,000,000
Consols and Reduced will be subscribed, upon whir
11,000.0001. of money would he paid by the holder
as an additional loan, and 42 millions of Escheque
Bilk be funded, making an actual loan of 33,000,000
—but it is not to be limited to shit sum. It may go t
400 millions of 3 per Cents. upon which 44 million
of money would be advanced, and 88 millions of Er
chequer Bills (if_thete were so many) might be writte
in, at a price which would not make the Consols a
78; since for every 1001. they are to have 1281.
Consols sod Reduced. It is net likely, however
that even the former sum will be sultacribed ; bu
should it he so—it would take so much out of th
marketable stock (on which. the Commissioners la;
out the money daily) as to make the remaining Con
soli and Reduced rare in the market, and therelt;
it is.thought the price would advance, so as to mak
an opeolog for the conversion of the Fives. Thi
is a most sanguine eapectetion, and is not likely t
be realized.
There _will be, Tues required to meet the net
Loan, to whatever extent it may be carried; an
thus much the Mißister's plan, or rather the plan c
his Parliamentary adviser, declares the alarming fact
that after the third year of Peace he requires a Loa
of thirty-three millions of money—and so much is t,
165 added to the National Debt!

ill Gardens wets 'Melds'? knocked dow
for 28,500 guineas.
Yesterday evening, about half past seven o'clock
an Alarming fire broke out at the house otNI r. Hipp
a silk, hat manufacturer, in Webber row, Great Sur
rey•street, Blackfriars-rosd, which, from the tsso
of a plentiful supply of water (owing to some alters
tious being made sit the road near the Cobourg Them
trey, threatened at one time to prove very destructis
to the adjoining houses. The time was so rapi,i
that it was with the greatest difficulty two infaots
one only sus, and the other ten months old, wort
saved from the devouring element, by being throws
out of the window. It is reported that two childret
have fallen victims to this calamity ; it is true the
two are missing, but we trust it will turn out the
they have been taken care of by some friendly neigh
hour. The fire happened in consequence of sum
preparation used in the manufacture of hats 'intim
boilNl over. It is stated that there were manilla(
tured goods in the house to the amount of 5001. nt
part of svhith was insured. The family consisted o
persons who support themselves by their daily labour

• MEI).
Ou the 9th inst., James 1,105p.,n, Esq. F. R. S. Director 0
the Machinery of ors Maiesty'. Mott.
On the lthh , the Rev. Sir William Henry Clerk*, Herr.
Rect r or Bury, Lancashir.• . nged 65.
Henry D4ricum4e, Eq. of Copgrore, Knaresburough, in the
90th year of his age,
On the sth inst., at Paris, in bee 14th year, I..torm Maris
wood daughter of Joseph Bullock, &q., bite Commissar]
General in tne West Indien

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STari>♦!t4lll Of FIcC, biu. t, Salisbur}•court, Fleet•streec