The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-10 00:00:00


Pella Code of France. Considerable importance 191
attached by these Papers to the discussions which
Lase taken place between Baden arid Bavaria, and
which, it appears, have not yet been brought to a
Conclusion satisfactory to either party. A propos'.
tion, which we referred to some weeks ago, was made
by the mediating Powers, to acknowledge the suc-
cession of the Counts of Hochberg, on condition of
ceding to Bavaria the Baden circle of the Maine and

Tauber, by acquiring which the Bavarian territory
would be ordered more compact and defensible; but
this plati was not listened to on either side, and the
settlement of the besinen, or rather the examination
of it, was kept in reserve for the Special Commission
which is about to meet at Frankfort. Gen. GOUlt•
GAUD, according to accounts from Hamburgh, went
40 the Prefect of Police, M. DE BALITELS, the mo.
ment of his arrival, and solicited permission to reside
in that city. His request was granted, on condition
that he conforms entirely to the existing laws.
RIO An and other American Papers tn the 12th ult.
have reached os. They contain some further articles
inspecting the expedition, originating in Spanish
jealousy. which former accounts informed us bad
ad out with the view of destroying the colony of
French Banes, settled at Galveston, in the pro-
vince of Texas. The following is an extract :
" EXPEDITION AGAINST GALVESTON.
,44 A Spanish Royal expedition of 200 men, with
three pieces of cannon, proceeded early in Septem.
Iher to endeavour to break up the French establish-
ment ooder General Lsta.tmAND, at Camp d'Asile.
They are also I. attempt to destroy some settlements
at Nacogdoches, and to disperse a number of per.
ions called traders. It was generally expected the

expedition would advance as far as Rio Honda. A
member of Americans and revolutionary Spaniards
were collecting at Natchitoches to march to oppose
them."

Yesterday the Doke of YORK had a long interview
with the PRINCE REGENT, at Cariton•house ; his
Royal ilitthnow afterwards gave an audience to
Viscount SIDMOUTII.

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Letters received from Cuba, dated the middle of
October, state that two Insurgent privateers. a large
brig and schooner, had taken possession of Whoays,
opposite the town of Principe, and had converted it
into a depot for their prizes. Six vessels had been
carried in by the Insurgent cruisers.
The re,l ihider of the 3d King's Own Dragoons
searched froT Canterbury, on Monday, on their
route for Maidel.beal, Berks. Th.'. ultimate desti.
oats Ili is Ireland, where they are to be conierted into
Light Dragoons.
sterday, a Court of Directors was held et the
East India-house, when the under-meitioned ships
were taken up for one voyage in the compa.'y's set.
via :—Northumberland, 613 tons; Apollo,
4190 tons; Cornwall, 798 tons; and Matilda, 774
tom.
Spanish Government Gazettes and letters from
Madrid, have arrived to the '2sth ult. The former,
cont 'in intelligence of any interest. From the
latter we learn, that a Decree was tweeted to be
issued at an early date, for more completely recruit-1
ing and organising the Spanish armies, which, we
understand are to be increased to 70,000 men, in-1
chiding four regiments of veterans, who are to gar.
risen fortified towns. The precise regulations are
not mentioned, but the King's Body Guard is to
consist of 5000 men, and their pay is to be higher
than any of the rest. No new changes are talked of
in the Spanish Cabinet, but it seems that PIZARRO,
and the other exiled Ministers are to be permitted to
return to the capital.—The edifices from Cadiz are to
the 17th ult. at which time unusual activity had been
observed among the troops quartered on the Isla de
Leon and the adjacent parts of the Province of An-
dalucia, and it was conjectured in consequence that
some new preparations were making for fitting out
the long talked.of expedition, regarding which, in
consequence of 'excessive delays, little interest seems
now to he felt. There had been no fresh arrivals
from Smith America, and the inhabitants were con.
sentiently without any intelligence relative to the
state of the affairs of the Insurgents. Gibraltar con-
tinued healthy op to the 16th ultimo.
A Correspondent in a Morning Paper says, the
Reporter has made an error in the statement in Mr.
Boarrousc's Address to the inhabitants of St. Mar.
tin's, which it is advisable should be corrected. Mr.
Bollworm did not say, that the answer, in which
the Duke of Yones name was implicated, was given
to him; but that it was given to a friend, canvassing
for him. It is more important to correct this, as
Mr. Honuouse neither has canvassed, nor intends
personally to canvass at all. He has merely met the
Electors in their Parochial or Ward Assemblies, that
they may become better acquainted with his prin-
ciples, and, being enabled to judge of them, may
choose or reject him.

SMITUTIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW. —Yesterday
evening the fat Cattle, Sheep, and Pigs began trier-
rive in Goswell.street, for the Twentieth Annual
Exhibilittn of t
sittl to improve
Metropolis, and
by the seledion an'
breeds of animals,
near. Stuck belonging
SORB, Firl-.lr.u.stoT.
WESTCAR, TSAR;
end many others,
made hi, enquiries.
The new Traged
triumphant caree►
as the nightly o'
evince. The ini
claseicsl. present
beautiful scenery
of the time and
delight the cetera
of I.tvic, who here
studies actually

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DEAL, DEC. 9.

the Brilliant, Young, . )pe ,i)Gona flops;
and John. Bakeley,Gulager,•fielitlelsaimiid,Virginla,
in 29 days.—Came down rrotit the liver the.Blen.
helm, Shirley, for Madras ; Zephyr, Lumulen ; end
Europe, for Jamaica ; Mercator, Browo, for St.
Thomas's ; Parthiau, Carter, for Cark ; John, Smith,
for Grenada ; Mersey, Flint, for Yeetten ; Menter,l
Bullock, for Oporto ; and several more, name on-
known, and sailed with the whole orthe,outward-
bound.
•
RAMSGATE, Dec. 9.—Sailed the principal part of
the trade hound westward.
PORTSMOUTH, DEC. Q.—Arrived the Sovereign,
Dawson, from Quebeii; willed the sth of November,.
and on the 19th, sprung a leak, and was obliged to
throw port of her cargo overboard. She is now in
leaky state, but will proceed with a few additional
hands as soon as the wind is fair.—Sailed his Ma-
jesty's ships Primrose, fur Plymouth ; Driver, to the
westward • and Grecian, on • cruise; and several of
the outward-bound.—Put back the Voyager, Jacks.
Livsuroor., DscEuut.R 8.--The Duke of Rich-
mond, from Quebec to Greenock, was unwise!
at Quebec, and must unload. The Wiz*, Lock,
from Plymouth to Quebec, was lost on the 5t1.-Pleo•
umber, about 12 miles to the Westward of Cape
Chat : crew saved, and arrived at Quebec. The Her-
cules, Horaborough, from Liverpool to Quebec ;
and the Orion, from Dahlia to ditto, were totally
lost, early in November, in the River Si. Lawrence.
The Amender, Coleman, from Youghall to Liver-
pool, foundered on Wednesday night last, 10 leagues
S. %V. of Bard's'', ; crew saved.

PErizAricE, Dtc. 7.—The Mary, Cleogh, from
Shields to Nantes, is found t• be so mods straiued
that she has been obliged to unload to repair.
Cow's, Dec. 9.—Sailed the Clara, —, from
Rotterdam fur Batavia ; Spring, —, for Leghorn ;
Charant, —, for Charant ; and Apollo, Denham,
for Waterford.
FALMOUTU, DEC. 7.—The following packets are
in the Roads :—Lady Arabella, for Lisbon ; Lord
Hobart, for the Mediterranean ; Speedy, for Aoppi
rice ; and Stanmer, for the Leeward Islands.
CORK, Dec. 4.—Sailed the Egfrid, Kirby, fot
Calcutta.

Buono REFORM.—It is with much pleasure we
learn from various parts of the country, that the sys-
tem of self-election, so long and so successfully prac.
tiaed, to the utter exclusion of every honest and in-
dependent principle, now totters to Its foundation.
In many Burghs, where for bolt a century the voice
of independence has not been heard, or, if heard, was
instantly put down by the stronchand of the Junto,
individuals have been found possessing the hardihood
to stood forward in despite of every art which cook!
be 'used to deter them, in asserting the rights of the
Bergen*. ; anti the consequence has been, that com-
pleints against the last Michaelson Beargh Elections
have been presented to the Court of Session twos ill
quarters.
MINIiTERIAL GRATITUDE.—Asa proof hew mesh
Ministers and their satellites consider themselves ie.
debted to the Provost of Aberdeen for his having se-
cepted that situation in defiance of the unanimous
opinion of his fellow.eitizens, we understand that he
has been presented with a handsome snuff-box by the
Lord Lieutenant, and that significant hints of a ba-
ronetcy have been thrown out.—(Scotsrean.)
PETITION TO RAISE THE PRICE OF BREAD.—Nt•t•
withstanding the opposition which hes been raised
against this measure in the manufacturing districts,
letters received yesterday from various parts, show
that the design is by no mesas abandoned by the
land.owuers and land-holders of most of the principal
agricultural counties. In Susses, and in Kent, par-
ticularly in the neighbourhood of Maidstone, we find
that the Petition has received a number of signatures.
At Colchester also, it is circulated with some activity ;
and in Suffolk anti. Norfolk the object of it is pro.
40 Ars molest with tare I, by persons of mach influence.
It is even co 7 0 form Committees of Manage.
ment in ever'y comity, who may depute Committee.
men to attend at WAmttninster oo the 14th of Janesry
next, in order to establish a Committee of Manage-
ment for the whole kingdom, and to arrange and
conduct the evidence to be submitted to Parliament
in support of the Petition. On the other hand, we
have much pleasure in stating that the inhabitants of
Birmingham, Manchester, Sheffield, and other large
towns, have in contemplation to meet this creel effort
by a Counter Petition ; and Public Meetings are
talked of for that purpose, which are only delayed
in order that it may be ascertained, whether, Isiah-
out such a display of hostility, the Agricultural Pe-
tition will not yet be entirely relinquished. If the
agriculturists do wisely, they will let well enough
alone!

WINE TRADE..--.TUOSIAS and RICHARD Aniorrs
respectfolly refer heir nomerous Customers, and the
Public in general, to their Prices of CAPE Wtwas
advertised this day, and they respectfelly beg leave
to inform their Friends and the Public, that no set
of men, private Wine Committee, pack or junta,
anonymous letters, threats, or actions, shall deter
them from publishing theic Prices; THEY WILL BELL
CHEAPER THAN EVER ; they will give their Prices for
other Wines as soon as they can arrange them ; and
the Public with good
It can be afford-
of the affidavits
led was moved,
meet and repel
is men of spirit
?es deserving of
1, and trust that
,rom their Friends

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- the kteige troops, the drills throwgisl
which the Pork roods loom passed ; in fine, lb*
conduct of the Ministate. which still holds with sea-
,Cittet firemen the bateau between the two parties al
th•Jodep•ndeattt WA, the Liken who betties them '
ell these things cootiooe to be discussed with more
treforeence than fortnerly ih the peritidical works and
pamphlets n.,t subjected. to the Clensorship. The
!MA People at the present moment make evident
ukases in the democratical parts of their Charter ;
every opinion becomes more sod more free, end is
expreseed with a contiseally increlsiug force. TIM'
inllmmion, and even the agitation which this predate&
on the public mind is sensibly felt : in flue. so long as,
the French shall be tormented with the recollection
0 their lost conquests, so long as they shall be
disunited by the deep traces which the itevo.
!pion and the reign of Bonaparte hue left I
tating them. so long as they shall remain in
heir noviciate with regard to the Representative
System, and so long as the laws of exception embar-
rass the strict and entire mention of the Charter, a
sensible agitation may be expected, of greater or lest
violence, at every renewed election, and the opening
of every successive Session. •
The Ministry, consider themselves as secure in
their power, and defend their places with greet vigour.
the Electoral Colleges, for the purpose of filming
Deputies who hay, been nominated to two depart.
meats, will he coutoked after the Meeting of the
Chambers in the coarse of Jaeuary, after these De.
polies shall have made their election for one of the
departments for which they are nominated. It is
more than probable that Benjamin Constant will be
nominated on that occasion.
Tho Minerve and, the Conservaleur are the two
periodical works which display with most promi-
nonce the politics of parties, the march of opinions
in France; the former being the organ of the Lu.
dependents, and the latter of the Ultras. Tea num-i
bets of the Conservaleur have already appeared.—
MM. theChstesubrland and M.Fievee are its most active
'end most distinguished supporters and writers.—
The articles of Mr. Fame are dated from his prison.
ft, has just published the history of the Session of
tillir; and hesays on that occasion," It is in prison
that I correct the proof sheets of this chapter, on
the Liberty of the Press." TheUltrasare violently op.
sed to the law on Elections. In a number of the
.Conserrateur a vehement demand is made to alter it,
and to render it less demncratical." TheMonsrch),"
toil they, 66 is in danger if uo change is made, and to
Vleet that change only a moment remains."—" The
Law of Elections," reply the Independents, 64 is a
popular law, a concession made to the People; rights
acquired which cannot be withdrawn."—Such is this
law, says M. de Chatesubriand, on the contrary,
thaedt it places France between an inevitable revolution
a forced prevarication : to support the Throne
we must violate the law, or to fulfil the law we omit
ospose the Throne.
Well.infortned persons pretend to say that a secret
Article of the CUIPSISS/041111nf Aix-la-Chapelle bean,
that the sfipulstipns of these Conventions shall only
contkiitte spplicable in case the family of the Boor.
'bons remains on the Throne of France ; but that if
they should unfottunately descend from it, the Qua.
dreple Alliance will resume its former signor. This,
however, would appear to be rather a necessary con.
sequence of the negotiations than a secret Article of
the 'freely that has been concluded.

NEW SOUTH ;VALES.

intelligence from this colony has been received in
letters dated the Wth of May last. It appears that
Government had sent out instructions to make every
practicable retrenchment in the general public es-
pence', which hod become rather burdensome to the
mother country. Governor Macquarie, in order to
acconpplish that object, had issued a Proclamation, in
which he stated, that he had deemed it advisable to
reduce the price of such animal food as might be re-
quired for the use of the Government ; he had nod-
kid accordingly, that no higher price than 6d. per
lb. would be paid for animal food of any description,
received into bis Majesty's stores. Ilia Excellency
had also given notice, that any persons who might in
(uteri come to the Colony as settlers, would not be
victualled at the expence of the Crown, for any
'wilier period than six calendar months. The same
limitation was to extend to the Government labourers.
To those settlers, however, who had obtained a pro-
mise of being vietoalled for a longer period under the
former regulations, the time was ezteuded two months
later.
At the Annual Meeting of the Native Chiefs and
their Tribes, at Paramour, his Excellency the Go-
vernor expressed his gratification al..their very ins-
proved.condition. The assemblage consisted of one
bondrea and fitly persons.
The Lady Castlereagh, with 300 male convicts,
from England, with detachments of the 34th, 46th,
land 48th regiments, and the Minervs, from Ireland,
with 160 male prisoners, under guard of a detach.
[alone of the 4Sth regiment, bad arrived oat. In order
to prevent the immoderate use of spirits at Sydney,
lan additional duty of 10s. per gallon had been im-
posed. By intelligence received from the Society
Islands, it was ascertained that the long espectation
indulged of subduing those islands to a state of civi-
lization, became more and more confirmed.

Lord ELLEmsonourart, we hear, is given over by
his physicians : he labours under a complicated attack
of apoplexy and palsy.
It is reported on Change, that the Bank mean to
can in the One and Two Pound Notes, amounting to
five millions, for which purpose three millions of
silver is now ready to issue, and two millions more
is coming.
If the Prizes in the Lottery be to be paid In Bank.
notes, Him sells them; if in Guineas or Sovereignt,
his counter is sore to echo with the ring of them ; if
in Wine, his merchant supplies It : end if in Houses,
he throws open the doors to us : took at his list of
Capitals, and this cannot be denied. Is it any won.
der then that his Otfic.es are just now beqieged with
suitors for the Four Stock Prizes of 830,000 in the
present Lottery, Two of which may fall to One
Ticket, on* rust doh the 15th lust.?

this patriotic Society, whose objects they will continue to supp), the Public with good
a the quality of meat supplied to the Wines at the most moderate Prices that can be afford-
d increase its quantity and cheapness, ed ; and having now . copies of the affidavits
and encouragement ofthose particular upon which the ' ' : obtained was moved,
s, which still early acquire size and fat- they pledge ' 11 . 40141i1y to meet and repel
onging to his Grace the Duke of BED- the late att ._ ~: ". cter as men of spirit
1.30 T, Sir HENRY IBBSTSON, Messrs. and hon. • y77' themselves deserving of
IRETT, ELLMAN, NIOITOLLS, DODD, the far ~. . , .y received, and trust that
~.e,
rot had arrived when our Reporter they , o receive from their Friends
ies. ,
gedy of Brutus is indeed pursuing a , me very interesting Memoirs of
ter of success, at Drury-lane Theatr ir, we understand, will appear in a
)verfiows from all pacts of the h ' .m the pen of Dr. WATKINS. We are
limits ble acting of Mr. KEAN, that this Woik is not a compilation, gleaned
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itiment (through the mediu ~'" common sources of information to gratify im-
-75 machinery, and corr ;0 '"'ediate curiosity, but the result of personal obser-
manners of ancient vation made daring many years, by one whose op-
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ran scholar and the - rl portunities and connections have eminently qualified
ere find the subjec ),' ,11 *field him for the important task of doing joshes to the il.
embodied. ~:i ' ' , hilarious Pawner now no more.
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