The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-15 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN,

to show attachment to his pe-son and government, be he
removed to whatever place he may. If we were the Ali-
°Wets of the King of Spain, we should tell Sir W.
&Court, that we knew very well the ground of his affec-
tion for our Kind; and that we would take special good
care that he should be kept at a suitable distance
from him. The poor fellows in Spain do not seem
to understand things, as the revolutionists of
France did in 17:12,1793, and 1794. In such cases, there
is but one itrry to go to work ; that is to say, to go to '
work to prevent yourself from being enslaved. The
Spaniards seem to be a sort of half humanity philoso-
phers and half stock-jobbers. It is impossible to look
at the whole of their proceedings and to have much hope
of their beating the F.-. ach. They have never taken one
decisive step. That very mildness, for which fools have
praised them, and knaves too, indeed, will prove their
overthrow. The French did. not depend upon a loan to
be made in foreign countries. They seized bold of the
national estate; pledged it at once; and drove back and
crushed by force of their valour the tyrants that assailed
them. They talked about constitutions and rights of
man ; but they made every thing give way to the defence
of the country and the chastizing of its foes. The Spa-
niards, let it be reuwinbered, if they fall, will fall for the
sake of that very Ferdinand, in whose name they fought
for so many years against Buonapartc. Under Jos. Buona-
parte they is ouW, in all probability, have been a tolerably
free people. They would, at any rate, have had so
monks to lead about armies of the Faith. The.whole of
the church property would have gone quietly ander Jo-
seph Buonaparte. lf, therefore, the Spaniards shoeld
have to bow down their necks to the Bourbons, while
our Government stands and looks sniggling on; let
those Spaniards remember, that they most heartily as-
sisted our Government to drive away Joseph Buonaparte.
Time generally brings things about ; and, when we re-
collect the adventures of the year I tSI4, we must confess
that we do not feel disposed to break our hearts on ac-
, count of what is now likely to happen to the Spaniards ;
particularly as we well kcow, that nothing that the
French can do; that nothing that Sir IV. A'Court can
do ; that nothing that any body else can do, seal prevent
English landlords front losing their estates, unless the
paper-system be blown to atoms by equitable adjustment
.1 or by Issue of assignats.

CORN ; OR, QUAKER WAR.
We do not recollect
.any case in which the London Press
has been so much pnzzltd in its lying, as it is just at
present.—lt is death to it to acknowledge that Peel's Bill
has been ;he cause of low prices. That is death to it.
It thrrefdre caught ho'd of the ri-e of prices the other
day, as a thief that gets his hands partly loose, when
he is about to be hanged, catches }ild of the ladder,
the hangman or sotnething or other to save his neck.
With one general shout, the base and stupid thing
sent forth its assertions that now there Was proof
positive that Peel's Bill was not the cause of low
prices. It signified nothing for any one to observe
upon the speculation which the expert ition of war
had given rise to. Oh, no: things were coming about, and
corn was going to he at a proper price; and there was to
be no necessity of reducing the interest of the Debt
Now, the Quaker War ; the Corn War; that is to say, the
noise of the speeches and the paragraphs having sub-
sided ; this sear being, in a gnat measure, ended with
the dinner-fight, the prices went back again; and, in-
cluding yesterday's market, wheat, at Mark Lane, fill
Aar shillings a quarter in the last week. Now', readers.
attend to what we are going to say : not one single news-
paper in London, the Sorlidk Yeoman excepted, has
stated the price of wheat as fallen, even one single far-
thing! I, who waite this article, know nothing of the
person who supplia•s the Statesman with Mark Lane in-
telligence. Like the other papers, it observes that
the wheat yest trday was dill, and scarcely brought
Monds'y's priee.,. This has been the tone for the
whole week in the Morning Chronicle anti
in the Old Times. The lie is extremely pouting ;
fur, in spite of the other lie, which was set on float yes-
terday,'that ships were titling out in our ports; in spite
of this, wheat must shortly come down again in price;
and whoever will take the pains to watch the Morning
Chronicle will perceive, that it keeps on speaking of the
wheat market in such a way, that no one shall ever be
able to know the positive price of wheat from reading
it ; anti that no one shall know, indeed, that there has
been any fall at all. And, at last, if the wheat should
actually get lower than it was before the rise began
(which is by no means improbable,) the transition will
be allowed to take place without any one reader of
the Morning Chronicle ever being able to discover,
from the reading of its columns, that there has been
any full of price at all!—.We request our readers
to pay attention to this matter; the corn-market is in
a singular state: but, the lie market is in a state by
no means less singular, or less embarrassing to eithir
buyers or sellers.

test of the 62 members of the chambers of Deputies
against the expulsion of M. Manuel, were seized by the
police. Copies of them, however, had *raved by special
couriers a day before, and thus the account of the dinner
appeared in the French journals of Tuesday. None of
them dared to copy the protest. Mercier, the serjeant of
the National Guard who refused to arrest Manuel, is t.,
be tried by a Council of Discipline. The utmost punish-
ment that it can inflict is dismissal and a month's impri-
sonment. Even this moderate punishment the authori-
ties may be afraid to inflict. Out of 162 men, of which
the Serjraut Merrier's company consists, 123 have already
subscribed towards purchasing for their comrade some
testintoni al of their respect.

FRESCII Fcmt ox WEDNESDAY..—Five per Cen's,
Consols opened at 761 f. 10c.; lowest 771. 90c.;
and closed at 7Se.—Neapolitan Five per cents. 67.—
Exchange on London, at one month, 'lsf. 60.; three
inonths,2.sl.4oe.

STGCY EXCHANGE, 11! OTLOCK-.—Consols opened this
morning at 131,11, with little business doing. The Ex-
presses, arrived this morniu;, bring the French
Funds at 76-10 Cents. We are informed that thirty
French Officers of the Legion of Honour, who formerly
served under Buonaparte, and who had resided in Eng-
land, have left within these few days for Spain ;
they are to have the command in the armies.—We also
understand that further contracts have been entered into
by the English Government far the Navy.
FOREION FUNDS.—Spanish Bonds opened this morn-
ing at 2811if,2Si, at which price they seem to be steads,
owing to its being settling day with the above Stock..
Chill, 7l—New Spanish,29l-01d, 97—New Prussian. 78i
to 77—Old,81—Russia, 7l—Danish, 79—Columbiao, bli
—Spanish Scrip, 99.
the last price of the Freneh Funds, wo hear, were
70-10 Cents.

A Dutch mail which arrived this morning, brings the f.l-
- intelligence :
AMSTYRDAII, Mattot 7.—Our city has sustained a post
severe loss by the death of the oldest professor, Jas. Ken•
drick Van Swindon; one of the most celebrated end distin-
guished naturalists of our times, in the 79th year of his age.
Accounts from the Hague mention the arrival there of his
Majesty on the Gth inst. from Brussels. fetters from Frank-
fort state that there is every nppearsnce that the present
sittings of the Getman Dirt will he very important. Ac-
counts from Weimar of the 3d, give a favourable report of
the health of M. Goethe.

An express arrived yesterday, from Madrid, stating
that the Cones had requested the King to reinstate San
Miguel, and the other Minivers, whose resienations he
bail so recently accepted, and that Isis Majesty had com-
plied, and the Ministers were consequently reinstated,
and in possesiion of their porte.fenillea. The despatch
to the Ambassador received to-day, was signed by San
Miguel, as one of his first a, is on his reinstatement.
'1 he French attack on Spain will, it is understood, be
made on the side of llisray, and the Spanish territory
will be entered between theist and the sth of April.
The arrangements fur the defence of Spain are state I
to he as follows:—Mina is to have the command of
lonia, ith en army of 40,000 men, in live divisions,
13allasteros, is to have under his orders the military dis-
tricts of Arrairon, Navarre, and Biscay, with a *force
equal to from 40 to 50,000 men; and he left Madrid on
the 25th oh. to take the command and organize his
corps d'armee. Two crops of reserve are to he form-d,l
the one in Old and the other in New Castile, the first
commanded by Count de Ahisbal, and the sero pi by
Oen. Nlorillo..'lcheir united force is to be equal to 50.000
men. In addition to the above, the militia will he
generally organized, and as must of them were in actual
service daring the I tte war, great reliance is placed on
their co-operation.
liailajos, to which, according to the aceciant in the
French papers last received, the Spanish llocernrnent is
to retire, is the capital of Estreinsdura, situated on the
tloadiano, on the frontiers of Portugal. It is S 2 inPei
N. N. W. of Seville, and abJut 200 miles S. S. W. of

Madrid.
A cliange in the French Ministry is talked of in Paris
The foll,wing are men Toned as the new nominations
De Chateanbriand, as President of the Connril; Hyde
de Nenville, as Nlinister of Finance ; Marshal Marmont,
as Minister of War.
Brussels papers of the 9th ins'. state that the prospect
of war has caused a considerable advance in the North of
Ciernianv, as well as in otter parts, in the prices of all
Colonial prodnee, especially sugar and e.itfee, in which
extensive speculatioi.s are made. An article dated Trieste,
Feb. 20, states that arveral letters from the Levant of
that the disposition of the Porte towards Lord Strang;
ford have undergone some change. The reason is not
knovn. A very important Note is spoken of as having
been transmitted by Win to the Divan, immediately after
his return, but the effect which it had produced has not
transpired. 'f he ()reeks have had the boldness to enter
the Channel with some armed vessels and fire-ships, and
have made several captures. No Turkish vessel has yet
shown itself out of the Strait, thoagh it is affirmed that
the naval arnatPunta are carrying un with great activity
at Constantinople,
The Commander-in-chief has approved of the undress of
the Infantry, to con-ist in future —Short jacket, single
breasted, with gni I or silver lace, sash, tie. blue foraging
cap, gray overalls, with read seam..
The gssex County Meeting takes place on Thursday
next in the Sidle Hall, at Chelinsford. The requisition
to tlie Iligh Sheriff fur calling it was signed by nearly
15,00 freeholders and occupiers of Mani.
information was received at the Admiralty yesterday
Morning of the death of Earl St. Vincent. (I. C. 8., in his
Stith year, at his seat at Rochetts. near Brentwend. His
Lordship was made a Post Captain, April 10, 179.6; Rear-
Admiral of the Bine, Dec. 3, 1790; Vice Admiral. April
12, 1794 Admiral, geh. 14,1799; and Admiral of the
Fleet, July 19, 1921. Ilia Lordship was also appointed
Ueneral of the Itoyal Marines, May 7, 1914.
Information was received yesterday morning of the
death of Admiral Lord Keith, U. C. It , near Kincardine,
North Britain. his Lordship was made a Post Captain.
March 11, 177.5; a Rear-Admiral, April 12, 1794; a
Vice Admiral, June 1, 1795; and an Admiral, Jan. I,
• 1901.

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Vice Admiral Sir 11. Neale is appointed Commander
in the Mediterranean, in the room ,f Sir tir3la tin
Moore, whose period of service is expired, The Me
renge, of 74 guns, at Chat am, is fitting out as tl•g-ship
for Sir H. Neale.
The Lord Chief Baron has so far recovered from his
indisposition at Chelmsford, as to intend rettirnio, this
day to town, and to proceed on Montlay‘with the buAi-
nes, at Al aitistorc
Ea RATA.—In the speech of the King of Spain. in yeste -
day's paper, in the paragraph beginning •• For my p .0. 1
once more oiler," &c. instead of "prevent any ru4piciun :la
the impulse of the Government." read " prevent any 4114.
pension." &c.
New APPLICATION of TILE TnE.lll 31111..—A pro-
vincial paper states that a small Treed Hill has heen air
plied to a Threshing Machine. The one referred to nits
worked by two men,

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Mat., MARNI IL—Arrived and Sailed for the River,
the Manly, Bennett, from Berbice.—lteutaio, the out-
ward-hound as per lac.t.—i'•ind W.
PonTsmotrn, 14.—Sailed, the Success Tran
port, for the Eastward.—Wind W.
FA LMOUTII, Alanr 13.—Sailed, the 11-nry,
for 11amItro'; the Penns, Gray, and the Harmony,
gel, for London.—Wind S.W.
Livenemm, 13.—Arrived, the lloseo-. Mor-
rison, front Itunthay. sailed Oct. 1,I; the Darmhe.l:l,-
wreavea, from Calcutta, sailetlpet. 13 ; the IluslciNi•i,
White, from Ie itwrar a, sailed IVO.. 5; the
Fowler, (ram Savanna, sailed Feb. 11; the Edward, J,,'_
ter, front Ditto ;• and the Reins, Gibbs, from Lisbon.—
Sailed, the Indian Trader. Sinclair. for Sierra ;
and the 31larshall, for the United State..—Wind S.W.
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HAnwtcn, Alinctt 11.— Xrrired, tits Lsdy
Packet, from Holland.—Wind %.R.
COWE4, MARCH{ 11.—Arricci, the Angus'a, Uiles,
days front Canton.

lite foll Awing are the items or the account vales, yeetee_
day, which has been kid before Partiament. of Sums wive],
by sundry Persons. byway of ilonston or bequest, towards
the Reduction of the ational Debt:—

• Money ralueof Stork
In the Quarter By whom includinanyvv
ending bequeathed. bequeAthe..l,
Ist Atm. M 00...—, James Buruis 1134 14 0
Ist Feb. 1810 Adm. Peter (Witter .. 11.05$ Is 0
Ist Nlay. 1816....,.. Anna 31. Reynolthi... 3,7441 13 5
.... Do.
Dn.
........Do
1)0.
Anon)mo ............ 10 O. 0
3th July, ISIS
3th April, 1419 .... Adm. Peter Rainier IS? a la
3th April, 1822..... Anonymou: .....
Riad. Quartermaln.. 100 U 0
11th July, 1522 Major T. Gamble,— H,6,57 10 0

X 00,640 13 I
On inquiry we find that it in the young Count de
Amaraote who has become an inferiated tool of the
French Ultras in Portugal, the Colter having died at
Monte Key, in Spain, subsequent, to the cetablishusent
of the new order of things, in his own ;votary, and
whether be was compelled to fie, after contending. in
min against the popular close. The young Count is a
rash youth, without experience or talents, and possessed
only of local influence in that part of the country whe e
his estates are :situated It is emilerstoo.l that as soon
as he learnt the active prepaeations making to attack
him, he left Villa Beal, which is an 'open roan, and set-
sceptihle of no defence, to go to Chaves, which is a mil%
tary position, and where he could hold out longer.
Other loiters, both from Lisbon and Oporto, besides
those we have aiready peldished, speak of this occerrenee
without any apprehension of the conseqeences. It would
create a temporary confeso.i, owing to its happeeing
about the time of the wine fairs, when the grosser' diss
pose of their vintages.—(Morning paper.)
Tar. PACK rTS.—We have received the following from
our Plymouth Correspondent.
" PIA-mot-re, M ARCH' s.—An order was received this
week at this Dock-yard, to commence the building of sex
Brigs, of 10 guns each. without delay. I understand
that thirty of these v-ssels are to he constructed at the
different Dock-yards ; and that the oltirial commenica-
thin states, they are intended fur the Packet nerriee.—
The general bpinlon here is, thit though. for a time,
the Packets may remain at [Falmouth, there is no doubt
that they will ultima.ely he removed to this port, and
laced under the direct sitperinten letwe of the Admiral
here."—The issuing of the order above is, we corn-rite,
decisive of the determination of Government respecting
the Packets but if vessels are to be built as packet-,
what is become of the pretence that a saving was to AC-
crue to the public from the empl•syment of sloops of war.
which are nose laid spin our harbours? -(West Briton)
LINCOLN ASSIZEi.—On. Weinesday last, Wit/Lars
Arden Gent, of Pulteney-s ref,. London, Benjamin Cunt:-
ler. late huller to the Dote of Ness castle, and John Doughty;
a carpenter at Wareham, charred with unnatural crimes,
were capitally coils imed. and received sentence of death.—
Tbe trial commenced before a moat crowded Court, at eivht
in the moridne. arid did not concha ie until ti in the evening.
Wetersttesree HALL. —The workmen engaged unit. r
the Board of Works have begun to clear away the
rubbish, Ste. at he upper end of Westminster-hall.
where the Courts of Cha^ecry mei King's Benea
formerly stood. preparatory to the erection of a tem-
porary Court of Exchequer and retiring room for the
Judges. It was expect el, when the old Couttr were
pulled down, before the Coronation, thit the new Law
Courts would be built in time for the accommodation
the sledges, to supersede the necessity of any other tem-
porary buildings tor tt.e Courts is:flan the Two of
the new Courts, by the side of Westminster Hall, and is
line with the old Court 0' commun Pleas. together wins
a liege room for the twelve Judees to assemble in. sue
j-st cuetered in, bet none of them viii he finished by neat
:ferns, by which time a new Exclieqiier Court will be
wanted,* the old Court, the Exchequer Coffee-houses.
the R. eiir Is' Chambers, &c. are to be, pulled down (Ml.' -
with. The temeor try Exchequer Crew, which is to he
; built in the slightest us tiler, of freer wood-work, &e. 'll
to be completed for the reception of the Judges by eves
T rm. The door-ivay and stet s that at present lead from
Westminster II ill to the llou-e of Commons, are to be
retained, as well as the thoroughfisre for the public basing
Paeiamentary buein. ss.
The grand porch and gates leading into Westtuiniter
Hall are now finished, and the scaffolding is almost
wholly removed. Tile whole /!Porearance, with the
niches, the figures, the elaborate and grotesque orna-
ments, is exceedingly ellantcteristic and curious. 'fits
new studded oak gates also tittiaet a you I deal of
tentien. A clock is place I v ithin the
over these gates, and even with toe p.m I win low sin ;
but the sitoation is ba.l—being pinecrt in shade, it is ti te I-
to be seen.

DIARY FOR THE ENSUING WEEK,
WITS THE TIRES OF HIGH WATER AT I.4Noorr-entnat.
March hi. S.-sth SUND. IN I.EN r
High water—MOTll. 19 .n. att. 4; even. 38 m. aft. 4.
17, M.—St. Patrick.
Moot water—morn. 68 m. aft. 4; even. 21 m. after S.
18, T.—&(w K. H'. Sax.
High water—rocurn. 47 m. aft 6; even. 15 in. aft. 1.
19, W.—Equal day and night. :Moo,. Ist Q. AT ti EN es.
High triter—morn. 47 m. aft. even. 91 in. aft. 7.
90. Th.—Dienes of Cumn. H.
High water—morn. 67 at. aft. 7; even. 30 m. after S.
91. F.,—eamb. T. ends, Ilmrtict.
High water—morn. lam alt. 0; even. m. aft. 9.

91, S.—Oxford T. ends.
High water—morn. 9S min. aft. 9: even 3 in. aft. 1').
I.\llltlF.-.).—On Thursday last. M Fdmontnn chn,c',. T.
Walker. Esq. eldest son of J. Walker. Esq. of Arno
?Outlast:dr. to tiophin, eldest t:augatet ut J. V. Taylor.
oiso of Sontngate.
On Thursday, the 13th instant. at St. Pancras n.u.
church. the Rev. Wiiliani Nloore Ilarrison. rector of Cies-
hanger. in the county of Devon. to Elizabeth, isuricest
daughter of the late William Dine, Eby. of Lincoln's-inn-

1)113).—On Thins Say. the 13th inst. J. Bishop, E:q of
irnit \-)aid. Cannon-street, eget' .57.
On the lith instant, at Pecshani, Mrs. Oltifield, senior,
aged SO.
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