The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-20 00:00:00

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Paris, March tJ.
The liieg of Sardinia has abdicated in favour of
the Prince of (arirnana, and he has set wit with the
t4neen for Nice, where he will embark fir the Island
of Sartii&4.
'I he Cotistillit:on of the tortes has been generallY
proclaimcd, and the Prince of Carignana, with the
federative army. whirh entreases daily, perigee his
hostile movements against the Anstiians. Th:s

is positive.
It is announced that there has been a hatti.e at
Biel on the 9th of March ; that the Neapolitans
attacked the imperial army, which was defeated ;
that a great many eriomers r.-ere taken; that the action
was eery hlocoly ; aml that lictkerai l'epc was killed.
'This is not flffiri hut it ib not the lets certain. A
report has been in-minuet' I.liange of a chest
containing fuml for 31r. Rothchild for the An:,tel3o
army, which ha. been !flied by a detachment of the
Sardinian army, h it marching against the

Austrians.
The price of Stink% has nit ujurb varied t it opened
at 78f. flfh7 , rn e h. ;;01. ) Or., and tell again to 7sf.
coc., which ►sas the price at a quarter before three
o'clutk.

CHAMBER OF 111 E DEPUTIEtt.
!.t.rnr r commtrrtz.
General DON!. rt Lc leitl on the table a proposition

conceived thia
" I have the honour to depose on the tisbk (Bureau),
a proposition of an audress to his Majesty, humbly to
petition him to cliume another Ministry; seeing that
the present is incapably and Anti-French; awl that
for these two rea-uos, it has given rise to tt,e uto.t
general and well-foumhAl alartus for the fate of the
I Monarchy of France."
M. Casimir Perrier a.Le'l the Ministers, for e‘pla-
' nations on ae e they had obser‘ed respreting
the events of ricrinitmt.
M. Pasquf ir replied, that the erovtrrnient not hav-
ing had certain ANF•lllAille of the Facts, it had thought
it proper to he silent, hitt that now it would soffor trce•
ly all the news to be publt,l.cd which should come to
its knowlel g •
The other orator: e.llO spoke nn the same subject,
are Mein,. liirardio, Dutlon, Pit& ssus,
The last made A remarkable spueish.

In the Muse of Commons last night, the I'HANC t.-
LOU of BIC 111:1,IVElt made his promised motion, f'r
leave to bring in Pills to authorise the of Eng-
land and Ireland to pay at their option in • p.': !be-
fore the time already fixed for imperatively br:.unsitig
Gash Payment'. nibs motion called forth long and
elaborate ..peethes, az. might he expeekrl. front Mr.
BARING and from Mr. R l'Arent., Mr, n.,"Nt; fool: a
proper and cx,tvilsise vi •w of the subject in all it..
beariii;s, and though' it very nu'terial for them to
consider o hat %%as the the. situ-
ation of the country in the sixth year of peace.
Nu country before presented, 4.1it1, the con-
tinuance of so extraordinary a piiuciple as that
of living under a progrev-ive ittercasc in the
value ut money, and a depres,iun in the
productions of the people ; and he believed it uas
agreed that a country could nut encounter a greatat
misfortune than a constant vat iation of the principlo,
which regulated i:s tu:rency. Mr. Ilarts..'s object
was to obtain the teronsibletation ut the principle on
which Parliament had been hitherto acting, with a
view to render silver a standard of currency as well as
gold. Mr. lticvuno contended strongl..: against the
establishment of tut) standards, aud, in our judgment,
correctly. We cannot cooccive it possible that these
two standards could be referred to in any goctuating

season like the present, without promoting- those %try
variations, uhich it is the wish of Mr. !SARIN c. to
prevent. At the period to which lie alluJrd, none
of those great causes operated which have produced
such revolutions in the commercial u well as the poli-
tical world. Since then we have witnessed unprece-
dented changes in the relative price of gold and silver;
and therefore enabling the Bank to pay at one
time in the former, and at another time in the latter,
according as the price of either happened to be
in their favour, would be a 4 carding an occasion
of confusion and unfair advantage. At this
time, if ne arc rightly informed, ...rosin pieces
might be ruined and issued almost sixpence below their
nomina) salue. The importance of preventinz ever)
kind el juggle in affairs of this kind, and establish.
ing as precise and invariable a medium as possible,
would justify and require a more detailed discussion ;
but the other interesting subjects which press upon
our consideration now cAppcl us to suspesul our pur-
pose, and only to add, that Ms. 11.tntsn's Amend-
ment was negatived without a division.

In proportion as the friends of freedom and home-
nity exult is the gloriosa news front Italy, so du the
conductors of the venal press both at London and
Paris, hail it as the precursor of endless disasters to
Europe. We have neither time nor inclination to ex-
, amine the piteous and puerile lamentations of the
Courier and New Times on this subject. We rather
prefer le.tving them to their nailing., and join in the
triumphant shout which has risen as it were Gianni-
taneOnsly throughout the great European family, on
se►ing the development of those principles, fur which
the wise and good have so lung and fervently offered
ap their prayers.
_ _

For our own part, wo cossidat. the approschisi
setancipation of Italy as one of the most issposisat
benefits that could be coaferved as society by s irk

cious and over-ruling Providence. It Will destroy a'
hateful tyranny, and at once open the way to salutary
reform all over Europe. Instead, therefore, of follow-
ing the example of some people, he it our object as it
is our duty, to prove, that better times arc at band.
Amidst ete conflicting thoughts so irresistibly ex-
citer by late events, it is difficult to decide upon what
particular point a public writer is called upon to di-
late in preference to another. We shall, therefore, con-
tinue gradually to make omit comments on the new
state of things, as shall be most likely to aid our rea-
der% in justly appreciating the importance of passing
occurrences. And we trust that the unimpeachable
emisisteney preserved by this Paper in the most (lA-
cult times, will not diminish the value of our your
opinions at the present eventful crisis.
liaising all along predicted what has talien place,
and repeatedly pointed out the ruinous tendenev ot
those measures by which the Holy ..-11lingee wislted to
sharkle the human mind, we have now the less hesi-
tation in predicting that, a petseveratire in th-
of Ministers and their principles of Government, will
otevitably tend to aggravate the evils of England.
F; om some recent indications on the part of certain
persons, we are inclined to think, more th to one indi-
vidual composing the aduiinistration, is of the same
opinion If they are, let them display a greatness of
wind adequate to the occasion, be above party spirit,
aad at once boldly come forward, to alleviate the dis-
tresses of the people.
We augur no good to the country from a struggle
for power between parties ; should this ettuggle pro-
ceed, we sincerely hope it will be a rallying signal
for the people to unite more indissolubly than ever—if
they ate unhappily slivith.d, or do not perfectly under-
stand eat It utlosr as to their true interests, our hopes
of ttalress and improvement are slender indeed! We
will not stop to reproach our opponents nit!) those
taint's and revilings in profusely heaped upon the
friends of libertv, who have, during the last thirty
years, been warning the aristocracy of its danger,
1 and prognosticating what has now happened : our
tsitimph is too complete, not to inspire sentiments of
,senetosity.
'lite thought of seeing all Europe quietly embrace
the constitutional system, opens out such a field of
delightful srculation, and encourages such cheering
prasprets for the future, that they absorb every ()the,
w.sideration. We cannot, lion ever, t oat lude, without
reminding men in 'maser, as inure immediately applica-
ble to their persostal interests, that its very different
and much less critical times than these, Lord CUAT-
nAm said, " if Ballo as does not ",mc from within, it
rill conic n4t.'t a oengeance from feithisql."'

STOCK EXCHANGE, ONE O'CLOCK.
The Fula& are still very slouch upon the decline:
Consols for the Account opened at the lea%ing off
price of yesterday, viz. 7O ; and in consequence of
the immense _ales, they have been done as low as ti9l
for the Ateoutit, and 69 for Money. 'I hey have since
rallied a little, and nre now 69; for Money, and lin
for the Account. The Market still looks very heavy,
and in the event of further news from Naples they
will he much worse.

The same panic prevailed this morning at the
Stork Exehasp: as yesterday. The litoise at all early
hour v► as crowded to excess, and dirt moment the
r►ttle announced the comn►enremrnt of hosioess,
scene of confusion ensued nut to be desci Ong!. Stud..
were offeted at various p►ices, and a futile attempt was
made by the MW►lls to support the markets, but Irwin_•
to the arrival of two expresses, the Jew party lor7an
immediately selling, and consols fur the as count, whit h
mire ►Pere -done 711, fill iminefliately to 7fifili 711,
and 100,090 were then offered at in, but no buyers.
Various reports were iu circulation, :.unit as that
com►notiona bad taken place at Lyon% and Dophina.
as well as an insnrrecti•'n in Poland. The French
Funds have been dune at ;S, and again rose to 79.
Roe/a( E.scbars;,,e, hrrifiraa Trer•(r•r
Consols are HOW Securities of t v;•ry
kind have fallen. Prussian Stock has been offered two
per Cent. under the price quoted, but no purchasers
can he found.

On Sunday morning. a messenger arrival in town, I ,
with despatches from Naples: the Earl of Litt rpm' I
hail a consultation with several ut the Cabinet Mi-
nister., at lii. house, itt Whitehall, in consetpteuce.
The Noble Earl afterwards gave directions for sum-
twain,. at general Cab's stet Council, which as,:embled
costes:day at two o'clock. The members continued iu
deliberation' till about half-past four o'clock.
The Active frigate has arrived iti ii days from the
nay ut Naples, bringing papers and letters to the 2il
inst. Sir U. Lushingtuu, the English Consul-General
at Naples, cane home in her.
American Papers state that another Revolution has
taken place at Buenos Ayres ; in consequence, Judge
Prevost was ordered to have the place in 36 hours,
which he did for Lima.
From Lima, under the date December I I, we arc in-
formed that the regiment New Manclaia, 9J.: strong,
bail joined the Insurgent party. General San Martin
had detached WOO men tinder lieneral Avei,la to raise
the country, asd it was stated a number of the inha-
bitants were joining the party.
ViIiNNA, \lvan' 4.—The Greeks in this city speak
with the confidence of the probability that a Russian
fleet from the Black Sea will support the operations
against Naples. It is also currently reported that ne-
gthiations are carrying on to obtain the co-operation
of a Bavarian army: so much seems certain that us
the affairs of Italy have become more aomplicated than
had been anticipated, our Court is resolved to
strengthes its ;irtny beyond the Alps.
We tanderstani we were incorrect in stating, that
Mr. Madoeks, M.P. had accepted the office of Vice.'
Chamberlain to her Majesty. We received the infor-
mation from Brecon.—.(Combrierm.)
A meeting of the Merchants and Ship-Owners of
Dock (Plymouth) was held on Thursday, fur the pur-
pose of petitioning the House of Commons against the
reduction it the &tied", duties on foreign timber.