The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-05-02 00:00:00

THE stATmmAk.

jog a great holiday at Paris (the entrance of Louis the
14th into that city). it is not expected that any Express
fro= thence will be sent to Ibis country. The Stock
Exchange there will be closed.

FOREIGN MAlMET.—Spanishßonds opened this morn-
ing at 3111, and rose to 321 b with the market looking
up.

Chili, OS—New Spanish. 39I—New Prussian. 81}—Old
Prussian, SS--Russian, 78!—Danish, SO—Columbian, Os.

Yesterday the Austrian and Russian Ambassadors had
audiences of the King.
Yesterday at two o'clock a Cabinet Council was held
at the Foreign Office, which was attended by all the Ca-
binet Ministers. The Council sat in deliberation till about
four o'clock.

Yesterday his Royal Highness Prince Leopold gave a
grand dinner party at Marlborough-house, to meet their
Highnesses the Duke and Duchess of Clarence, and the
Duchess of Kent. Among the guests were the Russian
Ambassador and Countess Lieven, the Earl and Countess
Liverpool, Viscount Sidmouth, Lord Colchester, Earl and,
Collates' Verulam, Sir Henry and Lady Georgians Wel-
lesley, Sir Brook Taylor, the Vice Chancellor, the Ba-
roness de Spaeth, the Baroness de Hanstein, Colonel
Fitaclarence, Sir Robert Gardiner, .&e.
Letters were yesterday received from Oporto, dated 18th
ult., which mention that the rebel Amarante, in flying
from Portugal, hail taken the road to Benevente, and
General Rego was in full pursuit of him, having paa,ed
Puebla de Sanabria. Every day officers and sub-officers
were coming in from Amarante's troops. Generals
Morillo and Quiroga are also pursuing hints.
Letters from Valparaiso of the 12th of Jan. state, that
Lord Cochrane was to sail from thence on the following
day for Rio de Janeiro, in order to assume the command
of the Brazilian navy. The otters made to his Lordship
by the Government to induce him to fill this station in
their naval service, are said to have been of a highly li-
beral wore. A negotiation for a similar purpose was eo-
tered into some months back, but the proposals then
made to his Lordship were not sufficiently attractive to
obtain his acceptance.
CATHOLIC AFFAIRS —A meeting of the Catholics of
Dublin was held at Dempsey's in Sackville-street, on Fri-
day last. Lord Killeen, Sir Thomas Esmonde, Sir J.
Burke, the Hon. Mr. Barnwell, and a number of other
Gentlemen, were present. An aggregate meeting and a
revival of the Board were determined upon.
It is supposed that Catholic Meetings will be called
forthwith all over Ireland, and that an application to
Parliament, or an Address to the King will be presented
without much delay.—(Deldin Paper.) We do not be-
lieve that any foundation exists for the above rumour.—
The Catholics have been treated as they deserve, and as
we long since anticipated. Frequent rejection has not
produced the fruits of experience in their minds. Their
meanness, should they again, until a change of system
with regard to this country takes pl ice, force themselves
on the attention of Parliament, will be equalled only by
their folly.—(Cork Mercantile Chron )
Francis Blackburne, Esq., King's Counsel, is to sue-
' coed Mr. Sergeant Torrens, as Judge in the Court under,
the Insurrection Act in the Counties of Limerick and
Clare.
New BALTIC Correz-Honse.—That the Merchants
'of London should be obliged in the necessary course of
business, to frequent coffee-houses so extremely inconve-
nient from their confined rooms and situation, whilst
Liverpool. Bristol, and other even inferior towns could
boast of their splendid and commodious places of cam-
mereinl meeting, Las been a subect of much regret.
The Baltic Merchants have been the first to remedy this
defect, and they yesterday opened a suite of rooms under
the above title, exceeding in splendour and convenience
any thing of a similar description io the metropolis.
The building is erected on the site of the Ohl Antwerp
Tavern. The entrance is from Threadneedle•street, and
on the ground floor is a lofty, spacious, and very elegantly
decorated coffee-room for subscribers only. Over this
is a room for the reception of the public, as also a sale
room, and several minor apartments for small parties.
The subscription is at present limited to 200 members
of the chief houses in the. Baltic Trade.
KING'S Tit .—The New Musical Fund had its Con-
cert night. The Fund is under the high patronage of His
Maurer and the ROYAL BURRS, and the Performance of
last eight was iu no slight degree honourable to the industry
and spirit of the Managers of the Society. CRAMER led,
Sir Dionne SMART conducted the Orchestra, and the Per-
formers comprehended all the principal favourites of the
public. Mr. Sits and Miss PATON were absent through
illness ; but their parts were sustained by DORUSET end
Madame Casteoesse. The Music was various and well se-
lected, from Rossini', dtc. In the commencement of the Se-
cond Act the LINDLRTS played a Concertante with great
applause. The elder Ltsoucy's skill on the Violoncello
was exhibited in almost every mode of which the instrument
is cape Ale. The audience were extremely numerous, and
the songs were well received.—ln the course of the Second
Act, the Duchess of Kent entered her box; she was re-
ceived with God rare the King.

HIGHLAND EDUCATION SOCIsTr.--Yesterday, up-
wards of 300 Members of the Society for the Education
of the Poor in the Highlands, and Islands of Scotland,
dined at the Freemasons"lavern. The Duke of Sussex
in the Chair. On the right of the Royal Duke sat Mr.
Hume, on the left Lord Glenorchy. The Royal Chair-
man took occasion to eulogize the Society, the effects of
which were to be seen in the peaceable conduct of the
poor in Scotland. Mr. H., in the course of the evening,
said that about 100 years ago, the lower classes in Scot-
land were in the same ignorant and depraved condition
as that in which the corresponding classes of Ireland
were now. The only remedy for the evil in Ireland was
in spreading education amongst them. He bad been ip
three quarters of the globe, and he never was on a spot
in which he did not find a Scutchman established,—(a
laugh) but the Scotchman was always found by him in
a satua•ion of trust. The Rev. Mr. Manuel, Mr. Irving,
and Colonel Stewart, also spoke. The contributions were
liberal, and the company convivial.
MASONIC INTSLLIGENCIL—Yesterday the annual
meeting took place at Freemasons' Hall, Great Queen-
street, fur the election of officers of the Wand Lodge,
for the ensuing year. His Royal Highness, the Duke
of Sussex, was for the 25th time elected o. w. The
company at the dinner at which his Royal Highness pre-
sided, consisted of the Dukes of Leinster and Athol,
with several other Noblemen, and nearly 500 of the
Fraternity of Freemasonry.

LIST OF THE MINORITY,
ON Mt. I. IWORTLIT'S ANIZNDNENT.

Those Members to whose names • are affixed, were de-
sirous to quit the House. and not to vote ; but the shutting
of the (Wore prevented them from executing their intention.
S. M. Barrett, Lord W. Bentinck, Lord Clifton, R. Hideo,
•G. Gipps, Colonel •G rant, Lord otHenorchy, M. • G rant,
• Holmes, C. H. • Hutchinson, W. P. Itonywood, J. • Mitch-
ell, W. L. Moberly, J. Maberl•y, J.* Plumer, Lord W.
• Russell, • Wood.

Tsit.aas--Mr. Hume and Lord A. 11.amiIton.
The disproportion of the numbers on the division, and the
fact thnt,even in that small minority there ere several Minis-
terial Members, will be best explained by the fallowing
statement:—
Mr. Macdonald having expressed his intention, in order
that there might be an enanirnosts vote, which should go
forth to the world, after the universal declaration of abhor-
rence by the Itouse of the conduct of France. some Ministe-
rial Oentlensen below the Bar called for a division. On the
question being put, the House and almost •the whole Oppo-
sition accordingly voted with Ministers; but a few Gen-
tlemen on each side were left in the lobby, the House not
being able to contain-the numbers. This gives the appear-
ance of a division where, in fact, there was none.—(.llern-
,iag Ckroxicle.)

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