The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-26 00:00:00

FRENCIf PAPERS.

PARIS, MAarir 21.—Yriterday, the King heard
Man in his apartment. Their Royal Highnesses
Masi the Dukes of Af1(0•11111110 and Berri, at-
tended Divine Service in the Royal Chapel.

flit illsjesty afterwards rt.-Aired the greet Officers
of she Cre•n, the Marshals •1 Frolic., ',rine, Mee►.
bers of the tr• Chinierf!. their Esceitenriel she
Ministers of the Interior and linens... his Highness
Prince de Talleironsl. end their }iacelle•cln the As•
betsadnrs of Spein and Naples.

The Marshals Deka, de Reggio, tie Belton° cod
de Taranto's. had ',nerds, the honour of bteeltfaet•
leg with the King.

0. the 20th instaet, the Persiao Ambassador
visited the Ispeatry manufactory of La Sevonnorle.
His Envfleecy, It Fs said, will depart for London
en Wodstoaday neat (last).—(Journal des Debate.)
Yesterday evening, a repose was in general siren.
lotion, rhos Is consequence of the difficulties whisk
Mad arisen on the occasion of the ceremooies to be
observed at Ms reception of the Persian Ash/wider,
his I:scone's, Intends quitting our capital this day.
—(Journal de Paris.)
Some military men and friends of the young St.
Aislaire, who recently fell in a duel, have opegad •
subscription for the purpose of erecting • mall mons-
wont to his memory.
The Journal de Marsedks of the 13th intent
makes es mansion of the reported event at Met.
doe : we therefore hope that it hes not taken place,
or at least that the acctiont was mach exaggerated.
LAUSANNE. MARCH 16.—0 n the 4th inst.a dread-
fel coolagretion nearly entirely destroyed the large
village of Armors', district of Sargent, Canton of St.
Gall. Nearly the whole population of this village,
and of the aeighhnering Cnottatunos, were at work at
the dykes on the banks of the Rhin., and before any
help arrived, 113 bosses were consulted by the
IMPS, mad 313 individuals, forming
were reduced to the most 'flitting misery by the leis
of their lino stock, furniture, and provisions. The
stretch and 2.3 habitations escaped this disaster,which
has been alleviated in some measure by prompt re-
lief from the Government if St. Gall. In 1716, this
village experienced a sitallar fate. The misfortunes
which the inhabitants of St. Gall haveenduied, dur-
ing I years past, from the stsgoatiou of trade,
fires, and inandatioes, cannot be too mach la-
mented.

ilcatts, hlAec,i 9.—Agemiebly to the claims of
his hlsjes.y lh. Kiel of Desientik, his Majesty the
Emperor of Item., mid his Majesty oar Sovereign,
addressed, defies their Way et Ala.le-Chapolle, re-
presentstions so the King thuden and Norms'',
relative to the deley observed in the liquidation et
the Norwegian debt. Since that period, the @aches**
of courirts between the respective Cowes has been
very frequent, end it Is said that this correspondisece
has led to very @criminalises discussions.

FLURENLE, M•ece 8.

• Preparations have been making bete for the last
three weeks for the reception of the Emperor of
Austria. His Majesty arrived here yesterday (See.
day), and is gone to spend a fortnight with Ferdinand
before he proceeds to Rome to speed thelloty Week.
His Majesty'. arrival took place about five o'clock
in the afterunoti. The grensdies were drawn op to
receive him at the Porta St. Gallo, and en his pass-
under that magnificent gate, the band played, and
the people shoaled Viva 1 viva! All Florence was
out of doors—ell the bosses were locked; even the
restaureteurs, sod the sultans and seresnts, all left
their business to welcome the Emperor. I know this
by personal experience, for I was locked oat of my
lodgings, aud could got no dinner at the teatime-
teat's, an that amid all this splendour I fared rather
uncomfortably. In the evening the whole town was
illuminated. Fortunately it did not rain—l say
fortunately, because, siege I have come here, it
has rained so incessantly, that I thought I should
soothe fair fare of an Italian sky over Florence.
The Midge of St. *Nolte, OW bowlful and enigma
pimp of architecterr, formed • greed object on the
river Aron. Si: artificial coleuses were placed upon
the bridge, and ornamented with lamps. The Pa.
Asst Pullssa tastefolly illuminated, and thi.whole'
city was one light scene of joy and splendour. There
are continual sod brilliant Quirt fetes to be given
during the fortnight of his Imperial Majesty's sti-
jeern here. H. travels as Deke of Milan. Captain
left me, a week ego, to be present In Rome
during the Holy Week. The ceremonies usual at St.
Peter's, doting that solemn time, hare attracted to
the capital great numbers of the English who have
been here, sod in the other provincial parts of Italy.
There are not above ninety English now In Pimento..
Lord Dillon, Lord Rendloshain, end Sir R. Lateley„
are still here. The latter is employed In getting op
a periodical journal, which ha is shoot to publish,
with a view to show the Italians their degraded poli-
tical condition, and to rouse in their adults the spirit
of their proud and glorious ancestors. It will cost
him a great deal of money, bet that be regards not.
He has already eetsbliahed correspondents in every
(platter of Ihe count tv. Maria Louisa, Ditches, of Par-
ma, strived bore en Friday last. She is at the Pergola
theatre every evening, sod is very graciously receiv-
ed by the how,. I have seen her two or three times.
Without being handsome she may be certainly styled
pretty ; her countenance is pale bet intelligent ; her
statute is rather abort than tall. Her son accompa-
nies her generally. The boy appears to me to re-
stumble his mother. I found in him no traces of his
father, except that he has blee eyes. His hair is
His has dark hair and eyes.

•LON DON
71110 AT, MARCH 26, MIL

The Papers from France contain nothing worth,
translating. 'the latest among them ere dated Mon-
day, and consequently they cannot inform us of any
thing new missing in either Chamber.
The most important business which presents itself
to the English Statesman at this critical pet iod is, that
which has takes place between the Court of SPAIN
and AMERICA. It is one step towards that object of
aggrandiserneot which every politician bat the morel
driveller must hese long men Ike growing power of
Amelia aiming at. end, what is more, she will obtain
it. Americo, with but few of the vices inherent in
sit Getretnments; young, and with a good Constite.
ike, is tossing a race with all the old decrepid ones'
of Lampe, end chiefly her competition lies with
us. To suppose that we can long be a match
for her, as we now proceed. Is to suppose impossi-
bilities. Infected with State corruption, bent down
by the weight of our National Debt, can we wonder
that she should regard us with the little consideration
she does? ur a Treaty with Old Spain she hes ob-
tained the two Florida. !! Herels as acqeisitiots
'forth boasting of. Here is a rounding of territory
indeed! Ah, and coossolidatiost of peeet too.—
This possession has been obtained also by a moat
adroit Feisty. Invaluable se are these two pro-
visoes, they have been purchased by a debt, a
bad debt, is It might and mast have been called,
in the dell of Old Spain's prosperity. The Ma-
ells Room was to es a much more proMisiog
article, than the debts set op by a set of enriches
Amelia:an Mercbeits, who hue estimated many of
their vessels at 11e thousand pounds, which were
scarcely worth as bee? hundreds; so that they send
twee of the precious metals out of America, bet in
'achinge for a partly real, pertly artificial debt, they
reinforce their territorial power with that which Is
above sit price. The question sow will be, how
long shall we retain the West India Islands under
ear deininion! Will the reflecting part of the
United Kingdom be contented to let things go on in
this strain? If lee bed exercised the wholesome
power of Keenan In our establishments mune time
ago, and had thereby invigorated the arm of our Go.
worriment, this transfer bad not taken place. Spelo
would have made part with us in the very demand;
if America dent indeed, to have made that demand ;
but the one Power pities our weakness, and the
other contemns it. A whisper of this tress-
action, as we are informed, ran through certain of-
fices in London, len or more days ago, and it mow
supposed to have contributed as much as the forbid-
ding aspect of the Rank concerns, to let down the
Stocks so soddenly. Our Diplomatists could not
have been unapprised of this proceeding: since a spe-
cial clause in the Treaty sets forth, that all the greets
of land made by the King of SPAIN, previous to the
Ist of January, 1818, are to be confirmed : they in
fact might know, that some portions of those tracts of
land were selling as long ago as last August sod Sep-
tember : a few sprcolative men have made beefy
parses by the above resell.
We hate In more ways than one spoken of 11,
German es a reflecting creature, and from him we
expect much in the way of proof and example. We
Imposed trust we are not misinformed in the follow.
log particular. It is said that a proposition has been
made in the aeration Chamber of Depaties to address
the King, praying for the introduction of a law fur
giving publicity to all Judicial Proceedings, and
which is to be followed by another proposition for
Wrested's' Trial by Jury. Thum, if the phlegmatic
heavy German treads on our heels in his march to.
words freedom, we must advance a little at less:.
Mr. STURGRI BOURN' is to bring into the Rouse
of Commons two very important Rills: ono to pre-
vent the waste or misuse of the Poor Rates, and the
other to regulate the acquiring • settlement, end we
will not hesitate to say that so far as prescribing to the
effects of a disease goes, without taking into consi-
deration the pristine cense, so far does the llnnoar.
able Gentleman divisive praise. A 'evidence of three
years in a perish, without being chargeable, is a
reasonable claim to support from it. The taking
from those who apply for relief, the c,re of their
children, Is desirable in a national point of view. II
may be difficult to effect the object : we should, how-
ever, like to see it tried.

Yetite►day, Prime ESTtaIIAZT, the Aettrian Am.
bessedor, bed as etelience of the PRINCE It ror,rt-, et
Carlten•boose. The Doke of Wat.t.ptarom, the
Marquis of SALISBURY, and the Marquis of Amot.t-
Ite, paid their minas to the RSIGINT.