The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-08 00:00:00

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,estis eooait,r, In theysittief; of the ""
which .1 4ryiltg the Ex-Commissaries fat furnishing
false documents and vouchers for articles of sub-
sistence said to have been-1(1[04d to the French
Army' in its tetiestt, on Thursday last, MARINET,
who is charged with being concerned irr the attempt
to essassioste the Doke -of WELLINOTONYWIS es-
amined as to the character of ono of the Es-Com-
missaries named Cusix, whose name is said to have
been forged to 2,733 of the requisitions. M Allister
said he was introduced to CusiN at Brussels by an
Officer, but he could assure them he (lid not like
spies ; and as.they were beset with them hi Belgium,
he took M. Como to be one and treated him accord-
ingly.
The Papers now make no allusion to the Royalist
Plot, but a private letter from Paris states, that Gen.
DONNADIEU has been summoned thither as a witness
in the affair of the late conspiracy, and that he is to
appear immediately before the Juge d'lnstroction, to
answer the requisite interrogatories. On the evt-
minations of General Doort.aotEu, it is rumoured that
[ the preliminary steps will be declared complete, and
~that the accused persons will forthwith be put upon
their trial. The Duke of WELLINGTON does not
return to Paris before the Congress shall have finished
its deliberations. The Emperor of ItusstA, it is now
stated, is expected to arrive a Berlin on the 15th
;mono, and to remain there about five days. The
EMPRESS, during the present 'month, intends to pay
visits at Weimar, Stutgard, and—Brussels. The
whole of the Sa'son troops are, ie is said, to as.
semble by the 18th instant, in the environs of Meis-
sen, and to form a camp till the middle of October.
The report of the death of BLUCIIER is contra.
dicted ; but it is said in an article from Frankfort,
that he was very ill at Carlsbad, and that fears were
entertained for his life. A report prevails in Paris,
that an attempt has been made to assassinate Colonel
DUYAY, who, it may be recollected, killed Count
ST. MORT 9 some time ago in a duel, and who re-
cently succeeded in actions for slander agaiust the
widow and daughter of the deceased Count. The
Colonel is said to have been wounded while re-enter-
ing his house on lost Tuesday evening ;• and his
wounds are represented at being very daugerous.—
Pursuant to the Act of Grace lately issued by his
Majesty, 28 criminals were pardoned and discharged
at Rouen on the 2d inst. •
The French five per Cents. were on Thursday-at
79 f. 95 c.

The Flanders Papers informs us, that the Grand
Duke of limit DARMSTADT has issued a Decree, pre-
scribing the forms of electing a General Council for
his province,' on the left bank of the Rhine ; and that
he has promised to continue to them all the limit!.
Lions introduced by the French. On Sunday week a
lighted match was found attached ton barrel of pew.
der in the magazine of Antwerp, to which Wisest, In
a short time, have set fire. At the date of the last
accounts the offender had not been discovered.

The subject of Borough Reform is still a most in-
teresting one to the People of Scotland; end we are
glad to perceive that they seem resolved to continue
their exertions to recover their rights and maintain
their local and political interests, in spite of the at-
tempts of arbitrary power to repress them. The

Privy Council end the Magistrates of Aberdeen have
got into a curious predicament in consequence of the-
late decision in regard to the election of. that Bo-
rough, and the situation of its pecuniary affairs.--
It appears, from an account of all the Royal warrants
granted by the Crown for holding Elections in the
Royal Butghs of Scotland since the Union, carefully
extracted from the Records of the Privy Council,
that except in those cases where the Magistrates were
prevented from meeting to elect -their successors in
office by the Rebellious of 1715 and 1745, there is
no instance whatever, previous to the present case of.
Aberdeen, of a Magistracy having, been•. restored:
otherwise than by a pat Telect.ion. of the, Aar.;
gems. The invariable practice, therefore, which•
has been followed daring the last 110 year.,
for the cases which occurred during rebellion
do not constitute -any exception to the general
rule, is entirely consonant with the doctrines
maintained by all our legal authorities, and with
the principles of the Constitution and of com-
mon sense. It was reserved for the present Ministers
to insult the whole Burgesses of Scotland, and to
nullify the Act of Parliament authorising the set-
ting aside of an election, by ordering the old Ma-
giatiates of Aberdeen to meet and appoint their suc-
cessors. But from what we have learned, says a
respectable Scotch Paper, " we hope the old Magis-
trates will not fall into the snare which has been laid
for them by the Privy Council, and that they will
not consent to become the abject instruments of the
degradation of their fellow-citizens. There can be
no reasonable doubt that any proceedings which mu
take place under the Warrant of the Privy Council
will be reduced and set aside. The old Magistrates
are aware of this. They know that an action fur the
reduction of any Election they may make will be
raised the moment it takes place."

CITY, Two o'CLocs.—The Funds continue to
advance gradually ; Consols for account.opened to-
day at 76, and are Dow 761. No other cause is
stated for the rise, than that the Public are buyers.
A Mauritius Gazette, of the 1 lth April, has been
received. It contains no Dews. A general mourn-
ing was ordered to be worn for two months on ac-
count of the death of the Princess CIIARLDTTE.
A beautiful carpet, 40 feet square, is now
facturlng at Axminster, for that costly repository of
John Bull's wealth, the Regent's Pavilion—the de-
sign Ckjnese, chiefly hieroglyphics.

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Steel—The aOicies in your Paper co 9e ad Sep.
tember, respecting:Miss TQCICER, and also themee,
chester Spinners, ought to be well studied by every
person ; but there is one thing which seems to escape
the London Editors, and which, unfil lately, has net
been touched upon in the Provincial Pats; and I
wonder.
.Mr. WOOLER, who is_ tersootelly known to
me, has not taken up the subject. It would assist
the cause of Reform more than any-thing—no saying
in the country is so common as, 66 What good wiltp
that (meaning Reformo?—llo any of the Reformers :
attack the. CORN LAW TAXATION, iltid that is the '.
principal thing to us ?" The consequence is that
they won't 66 badge," as their saying is. In year
Popes, of the 2d, the President of the Workingtot
Agricultural Society is represented to have said, jilt
Government tasation averages 41. ahead, and tbser •
therefore, the food of man most necessarily be higk
The people in the country make a different calculi-
lation : they well know that the farmer looses ie•
stead of gaining by the high prices, because be pen
more than the difference in the estrusgant real to
the landlord, who is the ONLY person benefiting by
the high Prices. The FARMER then is injured 6s,
high rents and high prices ; .his LA Bovattesrpee,,f
much injured, because their wages, out of wbiththey
should have a surplus, is insufficient to pay for e
food, and the Poor Mule must thus increase; -
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too is injurious to the kingdom, as it ruins the indu.
try and morals of the labourers—all BUYEns of Foos
are injured, and the LAN et.oßni oscr SEMITE.;
and by an tirade lately puolished, it appears th4t of
121 persons, there is only one of these benefited is. •
dividuals to 420 injured ones ; it stands thus—

Peron engtiged in Trade and Commerce
Per,obs noel reed
Persobsengnged in Agriculture
Farmrts
Landlordb ably • 1 •
Total ..• • 421

I Now, if this calculation be correct, of which
have no doubt, it appears thilt of 421 persons, there
is only one benefited by the high price, and he, the-
richest of all, complains that being taxed to the
amount of. 41., in common with the others, he matt
have a Corn Bill Taxation, whiclr, as 1 shall shoe
presently, amounts to more, than double 41. each;
so that one great man, I mean rich man, because
he is. ‘axed, and because he can get into Perlis.
menyt I hkyout AND TWENTY other
persons at 91. 2s. W. each, as 1 shall.presently show
to the -*Yount of 18321. 109. the greater part of
which falls on and is severely felt by the labouring
and noddle classes. The calculation' on which Igo
bas.generally been admitted to bolsi', very far, 1:w-
-idow the mark, it is taken at 6d. per bead per day or
the increased prices of provisions send malt liquor, all
kinds of which are artificially kipi up by Corm 1..0r
rizerzoN,, and which most be paid or the People
starve, in addition to the Government Taxatioa. Six.
pence. day is 91. 12s. 6d. a year, and on a populatioN sr
ip,ooo,oop amounts to roe' enormous sum of
U 5,625,0001. which being very far below the anti,
we may very justly make even !lumbers anti say,thst
ila addition to sixty uallinna, of Government Tax.
*lion, the People are .paying * Colts LAW
TION Of ONE WUNDRED *AND TWENTY MlLuotts
'STERLING
.TFARLY t t'P t t And as the number of
'heifers compared with the sellers of grain are at 440
to one, the People argue that the burden of Taxa•
lion is* reason why the price should rather he art&
dolly kept down than up, particularly as that one it
a rich mart, and the 420 are chiefly poor persons, alio
cannot afford to pay 41. as stated by the President of
the Workington Agricultural Society to. Government,
sad _9l-21.-Gd. Cott; Lew 'relation to the land-own.
—cr.— Until this article be placed rms.'. an the list of
giievances, the roll on the Peep). to join the Re-
formers will be in vain. BoNAMETE kept his sok
diers well fed to fight-his opponents; had he suffered
them to want bread, he would have been deserted:
the circumstances ate Outline and ought not to ba
lost sight of, and I trust you will enforce this doe..
trine.-4 ans lii.,yoer most obedient servant,
Cheltenham, Sept. 4. . A REAL PLAT9IOT.

The .stl6irsamts, recently .arrived et Portsmouth,
,
goner the command of Captain /011EPII HAMMON,
late First Lieutenant, sailed from. Port Royal on the
27th of.Jaly, with a freight of specie for the Ha.
vintsals ; a!rived.,therat on *he 2d of August, and
sailed again on the 40, with 9610,000 dollars, besides
gold dust, Oibehluitl, • and ivory, on account of OWN
chants in London.' The Cherub, Captain Wit.i.ss,
had arrived at Port Royal, from the coast of Africa
(having left Cope Coast Castle on the 21st of May),
and sacs to sail for England about the 10th ult. The
ity,ian was the only ship beside at Port Royal
During the three years' service of the Semiramis upon
the coast of Africa, she lost only two of her men by
sickness.
The unfortunate AMBRISTER, who was put to
death, together with ARBUTIINOTT, at the entry of
General JACKSON into St. Mark's, is the son, as tve
are informed, of Colonel AMBOISTER. holding a com-
mission in the militia at Nassau, in New Providence.
He served in Florida at the close of the last war, and
bore the rank of Ensign in Capt. SVoonattic's com-
pany, forming part of the regiment under the imme-
diate command of Major NICOLLS. At the period
of his executiou he had not attained the age of
twenty.
The Doke and Duchess BEDvoltD are expected
to.morrow at their seat, IVoburu Abbey, front Scot•
land.

Mies BYRNE of Drury.lane, end Mr. SINCI.IIa
of Covent-gardeu, are playing at the Edinburgh
Theatre.
Mr. 11UNDEN, Mt. J. JOHNSTONE, Mr. EMERY,
and Mrs. amsus, are play iug at the Manchester
Theatre. •
A fuel wat fought on ununslow.heath yesterday
morning, between two Gentlemen, named litu.inN
and MARSDEN, which arose nut of a dispute in obe
of the stands at Egham Races. The latter wail
wounded severely on the left side, and was conveyed
away in a gig. Some Officers of justice had followed
the parties from Old 03k Common, where they first
met) but they were too late to prevent the mischief.