The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-05 00:00:00

'ME STATESMAN

that th'• Jews and JobFere will swallow up every spe-
des of property belonging to the other classes; and
that, therefore, in that case, it is perfectly in vain to
endeavour to draw resources from the church or from
any other department, in order to give the nation relief.
—At present, we are ballancing between going to war
and remaining at peace; that is to say, between paper.
mousy and gold. Till this question he settled; 'till this
question be fully decided upon, ill other questiuns are of
very little interest.. if we go to war all will be changed
in the twinkling of an eye; if we remain at peace, there
must be an equitable adjerstmeet of contrails, or a com-
plete, a radical transfer of property froth the.present pos-
sessors and their heirs.

dists are a formidable body in this respect; and to a
man they are against the Catholics; and for this rea•
son ; that the methodist parsons are very well satisfied
that catholic priests would Won root them oat. Give
these latter fair play ; that is to say, let there be no law
about the matter ; and they will have nineteen twentieths
of the women with them in a short time ; and then they
have all the children. After this they need care very lit-
tle about the men. Now, all this is very well known to
the possessors and the reversionists of one very lugs mass
of the property of the kingdom. It is not, therefore, •
lineation of reit gion, but a question of property—and,
41ess we are prepared for the putting down of the
,diturch Establishment, we say as we have always said,
it is worse than farcical to talk about Catholic Emend-
pation.—lt is, however, high time that this question
were settled, one way or the other ; and, indeed, settled
it must be, in the course of a very few years. Nothing,
in the mean time, cen be so impolitic as to keep the mat-
ter in everlasting agitation, without coming to any set-
tlement at all.

STOCK EXCHANGE, TWF17172 o'CLoex.—T-lp to the
above hour we have no Expresses in from Paris, which,
no 4ouht, is owing to the boisterous weather. In the
mean time idle reports are circulated, that hostilities are
to commence against Spain on the 26th of this month,
and the Duke d'Angouleme is to leave. Paris for the
Army the beginning of next week. It is further report-
ed that the French Funds were on Monday 79—Consols
opened this morning at 731, and went down to 7311, at
which price they are at present, with little business
doing—all waiting with great anxiety for the Expresses
from the French Capital.
. . .

FOIRIGN FUNDS.—Little business is doieg in the above
market on account of the absence of intelligence from Paris.
Spanish Bonds opened at 30111.
Chili..6B—New Spanish, 301-01 d, 38 to 39—New Prussian.
766—01 d, ditto. 79—Russia, 736—Danish. 78—Neapoli•
tan. 67— Colombian, 47j—Spanish Scrip, 313.

Omit o'cLocc—No express of Monday has arrived as
yet from Paris. Consols have got up a little ; they are
73/. By the Lisbon snail this morning, a report on
'Change that the Portuguese are going to declare War
against France ;—but this report cannot be much cre-
dited, as it is supposed they would not do it without the
consent of England.

Lisbon papers have arrived this morning to the 21st
ult., by which we hare received an account of the pro-
ceedings of the Portuguese Cortes in !heir sitting of the
14th on the motion of 31. Moura, which had been re-
ferred to a Committee. The Committee proposed, in
consequence, the following decree:—
" The Cortes, 13‘c. considering that it is absolutely ne•
cessary to maintnin the national independence, and resist
every attempt of foreign invasion, on account of the al-
tera:tons and changes which the nation, by its represen-
tatives, has legally made in our political system, decrees
as follows:

" 1. Every invasion of the Peninsula, made for the pur-
pose of destroying or modifying the political institutions
adopted by S;•ain, shall be considered as a direct agues-
ti on of Portugil. The n hole force shall be immediately
aisembled and posted in the positions proper to resist
such aggression.
2. The recruiting shall be carried on with the utmost
diligence, to raise the army oftbe first line to 60,000 men
at lola, Of all arms.
*, 3. The corps of militia shall be raised to their full.
compliment, and the Government shall organise them in
a manner suitable to the service which they are to

perform.
" 4. A National Guard shall be-formed in Lisbon and
Oporto.
5. Those soldiers who have received their discharge,
shall be incited to serve dutaig the war, and a bounty
shell be offor,d them."
(The following articles relate to various imposts pro.
posed by the Committee.)
fhe project was decle:ed urgent by above tu o-thirds
of the Deputies, read a second time and admitted to dis-
cussion.
In the sitting of the 19tb,the debate commenced on the
preamble and first article of the report, and after seve-
ral members hid spoken, the debate was adjlarr

Th- expedition to B all is, consisting of abost 2000 men,
sailed on the 15th of Febru try.

The following statement is given in lest night's Courier,
of the contents of the despatches and letters which has e
lately arrived from Madrid. " It appears from these,that the
accounts from Madrid, in the French Papers, have b.en
exaggerated. it is true that the removal of the KING
from Madrid was pressed by his Nlinistere; but his MA.
JESTY refused to quit the capital, and the Ministers, to con-
sequence, resigned. A considerable ferment then took
place; and the Cortes and the Palace were assailed by the
populace with violent and treasonable outcries. The King
became alarmed, and refused to receive the resignation of
the Ministers, entreating them at all events to keep their
portefeuilles for the present until he could form a Govern-
ment. To this they assented, and it is supposed the Kiog
will accede to their recommendation, to leave Madrid and
keep them. Such, we believe, to be a correct outline of the
accounts that arrived yesterday. Lord Fitzroy Somerset
end Lord Levison Gower were expected to quit Madrid on
their return to this country on the 24th ult."
The names of five defaulters, were yesterday morning
posted in the Sock Exchange. Of these unfortunates,
three have made compositions, but refine to show their
books.
Government it is said have received advice from India,
that the Marquess of Hastin4s has actually embarked,
and is now on his voyage to Lecland.
IRISH Resioxartosn.—An abundance of resignations
are spoken of—Col. Barry, (a Lord of the Treasury),
has caused it to be signified, that he was not " turned
oat," bet that he resigned, Sir Oen. FLU, Col. Blacker,
end others, are mentioned also as likely to follow the ex-
ample of the worthy Colonel.—(Dublin Morning Post of
Monday)
The high wind of yesterday limning blew over a
'number of light covered carts, on Lpping Forest, on their
way to Leadenhall Market. We hive. nut, however,
beard of any accident happening to the driven, except in
the case of one man, who received a severe contusion an
his head. The Nursery grounds in the vicinity of Lon-
don have sustained much &mitre from the great number
of young trees in the plantations upon their premises,
being torn up by the roots.
The statement in the Hvpshire Telegraph that his
-Msjesty's Packet service will be carried on in ten-Putt
brigs, af er the Ist of April next, is believed by the West
IBriton to be incorrect. it is supposed to be the int-n•
tion of Ministers to continue the present Packets, under
the direction of the Admiralty, until their rtspecive
terms of service expires, when they are to be replaced
by gun-brigs or sloops of war, which will convey the
mails only; consequently, paeseneers must find another
mode of conveyance. The difficulties which are involved
in this plan are, by many, conceived to be insurmount-
able.
Mr. Trower, King's Counselovas sworn in a Master of
Chancery yesterday motning before the Lord Chance for
at Lincoln's tan, vice Mr. Jekyll, resigned.

SHIPPING INI-ELLIUENCE,

ORAL. MARCH 4.—Arrived this morning and remain, the
Harrington, Cooney, from Bermuda, and several more, par-
ticulars unknown ; it came on to blow hard the great part of
that if ght, and has continued the whole of ; tie A. -
pan, Horn, from Bombay, and the rest of the homewvrd
bound, and the whole of the outward bound, app.iar to riiie
all well. Came down from the river last night. the Bien-
helm, Smith, for Grenada ; Hercules, Wilson, for Jamaica;
a brig and a ship arrived this morning from the
but it blowing it so hard off the land they could not get i: to
the Downs, and have brought up clove to the river pert of the
Goodwin Sands ; two Deal boats are got off to their as:ki•
ante, and most probably they will bring them into the
Downs as soon as it moderatev.—Wind W.N.W.
PORTSMOUTH, MARCH 4.—lt has blown a tremendoi3
gale of wind the whole of this day, during the night of
which most of the ships drove. The Norwegian ship Tura:,
shiold, Trepts, parted from two anchors and cables, and
came into harbour ;"the Portsmouth, Cattey, parted bow ohe
anchor, slipt from another, and in making for the harbour,
missed stays, and went on shore on South Sea Beach, where
she remains full of water. It is reported that the Ameri •au
ship Packet, Barker, has lost an anchor and cable.-1%.c.d
W.N.W.

PLYMOUTH, MARCH S.—Arrived the Vittoria, Tat., :ram
London for Trinidad • Volunteer, Hudson, from Pete' g;
and Susannah, from flondou.—V Ind W.
FALMOUTH, MARCH 3.—Arrived the Friends, Peer.
from London for Jamaica; Usk, Power, Do. for Herbs:-
does ; Arnos, Robertson, for Genoa. Sailed the Fretten
brig Ilercules, Johnson, for Havre. Arrived the bt::utaer
Packet from Lisbon.—Wind W.

The Headley, Rowntred, o: end from Stmdertand, was lost
on Corton Send on Monday night. Crew saved
The Union, Spicie, of Southwold, was ran down in ya
month Roads ou Monday night. Crew saved.

The Ottoman, of Dantzic, hound to France, has beta c 3 -
ri ed into South Uist, with 12 feet water in her a:1,1
run on shore to land her cargo.

AFFAIR oe Hostoca.—The following is a brief ar.
caount of an affair of honour which it stated to have
taken place between two distinguished foreigners.
About two years ago, the Neapolitan. G,•neral Car moss
announced his determi cation, on some personal as w. a as
political account, of calling out Lieut.-liener Wi.i.arta
Pepe. late commander of the Neapolitan forces, Very
shortly after the arrival in London of General Pepe,
about five or six weeks aeo, it would appear, he receive
a letter from General Carascosa, which concluded
a challenge. The clialenge was accep'ed, and on the
20th of February the Generals met. Count Santa lt,sa,
ex• Minister of War of Piedmont, attended General Pep;,
and M. Brunet, a French gentleman, Gen. Cares( os I. 1' e
weapon+ were swords, and the combatants engaged ; hit
aDthe second pass, Gen. Pepe's sword snapped a tort D.:kr
the guard, 'n which the seconds interfered, and the cum-
bat, as is usual in such cases, was def •rred. A second
meting took place on Friday last, a few miles 1:.0
London, not far from Kew-lacidge. On engaging,
Carascosa attacked with great impetuosity; but after
several passes on both sides, General Pepe seizing his ad•
y's sword with his left band, disarmed his,, ; and
p'acing the point of his swortl at his breast, had his life
in his power. Here the affair would hare terminated,
but General Carascosa, on recovering his sword, re-
newed the combat, which was warmly maintained, until
he was finally disabled, by a thrnst from General Pep:
on the right shoulder. General Pepe, seeing his ad.-
emery incapable of further defence, declined availing
himself of his advantage ; and thus the duel term -
nated. _ _ _ _ _

COCRT or Sesetow. —The Lord President, at the eon.
elusion of the pleadings on Tuesday week, in the case
Mande v. Manic, stated, that the Court would hold the
editors of those newspapers liable who publishil eases
while they were in independence, as such publication
might influence the minds of ss itnesses. His Lordship
said, that a very erroneous report of a marriage case
lately before the Court had been published, which was
remitted to the Commissaries for farther proof.
PATENT RIGHT.—In the Coen of Common Pleas yes-
tnday, at Gail than, was decided and issued directed uy
the Lord Chancellor, which had occupied the Coln tao
days, to try the validity of a patent, which the plaintiffs.
Hill and Co. manufacturers at Bromley, in Kent, had oh-
tained for the marufacenre of sulphuric acid. The me-t, d
by which sulphuric acid had ritually been obtai net, vas by
the rombnstion of mixed qusnri tics of sulphur aira rArre-
By the new process which the plaintiffs bad discovered,
eleacid was derived from the pyrites alone. Mr. Brande.
Mr. Children, M. Taylor, and several other seienific
per; one, deposed, that the process of manufectou ingsul.
phuric acids from pyrites, without the aid of nitre or
sulphur, was a novel discovery, and one a hieh fres lii,thly
viluable; and they also deposed, that the specific:A on of
the patent was clear and intelligible.
Mr. Sergeant PELL, for the defea.'ants, Mess...
Thompson and Co. operative thymests as birerpcoli ..
called Mesera. Hoare, Got line, Coxwell,. Gill, alat
Cooper, all practical chymists, who dezlared that the
process of manufacturing sulphuric acid from pyrites
alone, was cot a recent discovery ; that it was described
in a book, mitten by Dr. French in 1664 ; that it cull
not be made profitable in a comet-mild point of view,
and that, consiquently, it was useless; and finally, that
the ,perificat'ea of the patent was unintelligible.
Mr. SOLICITOR GENERAL replied, and
The CHIEF %reduce. summed up the evidence, after
which the jury retired to dsliherate upon their verdict.
The jury, when they cause La k, returned a verdict f•r
the plaintiff.
CORN EXCHANGE, MARCH s.—ln codequence of the
boisterous weather there are very I w fresh supplies since
Monday, and the Wheat trade remains n'arly as it .eft
off on Monday. More money is asked (or barley, hoot
very little is doing in that trade. In all other prein
there is no alteration, stud the top price of Floor is tally
established at 50s. !Pr sac'a. •
DREADFUL ACCIDENT.—Monday ef 'moon about 3
o'clock, a young mass named James Goodwriebl, ^ha
visa io the employ of Mr. Glalier, of Drurilalane, while
driving his niasrer's cart, laden with tirub4, *bang the
Camberwell-road, on his arrival opposite Addingtoc-plan,
mounted the front of the cart and was thrown from his
situation to the ground, when untOrtunately the Witt.rii
passed over his body ; he wars picked ep by some ied
tduals passing passing by. and carried, in a most dreadful condi-
tion, to his kid . •s in Bowyer's-lane, Camberwell, where
every attention trod ine heal skill could devise, was paid
to him i but after lingering in the greatest aeony mud
yesterday morning, lie expired. Waat renders the acci-
dent mere melancholy, is that the unfortunate deceased
has left behind him a wife and five small children, in the
greatest distr.-3'. '
Firm—Sunday evening about six o'clock, a small
back room in Duncan's Land, Bell's Wynd, Higti-sirceit,
was discovered to be on tire. Every thing in the room
was consumed, but effectnal assistance was procare I be-
fore the flames could spread to the adjoining dwelliugth
Considerable damage, however, was ocra,iorei by the
furniture from the upper fiats being ejected front the
window.. An aged woman, while making her focal'',
was severely hurt by a trunk falling from the third
floor upon her head.—(Edinburgh Star. Friday )

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