The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-03-05 00:00:00

AN INDEPENDitir_.II-EilliElt OF PARMA-

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MRNT.
In the X'iretesbary Chronicle. of Nov. It!, 1774, is
the following letter from Anthony Henley, Esquire, to
Lis Constituents, (in a, Borough in Hampshire) who
Lad written to him to oppose the likeise Bill :--
tictusatax—i have received yontr, anti sat Sur-
prised at your insolence in troubling we about the Kt-
-01/I.—You know, wlrat 1 resN well kaose, that 1 bought
v.m—and by 0-4, 1 am determined to sell you.—And
1 know, what perhaps you think I du nut know ; you
are now selling yourselves to soisiebOdy else.—Aid 1
know what you do not know—that 1 via buying an-
other liorostgh.—May li-d's curse light on yi' all—
way your Howes be as open and common to all Excise-
°Seers as your houses avid daughters were to me, when
1 stood for your litany Corporation..—Yours.
ANTHONY 1041LEY.

THE ST

NRAPOLFIAN AFFAIRS.
The following are extracts of letters recently re-
ceiveol from Naples
NAPI.E4, 11.—The Austrian army are under-
stood to be in fail marelt upon us: the Puke de
Gallo returned with the ritilftetwne of the Powers two
slays ago. 'floe Parliament assembled to-day to re-
(Tire a communivation of what passed at Laybach.
The Prince Regent made a very gaod speech, brating
the diffictilties of his situation as a sun, as a father,
and as Regent of the kingdom ; but declaring
distinctly that it was Iris final resolution as
well as his duty to stand or fall with his
country. After thie, letters were read front the English
and Fren..lt Nlinisters, e7Cpr_•ssive of the sense of their
respective Courts ; that of the English Ambassador,
Sir William A'Court was in answer to aitequisitionto
hitn from the Neapolitan Secretary for Foreign Affairs,
Balling on him to state the object with which a Whisk
esinadrun was kept in the I;ay of Naples. In his re-
ply, Sir William stated the squadron to be, in the
strictest sense of the word, one of obsrrrativt ; that
England would maintain Cie most impartial neutrality,
and would not interfere in any case, unless to assist
the Royal Family person.oliy in avoiding any insult or
danger, and as long as the persons and properties of
British subjects shenfol be respected. This declaration
was received with great satisfaction, except only
that part which Is:lulled to dang-er to nersons
of the Royal Family, which dill not appear to be
so well relished as th.! rest. The answer of the French
Minister was very much in the same style as Sir Wis.
A'Coures, but slid nut excite so lively an interest.
We are not at all afraid about our persons and proper-
ties. The murder of the late Minister of Police, titan-
Pietro, is a very alarming circumstance; it was perpe-
trates! with 'add-blooded and premeditated cruelty. lie
had received notice from It successor that his life was
threatened, and he was advised not to go abroad : hut late
one night a false message was delivered to hint, requiring
his immediate attendance at the police; he had
hardly left his duo: when he was barbarously massacred;
his body was fonnil the next morning with tufty stabs,,
and a paper stuck with Isis blood to Isis forehead,
marked No 1. and below. No. 17. 'file interpretation of
these numerals is, that he is the lirst of 17 designated
victims.
Fan. 15.-1 am just returned front the Parliament,
where 1 heard two or three very aisle speeches t able
both in matter and manner. Signior Borelli is their
principal orator. On presenting a report from the
committee of governments, ne usblressed the Parlia-
went for two hours, in a very animated strain, and
cum:hided by recoisomenoling war a.s the only alterna-
tive but disgrace anti Itemiliation. This was received
with burst of applause by the galleries, chiefly filled
ith young nsen of respectable appearance : There
were occasionally shouts of f ire elnghilterra, for we
are become more popular than ever since Sir Wm.
A'Coart's declaration of neutrality.
With all this, it is very extraordinary that the city
wears a perfectly tranquil appearance, as if nothing
had happened : it is only in the galleries of the l'arlia-
esent, and at the theatres, that the popular feeling ex-
hibits itself.
The Prince Regent has announced his attention of
proceeding with the army to the frontier, as indeed
has Isis brother. The reaorts made in Paliament of
the military measnres of the eaantey are very peranie..
ing : if they are to be believed, there will be no want
of men or of spirits. A kind of forced loan, in the
way of r lottery, is to be attempted for recruiting the
finances: its success appears to me to be very doubtful.
In the meanwhile we do ant hear notch of Sicily; and
it would seem as if the popular sentiments of the two
parts of the kingdom were net entirely in unison. If
what we hear of the approach of the Austrians he true,
you will hardly receive another letter (runs site before
the whole matter is decides,.