The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-03-12 00:00:00

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blishmen,s, were the real causes of petite . ontedlt;
and until .11 these C 41119411 were remised there nem
Would be content. or tranquillity in the comer,.
My. BARNETT trolled there iwas .tilt rhararlet.
and hontior enough lefein the Reese so triersei hilt
which !Winkler* had int rodaced, Iw order to protect
them:else* %rinse the coolequances of thidt °lvrea-
site conduct.
The House tl3.p,eliyidt...4
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Fur the Speaker leAT:ir Ike 104,air ... • 258
Agairbt it
aujerity , .• • • • • —175
The douse then went into-the Gorontitter; when the
Chuironan reported propeis. and the roetosittee ob.
taineilleave mint again this day.
The other Orders of the Day being rliaposed of; klti
House adjourned at half-pus( one this elotaint.
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PARIS, ARP, 8.--On Sunday night Wit Obi
4th inst.) a 'fossil haling been discharged in the
Champs Elysdeo, behind the Duke of Wellington'i
hotel, the guards instantly hest to the sentinel dt
the bottom of the garden, who declared that he hod
been attacked by ',aerial persons who wished to get
into the hotel, and that one had ill.trrated hid
greatly. The Duke ordered 100 tranci to be given
tti the soldier, who, being carried before General
Di.spiools, was forced to confess, after a long inter.
rogatory, that it was all a story, and that it was he
who fired off his gun through tear. fie was forth-
with sent to the military prison at Montaigu.
It is now said, that, by an alteration in the Con.
cords!, there is only to be one BiShop for cacti
Department.
The hurricane of the yid of February committed
frightful ravages over a great part of Blitanny. Trite*
were torn op by the roots, houses were thrown
down, and even many people were killed. A person
tiding on horseback was raised up and thrown twenty
paces. What is more extraordinary still is, that two
aromen.who were collecting shell-fish alotig the coast,
were raised up and carried against the walls of Mont.
St. Michael, by a water-spout, *kith transported
them over two rivers. We are afraid to mention
the latter fact, although it is attested by a person
worthy of credit.
Lord Wellington gave a grand dinner on the 3d
inst. Prince Talley rand, and the Ambassadors of
Prussia end Denmark, were of the party.
It is said that the Duchess of Gothland (Queen.
of Sweden) will continue to reside at Paris, the
climate of the North not agreeing with her consti:
lotion.
A letter from Albi, of the 24th of February, states,
that the Assizes will certainly commence on the lid*
of March. For several days the inhabitant% of Albl
repair in crowds to the toad of Villefranche to see
?he carriage in which those treated of the murder of
Fualdes will he Condocted to the prison of the palace
iif Jostice. Thid spades of carriage, which 14 the in.
vention of the Mayor and the Captain of gendarmerie
exactly resembles the iron cages which serve to trans.
port the ttavelling menageries.
It is reported that Madame Constans.Rabot has
been arrested at !lodes. Bastide's mistress, Char.
Intl. Arlabosse, arrived at Alld yesterday evening,
sad Is confined in the Prison of St. Cecilia. This la
the girl who, on the first trial, pretended that she
had breakfasted with Bastide on the morning after
the assassination of Fualdes, between sit and seven
o'clock, in a field situated • league from
Strong suspicions are entertained against her : it it
thought that she is the person whom Bousquier saw
its Bancal's kitchen when he recognised Anne Benoit.
Madame Manson walked out ibis lay for the first
time in ihegarden of the Presbytery. She is now eta.
plosed in correcting the proofs of her new Memoirs,
which will appear under the title of "Plan of Defence
addressed to all feeling Hearts." It is said to be
an appeal to romantic imaginations.
Yesterday, between five and six o'clock in the
evening, a violent altercation arose between Baaiide
and Jaosion, in which they came to blows. At nine
o'clock the quarrel commenced anew, with more
heat, and lasted till midnight. M. Fayder, judg.
int the occasion favourable, and that justice might
derive some advantage from the circomstance. caused
both the champions to be conducted to the Tribunals
and examined on the instant. The eensd'arines and
the turnkey assert, :hat on their return to the dun.
goon, Jaosion said to Bastide, " Villain I what host
thou said ? Thou art the cause that I languiits iii

this prison."
Prince Eugene, Doke ale Leochtenherg, has
to his Majesty the King of Prussic his hotel, skeet.,
in the Rue de Bourbon, No. 22, for the sum el°l
250,000 fs.
Galignanes Messenger contains the following
article:—" We ere assured that it is not Clenerst'
bet. Colonel C. B. who bas seat the message,
to Lord Stanhope. The mesas', is enriched the
old style, 4 To thee, Lord Stankope—:-Thon dart lied
ie thy ihroso.' Lard Stsoltope is a young -
whose conduct would injure the hest cruse. (lad he
resembled his father, he would not halm committed'
himself as he has done." ' 4*•l
The Conatnissiort on the Concordat met yeelaelley..
DRURY-LANK FUivD tINNIVERSARY. ,
Yesterday the first public dinners in commemora.
lion of the establishment of the Fund of the Theatre

Royal, Drary•line, for the Relief of Decayed Actors
and .Actresses, instituted by Drvid Garrick, truce.
lebrated at the City of London Tavern, the Duke of
'You 1'
You in the Chair.
The Earl of Essex hiving proposed the health of
his Royal Highness the Duke of York, which wag
drank with three times three, his Royal Highness,
in returning thanks, expressed his satisfiction et the
liberal support which the Fund would undoubtedly
receive from so numerous and distinguished an as.
Nobly, and concluded with proposing " Success to
the Drury-lane Theatrical Fund, and the health of
its Muter, Mr. Kean."
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Mr. Kurt their addressed the Sleeting, and in a
speech, delivered with great animation, described the
o igin and nature of the [restitution, aad returner' in
the name of his brethren their cordial thaoks for the
benevolent ro.operation of his Royal Highness and
the priseut Assembly.
The collection amounted to upwards of a Ormond
pounds,- of whiCh the Prince Regent was graciotudy
leased to contribute ode hundred guineas.