The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-06-05 00:00:00

weal, rests is Ragland, malt erste animmense mass of
pauperism : and to refuse relief to—those who are
pretested by a had system from maintaining, them-
selves, and their families, v:onld be attended with great
danger. lint if the litigation about settlements ;mild be
pet an end to, the parishes amid he Frtatly relived;
and if any practical means could be devised, of tompell-
ing the moinufacturen to take care of their own poor, a
great relief would be Wooded. But we have some fears
that though the pour's rates are felt to be very heavy,
that some classes -of the eontribntors And a coutpenf
cation in the conseqnent redaction of the price of labour,
which reconciles them to the pauperism, enormous and
expensive as it is : and that, therefore, no effectual mea-
sures still be taken either to reduce the poor-rates, or to
better the condition of the poor.
THE COURT OF CHANCgRY.
Mr. J. Williams made, last night, a chivaleome attack
upon this magic castle, where sill "enthroned in doubt-
ing state," the most grave, and potent magician in the
British dominions; but, tbouelt the enterprise was vigo-
rously undertaken, and zealously maintained. we see no
indication that the spell will be dissolved, and the Magi-
cian overthrown. Mr. Williams mentioned some cases
in which the suitors who 'had, unfortunately, been se-
duced to ehter, by the word sourer" written in tabs
manic characters over the door, had been metamor-
phosed from snbstantisl citizens into very beggars ; and
who bad never been able to find their way through tote
dark passages into open day-light, while they retained a
penny in their pockets. But he did not, by tortuous,
give the worst instances he might have found among the
victims. not of the crying philosopher, but of the weeping
Chancellor's eternal system of " doubting until doubts
new doubts create." Vise Attorney General, who may
be considered as one of the holy guard of the Magic
Hall, defended the system as the best that could be de-
vised. It is necessary to doubt ; because doubts produce
delay, and delay was productive of expense, and law ex-
pence, filled the pockets of the children of the law !
The Attorney General was quite angry at the insinuation
that the Chancellor " had pronounced a decision at the
suggestion of one of the parties, and behind the back
of the other." This ii a grave charge, indeed ; hut it
appears to have originated in the goodness of the Chan-
cellor's heart. It seems that a Solicitor had written to
him, stating that one of his clients had died of a
broken heart, on account of the delay of a suit which bad
continued only seven years and which had been en/y
two years nod a half at the head of Me paper. This
death appears to have alarmed the Chancellor. The So-
licitor was sent for. and employed to draw up the mi-
nutes-of a decree, that no more of his clients might die
broken hearted, Now, if this was not equity, it is
.as
certainly charity ; and " charity covered' a multitude of
sins." The discussion of the question was adjourned
until to-day, after a slight attempt to prevent the enquiry
from proceeding.
Bayonne papers to the 23tli ult. which have been re-
ceived this morning, contain the following interesting
intelligt :ice, brought by le tors from Madrid of the 22nd
of May : Toey say that on the preceding day, three or
four hundred monks had succeeded in inflaming the
multitude against the constitutionalists, so that the pil-
lage of the city would have been the consequence. if the
militia had not immediately taken op arms and attacked
the rabble, of whom 5011 were killed and as many taken
lisoners. It appears that all this would net have
happened if the proposals of Abisbal had been at-
tended to. There is, however, no mention made of that
General. These papers farther state, that all the towns
of A rragon are still the theatre of sanguinary scenes.—
At Saragossa fresh excesses were committed on
Whitsunday ; four Constitutionalists were killed, and
twenty-two wounded, under the eyes of the French
garrison. A provisional Junta has been named in that
city, compose& entirely of Ecclesiastics. Immedi-
ately after as meeting, it published 'decree, ordering a
contribution of a million of francs, payable in 24 hours,
a::1 which will bear particularly on the Constitationaliats.
who will be imposed on all kinds of vexations, from the
impossibility to pay so large a sum. This sum to be a
preclude to the extraoftlinary contributions which will
doubtless he exposed to all the provinces ot ,Spain am-
pied by the Army of the Faith, if it is true, as is asserted
that from the Ist of Jape, the Royalist troops are no
longer to be in the pay of France.
Paris papers, which have come to baud to the alb Instint,
contain the following

TF.I.P.GRAPHIC DESPATCH:
" Paws, Ju we 3.—On the 30th May, which was St. Fer-
dinand's day, his Royal Highness made a review of the
troops, which produced a greet sensation in the inhabitants
of Madrid; th• Unwires of Spain presented to his Royal
Highness an Addressor adlicreuceand relic union."
Neither of these pared a produce on our minds the
impression at which they aim. The populace of Madrid
do not comprehend the population of Spain, and the
Grandees do not compose the -class in wiach either the
wisdom or virtee of the nation reside. For a century
past it had been the policy of Spanish monarchs to at-
tract the great nobility to Court. There they had mist-
Aid, as in a prison, contaminated, debilitated, and cor-
rupted by its atmosphere, and not only useless, hut nog-
bus to the State. Accustomed to submission to power,
they were prepared to kiss whatever band possessed it ;
and when Napoleon and his brother Joseph presented
themselves at liadrid, .‘ the Grandees of Spain present-
ed" them with addresses of adherence. he Duke del
Infamado could with the more facility felicitate the ne-
phew of a King of France, because he bad, previously,
taken office under the brother of a French Emperor.
The unofficial part of the Mociteer informs us that the
Madrid Regency had appointed a Ministry, but does not
mention the names of the members. It also asserts, that
the army of Mina is pursued without intermission, and
is dispersing every day. ' With what effect it is pursued,
we shall learn bv-and-by; and, as to its dispersion, we,
have little doubt it is 'for the purpose of forming
itself into Guerilla parties, the effect of which the
French will also learn very soon. These papers inform
us that the celebrated Marshal Davoust, Prince of
Eckmuld, died in Paris oil the Ist instant, of a pulmo-
nary complaint.
PRIMO( FUNDS Just 2d.—Five per Cent, opened at
BSf. 75c.; highest+ at SSE 90c.; closed at 861". 55c.
Neapolitan.. Five per Cents.- 75E—Exchange on Lon-
dun, One Month, 23185 c.; Thfee Months, 25f 65c.
STOCK EXCHANGE, 12 o' Luce.—Consols opened this
morning at Sit, at which price they have remained with
very little doing.—We do not hear of any cap from
Paris thirtubrning, in consequence of *ilia, there is a
dearth of intellikeisce in the City. A private letter was
received yesterday from the above Capital, stating that
Marshal Moucey had required a further reinforcement
of 15,01.0 men ; without which, it was understood, he
could not uoilertake any decisive operations against Mi-
na. It also states, that the Cortes are willing to tiers.
ciate with the French, provided, they consent to do it
jointly with themselves and the King.
Foneicar Fu NOS.—Spanish Bonds opened at 371. There
is scarcely any business doing in the above market. It is
reported that the Spanish Loan will make its appearance
this day orto-morrow.
Chili. ON to 09—New Spanish, 37k—New Prussia,tit
L--Russia, 00;—Danish, $94 to 90—Colombian, 01k to thi.
.:f• yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East
India Moose, when John Millie, Esq., took his seat as a
+Director, in the room of Joseph •Cotton, Esq., aho had
&qualified. The following Commanders took leave of
the Court previous to departing for their respective de-
'etinations, viz.—Capt. William bleeping, of the Thomas
Grenville. and Capt. Ovine Probyn, of the Minerva, for
Mangalaitto.

Extract of a letter from the Agents to Lloyd's at Mar-
genes, dated 27th May—" The Master of the American
Schooner, Two Sisters, arrived here 25th instant, from
Boston, has declared that he was brought too, off the
Coast of Spain by two boats bearing English colones,
each with 4 swivels and 20 men.—They required him to
shew his papers, and the certificate of origin of his
cargo (probably certificate of property, instead of origin
is meant) and was informed that they bad taken one
English end three Swedish vessels, and. carried them
into Algesiras, in consequence of their appearing to be
laden on French account. =the English Brig, Sceptre,
which arrived yesterday from London, was likewise
brought too off the Coast of Spain, by two boats, each 1
with 4 swivels and 20 men, which required the 'Alibi
-
lion of her papers, and the certificate of the origin of her
cargo.
Yesterday the King received a visit from the Duke of
York.
His Majesty, who bad a slight relapse towards the end
of last week, is, we rejoice to state, once more perfectly
conralescent. His Majesty has appointed Saturday next
for his removal to the Royal Cottage in Windsor Park,
in order to his being present at the Ascot Races on Toes-
dae.—(Morniag Herald.)
Yesterday evening the Lord Steward, with the
Marchioness, and Lady Elizabeth Conytigharn, and •
select party, had the honour of dining with his Majesty
On Sunday Prince Rens Ebersdorf arrived in England.
His Serene Highness is cousin to Prince. Leopold and
the Duchess of Kent. On Monday the Prince dined
with Prince Leopold, and on Tnesslay his Serene High-
ness dined with the Duchess of Kent, to meet his Royal
Highoesa Prince Leopold.
Owing to the very great demand on the Continent,
and other parts of Europe, for cotton twist, the spinning
business of Lancashire is now more brisk titan has been
known at any former period. We have been told that
there are no less thin eighty factories or cotton mills,
upon an extensive scale, erecting in the above county at
the present time.—(Hull Parket )
The Cash Paym-nt Bill cause int.) operation in Ire-
land on Monday last. A large quantity of gold had
been previously received in Dublin from London, to en-
able the Bank of Ireland to meet the demand, and pay
its notes in gold.
A duel took place yesterday morning, in a field leading
from Smallberry-green to , Heston, between O. M.
K—n—t; Esq., and Capt. A —r--t. The quarrel origi-
nated over a disputed bet on Epsom races, and blows had
been before exchanged. Capt. A—r--t was badly wound•
ed in the shoulder. '
EXTRAORDINARY TARE OP MA CKA MM.—Monday about
seven o'clsolic, an immense quantity of mackarel were
hauled on shore at Deal, having been caught in a seine
net, to the number of about 7000, a circumstance unpre-
cedented in the annals of fishery ; the whole of which
were purchased in the course anti hour after, to the great
iestisfaction of the fishermen, at the rate of 17s. per hon.
dred. Tlie net was the property of Messrs. Hopper
and Haynes, King's Pilots, of that Port.—(livairls Ga•
:etre.)
821 mm—A frand of upwards of 3,0001. has recently
been prevented taking place at the Customs, by the vigt-
lance of two officers, in seizing smuggled tobaccs) and
snuff nork, brought to the quays by a Dutch vessel.
An accident occurred last week at Sheerness Dock-
yard, to one of the convicts, which bad likely to have
proved much, more fatal in its consequences. A party of
30 were engaged in launching the mainmast of the Her.
sautes, 74, from the mast-house, afloat into the river, and
having succeeded in getting the heel or lower part of it
into the water, they were shoat raising the end ashore
with two jacks, bat there being at the time kstrotig wind
with a swell on the shore, the mast was canted, which cc-
easiooed ono of the jacks to Rive way, when it immedi-
ately fell, and-a man named Edward Jackson was unfor-
tunately crashed to death between that and the wizen
mast lying close by ; the remainder of the party having
experienced a most providential escape. An inquest Waif
afterwards held on Mae body before the Coroner, and a
verdict of Accidental Datb returned accordingly.-
(Kintials Queue.)

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