The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-01 00:00:00

Paris Papers, to its Ifith inst. hew been received,
They make no meetion of the Duke of Wltaters.
Ton's departure. Their columns are chiefly (recopied
with the tedious details of the proceedings at Albin
during two days, in which the evidence for the pro.
mention was concluded, and part of that for the de.
fence was heard. A new Entoy Extraordinary tats
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Court of tisanes has
been pointed by the King of Swami. Selma.
DOrtra Queen resides still at Paris, under the title
i 1 the Countess df GOTHLAND. She was prisent in
the Diplomatic Tribune, on Saturday, at the Slides
of the Chamber of Deputies, accompanied by west
Swedes of distinction.
• The Private letters from Paris, llude to the opiksid.
Lion forming, by two classes of politiciani, ia the
Chamber of Deputies, again& the two branches of the
J'rojet de Lai, presented by M. DE RTDREMED, is
support of, the late negociations. The Liberitat
mean to murmur loedly at the small reduction (only
4- sths I) made in the claims of foreigners on Franco;
and the Mrs- Royalists, as they are called, see*
equally adverse to the efforts set on foot by Govern•
meat to procure an evacuation of the Fronk ter&
tory by the Allies.
• A Flanders Mail and German Papers km alt*
arrived. It is stated from Brussels, that the Delys
of WELLINGTON was to rag* Phases Mooch FUN;
It is again affirmed, in an article from Fresset
fort, that Mr. Luse, the English Minister them
had, by the express orders of his Government, deill
mewed to the Count de LA. CAsAs, who resides 1*
that city, all the papers and &cements which were
taken from him on his arrival in this country.—
Among the papers, it is sold, are several designs
end plans dram hy NAPOLEON himself; and e very
tong Report, addressed by LAS CAsAs to LUCIUS
BoNAPA arc, respecting the voyage to St. Ifelenalsted3
re, dunce there.
It is asserted, with some degree of probability,
that it is the intention of Ministers to prorogue Par
Flamm early in June, for the purpose of enabling
Lord Cast Laity:err to attend at the approaching
Congress of the Allied Sovereigns, or their Ministers;
and that the dtssulutiess will take place in the coarse
of the nest Autumn.
It is amusing to see with what reedy subserviency
the Prints that have been fulatiestieg forth &amn ia.
lions against France for Ron-payment of the claims
of the Allies, now plead for mercy to the bankrupt
nation, because the Duke of Wtt.rafrotan has con•
sented to take a seventh of these demands, and it
would endanger the Throne of the Bonuses to pear
vele iu iujastice and cruelty ! This,will it be believed!
is now the doctrine of the Gimp*, ; Goa tioseigh
this country is to continue under a soleness+, search*
system of taxation, to pay enormous debts oestreeted
for the benefit of other nations, there is math's* la 011.1
world so just, and proper, and politicise diet AN*
should go untaxed, least any uu4je erreeity
weaken the authority of the Dminarnie, end
render their presence odious to Freed's*, !
Bravo ! ye men of the Courier ; it is geed to have s
tnintfui of reasons for every thing, and any thing
that can occur ; no Matter though the Janes-faced sr.
gement looks a liule awry sometimes. TM doable-
faced God will pardon-it.

Yesterday the Queen, the Pam; Rekseet, end
others of the Royal Family, dined with the Doke
and Duchess of GLOUCESTER. In the evening, *het
dinner, their Royal Ilighuesses had another petty&
Yesterday morning Prince Luotiot.n came to town
from Claremo'nt, and visited her MAJZSTY mod the
Patectsses at the Queen's Palace, and the Duchess
of Yoe(' at York-house. In the evening the Prince
returned to Claremont.
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Yesterday the Prince Of lIVASE-6148UNG spent
two hours in ,the
the monuments and other
curiosities of Weiominster Abbey.
An article hom Naples in the German Papers an.
npuntes the meeting between CHARLEs IV. of Spain,
and his brother, the King of NAPLEsi who Went as
far asGseta to receive him. It is more than 50years
since these two Sovereips saw each other, before
their present interview. Their Majesties are sap.
posed to have been throughout their lives, and each
in his particular department, the two keenest sports-
men in Europe.
Yesterday 'being linty Thursday, there were no
sittings in Westmiuster.hall.
The Chief Justice of the Common Pleas, in tone&
(pence of the infirm state of his health, has not beam
able to attend his duty for the three last Terms, sad
it is now confidently mentioned that he has given is
his resignstien.
ICE lIILANDs.—It appears that there are itnaiense
'bodies of ice now floating in the Atlantic, as there
were during tha last spring and summer. The
packet, which has arrived from 1141ifas, saw one
200 yards in bright, and apparently seven leagues in
circumference, standing sooth ward with the current.
Captain QUEREAU, of the Grand Turk, which has
attired st Derry from ?Jew York, states, that, on
the 15th of February, in lat. 43. be pissed through
several immense islands of ice, some miles in extent,
ilia horn three to four hundred feet high. The Ship,
*ith strong westerly gales, was two days in getting
clear of them.
Tilt QUEESIsBERRY Langs.—The pleadings on
the appeals from the Court of Session to the House
of Lords have now been folly beard on this
import-
ant question. The final decision of their Lordships
will enable the LORD CHANCELLOR to dispose of the
immense personal property. •of the lute Doke of
QtEENSBERNR, which has for so long a period been
locked up in the hands of the Accomptant•General of
the Court of Chancery. No time has yet been
named for this decision, though many anilines claim-
ants under the Duke's will are now looking forward
with impatience for the day of judgment. This
. cause has been so long in dependence, that several of
t!.e legatees are dead,and others have been compelled,
by " the law's delay," to dispose of their legacies on
eery disadrantegeoes Wets.

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