The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-02-27 00:00:00

PRIVATE CORRESPONDENCE.

• Paris, Feb. 22.
As i llie general opinion here, that hostilities
either h orainst be the result of the recent invasion
of the Papal or Nespitittan Stares, nothing connected
with the subject can, I presume, be uninteresting to the
people of England. The folli.wing fact furnishes a
farther illustration of the manner in which Europe con-
tinues to be governed.
It is positively asserted, that Lord Castlereagh called
upon M. Decases some dayi ago, and reproached hits+
with a treaty concluded at Laybach by Blacas, the
French Ambassador, . which makes France a party to
the forcible oCeupation of Naples ; whereas our Minis-
, tars conceived that those of Louis XVIII. had agreed
.coact with them in all things, with regard to Naples.
'Demises is said to have replied that he was convinced
those who sent him to London, had not swerved from
their promises to the Court of St. James's, anti that
leatfrionils were totally ignorant of the engagement al-
laisid-to by his Lordship. When the Courier who
beeesght over an account of the conference arrived, a
Conseil of Ministers was immediately assembled. The
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suit of this was, that 31. Blacis has the credit of
having entered into itipalations which were not antho.
eked by the ostensible servants of his Sovereign; bat
ofanother party, which c•instantly acts here in oppo-
sition 't* the Ministers. As enough has already been
said of this junta, it is unnecessary to name it. So
indignant was M. Pasptier, Minister far Foreign Af-
fairs, at the conduct of Blacas, that he instantly ten-
dered-Lis resignation; whether this will be accepted
or not, yet remains to be seen. At all events, there
seems to be no (wirer any doubt but that while solemn
promises are made at Paris, they are as solemnly bro-
ten at Laybach. And I am satistied, that nothing
but a similar policy pursued by M. Ilaval Montmo-
rency at Madrid, could have given rise to the note
alluded to in my last, and which will be followed by
a declaration of war on the part of Spain, if an imme-
diate change does not take place in the conduct of the
French Government.
' The deb des in the Chamber of Deputies continue
bite of the most stormy description ; and although
Om friends of humanity are few comparatively speale-
-14, they seem to acquire a gigantic pivver from the
math 'trench of their cause. Those tneritorions in-
dividnals ft-el that the present system contain' the
elements of its own destruction. an,' if they can but
prevent the light of truth from being extinguished,
they are sure of final success.
Considering the ample means still left to the British
people of expressing their sentiments, every eye is
queued towards England. MI ask, what are they doing
in Westminster, at York, Norwich, Lancashire, and
those other counties which have never tamely wit-
nessed the rights of nations trampled on ? The almost
anxiety is felt here a. to what steps are likely his
tal*Grit on this moinelit.itis occasion ; and if it be any
pleasure to Lord Roslyn, and those who followed his
I,oolship in the House of Lords in the debate of the
13th, I can assure them, that their sentiments are
unusually admired at Paris, while they are hailed as
a happy presage of the exertions of the whole nation.
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It is stated in a Ministerial paper that letters is re-
ported to hare been received from Milan, which an-
nounce the arrest of one of the assassins who attem, ted
to murder Colonel Browne. The wretch is reported to
have confessed that he and his associate were hired by
an individual at Mantua, who promised them no less
a sum than ten thousand francs fir the perpetration
of the atrocious crime.
PUBLIC MBETING AT JACOB'S WLLL.-.-YeSterhy,
at one o'clock, a public meeting, as we announced in
our last, was held at Jacob's Well, Barbican, to cal:
the attention of the public to the sufferings of persons
incarcerated under the sentence of the law, on account
of their political exertion!. Mr. Benbow was called to
the chair ; and several resolutions were propose 4 and
carried, far opening an extensive subscription for the
relief of the unfortunate sufferers. Mr. Mills, Mr
(last, Mr. Clarke, Mr. West, and Dr. Watson took an
'active part in the business of the slay. A cqmistittee
was appointed for circulating and giving effect to the
resolutions; and a public wetting was agreed to be
belt' every three months to lay before the public the
state of the proceedings of the Committee. The ob-
ject of the Meeting we understand to be, to prom;%te a
subscription of a penny per week, among the working
classes of society, and larger sums among persons in
more aMuent circumstances, and to authorise a depn-
lettion to wait upon individuals in the various circles
their acquaintance who are disposed to contribute
**the ends in view. The soma contributed are to be
warded to Mt. West, who has accepted the office of
Treasurer on the occasion.
COSYMILL COUNTY ?Aityrtwo.—The High Sheriff
'lf Cornwall has, it seems, thought proper to conciliate
the good will of those who reckon County Meetings a
farce. A requisition had been presented to him,
signed br nearly fifty of the most respectable freeholders
of the County, requesting bins to call a meeting to take
into consideration subjects of a nature the muss inter-
them men aud Britons. This request lie