The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-06 00:00:00

we bear their hands now ; and, in imagin-
ation, find onrselvas stupified with the sound of their
voices. It was impossible for us to read this speech,
without thinking of poor Old SHERIDAN. We
thought we never should look upon his like again ;
but here we have him, caring not due single straw for
party, for principle, for consistency or for any thing
else, so that he got but one good day of newspaper
praise! Out he used to bring it: old jests and new
jests; cut here and cut there; back stroke and fore-
stroke : any thing, no matter what, and no care about
consequences: so that he had the clap of this
town for one single day. Yet, even Sheridan would
hardly have talked about the absolute necessity of
the severest Economy of expenditure ; and, in the
Very same speech, recommended to the Ministers to
make a Naval Armament. However, we have now
said enough of this Speech of Mr. BROUGHAM. It
will be begun to be laughed at, in just eight-and-forty
hours after these observations come from the press.
MOTIONS COMING ON IN THE HOCRE OF COMMONE.
Loan JOHN RUSSELL(GOd bless us!) gave notice that
he will bring forward his motion for Reform, shortly
after the Easter recess. If he should call for an
account of the news-papers published, as a proof of
the enlightened state of the age we live in, we hope
that he will give the "Political Register" credit for a
little mote than sixteen a week; and will take a few of
our hints, as to the manner in which the trade is car-
ried on.

• Cneacu or IRELAND.—Mr. Huns gave notice of a
motion respecting the amount of Church property in
Ireland, and also respecting a Commutation of Tithes.
This looks a little Norfolk Pctitionish.
CROWN LANDS.—Mr. Hums gave notice of a mo-
'Rim for a copy of a report of the Commissioners on
this subject. That is not what is wanted. That is
of no use. What we want, is, a list of allthe parcels
of property. A tkscription of all the several estates.
The number of acres of each, if land. A full de-
scription of the Houses, Mines and other property.
A detailed account of the timber cut each year, for
twenty years past, and what has been done with the
money. An account of all the estates that have been
sold within the last twenty years, and to whom. And
for hew murk. The names of all the present tenants,
cad the amount of the rents. In short, what we want,
is, that which any individual would want if he had to
ovei.hawl the accounts of a steward. The report of
the Commissioners is just nothing at all.
Mr. WESTERN.—Mr. BENNETT stated that Mr.
‘Vetermtu was prevented, by illness, from attending in
his place ; but that, as soon as he was able, lie
would bring forward a Motion on the state of the
currency.
ASSESSED TAXES. Mr. MAnERLY gave notice of a
motion for a repeal of the whole of the Assessed Taxes;
and Mr. Peel said that it was the intention of the Go-
vernment to repeal those taxes, or a part of them. The
laud ought to make a stand for the Malt and the flops.
The Malt and the flops are the things. The assessed
taxes, fall, in great part, upon the taxeaters. The
Malt Ta.e and 114 Ta.e it is that oppress the land
'most severely. Repeal these; let the labourers once
more brew beer in their own houses ; and then, indeed,
there will be some relief to Agriculture. From every
part of the Country petitions ought to come for the re-
ral of these taxes. •
HOUSE OF COMMONS, Fan. 5.
A petition against the New Turnpike diet was pre-
sented by Mr. Brougham. Thousands will come, we
lope, unless this Act be immediately repealed.—lt
cannot be enforced !—Dr. Somebody gave notice of a
• motion for altering the New Marriage Act.
The Address was brought up. Sir ROBERT WIL-
SON spoke, and, in a way, that showed, that lie did
Smut wish Mr. Brougham to carry all of! He was for
• onr taking part at once against France. He was for
making an appeal to the nation in behalf of nations
and (t 1 thrones. Colonel Davies and Mr. H. HUTCH-
INSON joined him most cordially. And all seemed to
think, that the declarations in the British Parliament
would have great effect! Not knowing the Ministers
in France, we cannot say whether these declarations
will make them laugh or swear; we only know, that, if
we were in their place, they would make vs laugh.—,
Mr. Brougham's famous " drops of blood," which
the trading press is bottling up fur him, is a very
stale sarcasm. Talleyraud used it eighteen years
ago ; and the Morning chronicle has repeated it
ten times within this month. But, Mr. BROUGHAM,
when talking of those " drops of blood," should
have noticed, that the murderers were hired and
paid; and he should have also noticed, WHO it
was that h;rtd and paid them! It is very well known,
that the "drops" were not shed for the benefit, nor
at the instigation, of the person that he was aiming it!
Mr. CURWEN seemed to be tired of the " war for man-
kind" : and said, that too little had been said about
• Az.riewltural Distress. Mr. CURwEN was very right ;
and he might have added, that if the Stock Jobbers
v%anted a war, it must and should be carried on at
their expence. Mr. Cuttwax seemed tired of the chit
chat about the " Pavilion Marsan" ; and to be sure
Englishmen must be half mad if they can believe that
the immense powers of a country like France, are
wielded by a mere club of petty politicians.
BOURBON IVAR.
Our opinion is that this war will take place.
Two months ago we said that the French Govern-
went would laugh at any attempts at interference on
• the part of our Ministers; and that the French, being
n polite people, would, in the month of March, pull
off their hats ; make us a low bow, and walk into
Spain. We now bee the Paris papers announcing
that the Duke D'Angouletne will proceed to Bayonne
on the first of March, and that by the fifteenth he will
enter Spain. As to whether we ought to wish for this
war or not for the sake of the Spaniards, that will de-
pend upon considerations into which we shall not en-
ter at present. But, we wish to caution our readers
against sucking down the doses now in the course of
being served out to them by Anna Brodie and Co. and
the like. In the first place, these constant traders tell
us that the King of France is a consummate pypoeritc.
They abuse him and all those Ministers who have coun-
selled him to go to war. They call their conduct
base, scandalous, savage and infamous. They treat,
them. in short, in much about the same way that the
two Billingsgate' viragoes of the Old Times, backed
up by the Barn Meeting at Cromer, have treated Mr.
Cobbett and the Norfolk Petition. Now mark their
sincerity, They predict most confidently, that the
Bourbons will die defeated, and that they will be