The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-12-31 00:00:00

slaves. • Bat by a astiodsi Mt. the ramie ot bath *dee
an prudence. the Neieseeve is megrim has hsw obr
Tbis ovoid bitro boss ems at a mils seam,
day. if die law bad permitted Iles Presidia a the Volt
tad Statue (a lgogistraft Aimee same* la thee to tbs
tree Muds of biassoity),by to oppose Idasself tis the its
trodsetios of slaves. sod that save (stare geseratiosi
traps grist osiefortases."
• Tame' Jollsesso.

AMERICAN PAPERS.

New Toss, Nov. 10.—Joseph Buosaperte ;wired is
this city last evening, Is the Cltisese Pest Coach.
Loss C . .—The Editor of the Notimeel Intel-
eireag** observes, " The Whets of the Borten Newe-
-1 *pers. partaking. so doubt. of the getters' Wing is
Bat quarter, appear to be moth incensed at the robbery,
Et is termed, committed by Admiral Ombra*. sods,
Chinon flag, on the property of an Anseriess owe.
1 t. which was unfortunately placed wilaita his grasp*
lime fruits of which seizure were distributed moose his
scows, without even the formality of a trial. They loop*
the uovernmeld to resent the insult offered to our beg
INgling money foetid under it. without a pretence Wait fqi
• violation of toy Litt. peper Meets*.
6. There can be so doubt but that the Coverings,
OW give its attention to this incident. Be!, bef:eathese
Oslibsal arm is stretched to resent it. the affair he
•Ilitationd in all* eireamstanees. It is sot to be
Ilse rested that Lord Cochrane has wassoslyeeweihkeed
Ili outrage. whit% it would be easy to pettish.
_We bier
shoe this matter will not be permitted in euthrolliels a
I with the South Americas Bovormseassoit any
=est. If Lord trachea* has us)netly mimed this
iterney, doubtless he will be induced to reload it. or his
illevorserent will for him. At least, let as hear before
*strike. We have done that in the ease of injuries of
a more fagrast character. but of the some seam re-
ceived from the Alonarchial Uoversneents of the Old
Vforkl. We see no reason for taking a diEtrestyseree
Mites t question relates to the Indepesdest Wet*.
Meats of the Western Hemisphere."
[FROM TIM NATIONAL irtvs•xteenesal
A large meeting has been held in the city of New
Teak, for the *epees of " expressing the pulsliterstl-
! west ow the suNect of excluding slat ery from the sew
States and terratories." We shall publish these pee-
-1 eroding'; though we witnessed them with probated re-
gret. The worthy men who are at the bottom of them
holm not what mischief may result from them. The
creation of geographical parties in our country is one
of the least of ile evils se apprehend frost a 'further
*ion of Ibis question. is the rpirit in which It has
Ibe following paraw.rido, extracted from an
*der the signature of Popries (in the ifereret of,
v). it would seem there is some commotion in
awe the Hanks at Philadelphia—which etre, we are
sot informed. It is probable. however, that the Ale.
shanks Bank is alluded to; as we perceive that the I
President of that Institution has inspect, and that i
there has lately been a *sera' bleetiag of its Stuck-1
holders. With regard to the Clammittee of the lest Can.!
greet, who are alluded to, it may be observed, ea pos.
asst, that their commission was to search for certain 1.
maters. which the fairly confessed they were enable
to dit seor4r ; bat, in their search. they met with other
secrets worth knowing: and thus they certalalv were'
the pioneers to the more recent investigations end ills. ,
closures. This effect. however, of the report. was ion. I
dental, not direct. The price of the stork of the Bank '
was depressed in II e market by the report ; that deprer-
sios emb seal most of those persons who led bought
it on speculation. sail led to the losses which sussed.
Since the disclosure which was made by the Com-
m arkCasangeres. appoisted womanise Wit the Asir,
of the Sank of the routed Statecof the -* fantastic trig**
before high heeven," which have been displayed by di-
rectors sad cashiers, it is becoming fashinsable for
aCeekholders to examine a little into the stairs of our
eorporationr, for the purpose of seeing what has become
of their naowey. We uuderstand that an investigation
has taken place in one of our cite hanks. which has es.
hibitell a dismal picture of dilapidation. We bare
beard *thine certain upon this sutee. but report saes
that a few individuals bare been so highly hectored by
theameleee, or others. as to bare become borrowers of
nearly the half of the capital, and that the Institution
bolds IsaU,ollo dollars of protested notes. We rani*
vouch fur the truth of this statement, but, if it by loot•
net. the friends of the corporation should take some
'out to contradict it."

LONDON:

CRIDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1819.
Paris Papers to the 49th inst. bare arrived this
morning. There have been no sittings in the
Chamber of Depeties sines the Stab. The Mem-
bers were expected to assemble on Tuesday last.—
thildenday the King attended mass in his own
sporteglis ; he was tumble to receive company.
TROCISS Or CIMILRAL . DVSS Di 11110,1100.
The Reporter read. lit, the judgment of the smile
4'oeiseit of War. dated Per. 21.1916, whit+ coadessrod
the Duke de Reel's: to the punisbusent of leath for cos-
winery ; td. the Decree of the 20th of March. shish
nominated hint to the functions of Inspector-Deseret of
the gen-d'annerie ; 3d, a letter attributed to the ac-
cused ; 4th, the prores-verbal of the information, and
the interrogatories of the accused, together with his
answers, is whirls he denied having kept op a corer
spot:desire with the island of Elba. sad declared that he
had esly accepted the office of Inspect orDeneral in
order to protect property sad persons. When the
Reporter bad Geisha), the Doke was istrodeced ; be
was dressed in the suitor= of a Depend °Seer. and mos
decorated with the grand coedos of the Legion of Ho-
nour. He shortly addressed the Court. and the Presideat
then proceeded to call the following witnesses :
• IL Reeoult stated, that the letter of which the Duke
was accused of being the arther.was set, in his °Feiss,
written by hint ; let, because it was not in the style la
which the Dake wrote ; Pd. because he himself was
named as the bearer of it. though be had never quitted
Paris ; and 3d, because be was convinced that the Duke
lied sever taken a part in the conspiracy which placed
llsonaparte on the throne of France.
Colonel Lorene deposed. that it was with mach re-
luctance that the Duke de Rovigo accepted of the ogre
of Inspector-Oesweal.
IL Goole stated that the accused bad *ever is an
Akio% capacity signed say document previous to the
26th of Mardi.
The louneel for the Crown addressed the Cowls
after which M. Dens spoke at considerable lesgth la
defence of the Fissure.
The Coastal then retired for an bone to deliberate i—
on their return. the following questions being pat. " le
the Duke of Rovigo guilty of treason: Ist, for hating
aided the yews of Bonaparte ; 2d. for Wing at
opted the office of laspeetorOeseral anterior to the
21st of March;" the UMllllllloell answer of the Mem
bers was in the negative. and be was accordingly die.

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PROTEST
AGAINST TES PARSING Or THE NEWS/. I PEE STAB? PILL.
UN WEDNISEAT LAST.
DISSEETISST—Bemuse, hr the Stamps imposed by
this Bill. sod by its further directing recognisance to be
rimmed into by printers and
perso
publishers at the peuiphl
and
e:s
sad papers thereto mentiotted, mot in sums so large
disproportionate to the probableprobablecredit of sorb ns.
or the proles of such small publication/4 it is manifest
(egg hag, indeed. been nowvery indistinctly admitted),
Sot a discouragement, amounting to almost a probibi.
don. is thus suddenly aimed at a very large and often
woeful branch of trade.
Because this tacit interdict has not been jnstified, nor
men attempted to be supported, in sorb a 11/11111101 us the
Nouse of Lords, invested with the only certain SKIMS of
arriving at truth. was, in ely opining. iseperioasly
bound to hare resorted to. before it imesented to a
.law abridging. in any meaner whatsoever. tits isoltiogi
oldie press.
Because the great man of British subjects ban no
sane means of being informed of what passes in Par.
Bement. and in the Louts of Justice, or of the general
traasectious of the world, than through cheap publk.to
ties*, within their means of purchase I and I desire to
impress my Mame trom that principle and oplaitnalliat
lan safety of the State, and the happiness of the multi-
lode in the laborious conditions of life. may be best
asigind by their being kept in ignorance of political
egatroversies and opinions i as I bold, on the contrary.
Mat the Boverement /of this roman can only continue
naube secure whilst it conducts itself with fidelitr sad
Olin and as all its acts shall, as heretvirre, be tho-
seeitdy known awl understood by nil classes of the
ibis obstruction to the sale mil &volution of N°w the Rills an Inimical te freedom an
mall papse
eriodical publications 6 not visaged to dime of *WWI)" Phoned into laws, by Britons' Prince. and
a political character. but most anatcosatably reseed, Broome parliament ma fact could hardly have
to all such as shall contain any peddle am. intelligens.
ere esestravre. or try remark oberreqtime therms / a bl" coacoived /ray Woe back ; sof will it perhaps
)ammiption which moot obviously romprelimds sad in. be credited as many bones. that such proeeediap
I tam all the transectioas of human life upon which should eves have bees eeeeeesameed by vbe
nameable beings (potting national freedom wholly out
. Peopk's Ropreeentatives. These dreadthl visiting'
of the question) can seek tit desire to commusieate with
emiucanntber. bare eosin upon as like a thief is the Wee; it
ase it might be admitted. in perfeet conehteary Lace those horrid?
with these objection to this Bill, that cousiderable ill4fralMs. eirlis
ambers of the publicatiass in qaestiou may bate beta Pats of the world, witaihr.dmit mew liessonn
wirrbireoss bat ao evidmice, which I con glrefit to sweep away every thinly that blends in tilde
eed'ifectorYo has been laid befitre the Mete of the
retest of such abuses, nor that the laws bad been waY• Bet let .• geeeetheleek ape deli*
ti Ihp
dizzt. le
rueff to suppress diem, Mid been fossil to lbo rocks over which limey rush rennin amehaord,
sal Or edliciegt, Into* the emstrwry, that in. all ; std wawa., me with a laser lave. Th. 14,1
gag lolorootioa or Indictment bed bees Ned by thee At- s_ .
)say elsrerglost Oa whola'aft4e a 510, 14"11. 1101•••• Sae slimy SibiTiOn. Walbed.llllb
plass say prlater or publisher of Ott a any do-. ward, and serves as imereniestiens 11th aims