The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-08 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN:

the interior of the Island. The Candian Pretender,
after a narrow escape from capture, on the 7thi by
Captain BLANILENBERG, had abandoned Wellston,
and bad, it was supposed, joined the main force of
the insurgents in the vicinity of Modalla. 'Lieut.-
Col. Hook. had marched with a force in that direction,
but hid been compelled to return, from the impassa-
ble state of the Ooma river. the campaign against
the rebels to the British authority is described to be
most harassing and vexatious, brit every exertion
was making to surround them in tire jungle ; and, it
was conceived that the want of provisions would at
length compel them to submit, or to endeavour to
force their way again into the open country, through
our numerous detachment.. Tranquillity Is said to
have been completely rebtored in the districrof
lasse, where Lieut.-Col. KELLY, by stay of esample,
etecnted one of the rebels, taken in. arms, but par-
doned 26 other prisoners.

In the House of Commons last night the Poor
laws' Amendment and Parish Vestry Bills were
read a third time and passed. Southwark, like the
City of London, Inv been eseepted from the opera-
tion of the Parish Vestry Act. The-only argument
possessing any thing of novelty (reason is out of the
question), urged in support of this very liberal mea-
sure is truly aristocratic—namely, that the rick had
been disgusted with the turbulence of Parish Vestries,
and, in consequence, been prevented from attending
them, thelower orders taking it upon them to interfere
in the government of affairs. The remedy for
this disgusting evil is remarkable for its justice
—as an inducethent for the rich to attend in
the levying of burthens, they are to be en-
dowed with five or six times as many votes as
their poorer neighbours ! Other places, it may be
expected, will speedily see the propriety and justice
of being exempted from the operation of such Acts as
well as the city of London and the borough of South-
wark.

In another discussion on the question of the re-
newal of the Alien Act, which is to be perpetuated
for two years longer to please the Holy Alliance,
Mr. LAmwrors moved for the production of copies of,
or extracts from, all correspondence between h,is
Majesty's Secretaries of State and the Ministers of
any Foreign Powers, relative to the treatment of
Aliens in this country. The object of the motion
was to show that the Alien Act is not a measure
founded solely upon a fair consideration of the into.
tests of Great Britain, or for the security of our do.
mestic peace, but as a means for enablishing Foreign
Governments to gratify revenge against obnoxious
persons, or to allay their meaner, though no less
dangerous feelings of political apprehension. Sir
F. BURDETT also made some sturdiest observations
on the arbitrary nature of this measure and its conse-
quences to freedom and the character of the country.
The production of the papers was refused by Lord
CAiitallEAoll, but in such a manner as to leave no
doubt on the mind of any one, that such a corre-

spondence es that to which Mr. LAMBTON alluded
had taken place. The motion was negatived on e
division, there appearing for it 30, against it 68.
The Church Building Bill was also read a third time
and passed.
In the House of Lords, the Duke of CAMBRIDGE
and the Duchess of CUMBERLAND'S Annuity Bills
were likewise passed.

Lord lit NNAIRD'S Memoir, addressed to the
French Chamber of Peers, respecting the had faith
of the French Government towards M. MARINE?
(one of the esiles of 1815), who was to communi-
cate the intelligence regarding the plot against the
Duke of WELLtsicToz's life, will doubtless engage
the Reader's attention. The French Chamber de.
cider, against the allegations in the Memoir ; but we
have seen nothing produced to disprove them, nor
has any evidence been adduced in the public records
of MARINET'S having any criminal connection with
the plot he sought to denounce and expose; on
the contrary, the declaration in reply to the ap.
peal was, that the French Government had dis-
covered the real author of the plot to be else.
where, and that the proceedings against him would
satisfactorily substantiate that assertion. The object
of MAetzET's journey to Paris appears to have been
defeated by a premature disclosure ; it is, therefore,
perhaps not to be wondered at that his intelligence
should not lead to a discovery of the conspirators.—
The assertion, however, of M. MARINE?, that " the
blew was meditated by a party totally different from
that whose cause he (MARINE?) had espoused, and was
even opposed to it, is one that well deserves suet).
lion, if the mystery that has enveloped this dark
affair has not been removed, and may probably, in
some degree, account for the scandalous treatment
which this individual appears to have experienced
from the Government and the persons who promised
him protection.,----The Times of this morning,
upon the very questionable authority of a pri-
vate Correspondent, has made whet we consider
a most unprovoked and unfair attack upon this
unfortunate Frenchman and the Memoir in ques-
tion. It says, " The Noble Lord does not appear
to reason very satisfactorily as to the real causes
which led to the detention of that Prisoner—indeed,
he does not even touch epee them. It is declared
expressly by the French authorities, that MA-
RINE? has not been seized for any old offence, but
that the cause- of arrestation arose since his arrival at
Paris. It appears, CROfeovers that M. MARIN=

gale no • intelligence *Wit a single farthing as
to the conspiracy against the life of the .Duke
of WELLINGTON. but that he soppreised some
very important facts with which he was per'
fatly familiar; the chief of these are-1. That
there were strictly 'peeking (as our Corre-
spondent affirms) no more than two guilty persons
in the business, of whom Cantillon, the intended
murderer of the Duke, was one.-2. That the re.
maioing criminal was the author of the plot—who was
no other than M. MARINET himself."—Thew elate.
merits are not borne out by any commonicatlem
facts, and are, as we have alresd said, in direct oppo:
.sidon to the declaration of the Chandler of Peers.—
The seal cause of poor Maainves detention, if it
cannot be better explained, may be guesced at. If
he can 'messily be proved to have been the author of
the plot, why is he not put open his trial ? Not even
Confine,' has bete brought op for public investiga.
Lion, though Lord CASTLEREAGII has made the guilt
of the plot in which he is implicated chargeable
against all the Moves, Esiles, 'tied disbanded Offi-
cers io the Netherlands.

We have received the French Paper; to the sth
inst. Sunday being the anniversary of the King's en-
try into Paris, there was a grand Levee at the Thuil.
lodes, at which deputation, from the two Chambers
presented to his Majesty congratulatory Addresses.
In answer to that from the Chamber of Deputies, his
Majesty congratulated them on the proceedings of
the Session generally. end especially on the " brilliant
and memorable Sitting of the Ist instant," which,
he said, proved the truth of an observation he bad
formerly made, that with Frenchmen nothing was to
be despaired of. This compliment referred to their
having passed sub silentiu the Project for liquidating

the foreign claims. After the Levee the King re-
viewed the Hossehold troops, and went through the
principal streets of Paris, amidst the loyal acclama-
(ions of the People. In the evening there was a ge-
neral
The trial at AN of the persons concerned in the

murder of FUALDES furnishes some interesting de.
tails. On the 27th ult. the woman Baucal made
some additional disclosores respecting the share which
Bastide took, first in extorting the signature of
FUALDES to several bilk, and afterwards in mar-
dering him. It was also proved that Bastide's nephew,
Bessiere-Veynac, was among the assassins. At the
close of the proceedings on the 27th, the Prncureur.
General admitted the innocence of Madame Manson,
but rebuked her for her reluctance to give evidence
against theconspirators. Site npimared mach affected.
According to the accounts in these Papers from
Spain, there was no prosper t of the speedy embarka-
tion of troops at Cadiz. It is now confessed that
the Russian ships require great repairs before they
can be sent upon a Trans. Atlantic expedition. In
fact it appears, that the Spaniards have at length
found out, that the greater part of them are scarcely
worth the eapence of repairing. The deposed Dey
of ALGIERS had arrived at Contaotinople, to solicit
assistance in recovering that. place from the Moors.
He had visited the Foreign Ambassadors, and re-
quested them not to contradict the representation
which he had made to the Pot= of the state of af-
fairs at Algiers. The decision of the Divan upon this
subject had not transpired. Some dreadful fires
have taken place at Constantinople. That which
destroyed the palace of the Swedish Embassy was so
rapid, that M. PAULIN, his lady and children, escaped
without their clothes. There is an insinuation in
the account, that the greater proportion of these fires
may be traced to the deposition of the former Aga of
the Janissaries, and to the appointment of his suc-
cessor about four months ago.

A Flanders Mail, with Brussels Papers and letters
to the 6th inst., has arrived. The Diet of Frank-
fort is now engaged in solving some curious, and, we
think, difficult questions respecting the patent to
which the interests of the Members of the German
Confederacy, individually liken, would involve the
whole Confederacy in cases of war between them-
selves as European States. It is affirmed that the
Ministers have sent to their Courts for instructions
on the subject. A triple Convention has been con-
cluded between the Neapolitan Government, France,
England, and Spain, by whioh all former exemption'
and privileges in favour of the latter are abolished :
they are henceforth to be allowed an abatement of 10
per cent. on the amount of the duties payable accord-
ing to the tariff of the lit of January, 1816.

Yesterday the PRINCE REGENT held a Court, and
afterwards a Privy Council. at which the Duke of
RICHMOND was sworn in Governor of Canada. A
new State Seal was agreed upon for Scotland.
Prince Iroeorm came yesterday from Claremont,
to pay a, visit of congratulation to the Duchess of
YoRL• He also visited the QUEEN, the PRINCE
REGENT, and the Doke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND.
Advices have been received from Trinidad to the
27th of March, which state, that the Patriot troops,
under General PAEz, had entered St. Fernando
d'Apure, after a signal defeat of the epaniards, at
the point of the bayonet. They also contain the
reports, previoisly received through other channels,
of the defeat of MORILLO by BOLIVAR, and his re.
torn to the capital of the Caraccas, in a wounded
state. It is said, that to recruit his farce, he had
proposed to arm 2000 aegroes, but that this project
had been opposed by the Royal Audience, who
feared that they would desert) with their arms, to the
Patriots.