The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-12-31 00:00:00

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of the Marquis de IT+, is to strike a greet and ge-
neral blow in the whole of South America, in order
to pqt an And to tote ter et (mac. order t 0 carry
this project into ezetetiou, plans have been farmed,
'the result of which teems to be, that 10,000 welt
*redeemed necessary for Ventevela and New Gra
' nada, 8000 for Mexico, 14,000 for Rows Ayres,
and 8000 fbr Chili, in all 4Q,C100.... A new scheme,
presented by the Marquis, it seems, has met with
the approbation of his*,Majesty, and this is said to
be, to deliver over to Russia the 13aleeric Islands,
viz. Majorca, Mtnorcas, and Ivica ; to Holland the
seven Canary Islands; to England the Island of
Cuba; end to France Puerto Rico, the iipanish part
of the Island of Santo Domingo, and the Philippine
Islands. By this means, it is ',apposed, Minister
bruit) expects to obtain the necessary tranppotbs,Ased
other requisites to realize the expsiditiolc tbi total
amoeni of which has been calculated- at thirty millions
of dollars, though it was thought that the above
transfers, if carried into effect, would produce con-
siderably more than that sum. Certainly if the met•
sures could be made practicable, and the object in
view could be realized, it would be the exchange of
Islands of little or no utility to us, for an immense
and rich Continent. Irejo, we understand, asserts,
that by this means the re-conquest of America will
no longer he delayed, which is necessary for the ad.
mission and realization of the proposals laid before
Ate Allied Powers.

By mini this plan is considered as mere madness;
bat though Irojo has a little body, his friends say he
baa a great soot. This, howeree, may convey a
pretty good idea of the shifts to whit: our Ministers
are run, and the dilemma in which ibit Cabinet is
placed. The deliberations on the still of South
America absorb every other ettentiob, and nothing
is thought of but the means at stopping the
progress of the Revolution there. Yet nothing
is determined upon finally, and what was thought
conducive to the object in view one month is 'ban.
doned the neat. Armies of Friars would long ago
have been sent out, according to the recommends.
lion of some very reverend characters, in order to
preach 'against Atheism and Republican principles,
but no volunteers of this class can now be found, as
their companions, who have already landed on the
other side of the Atlantic, have not Fared very well ;
and it is understood that the Patriots no longer pay
respect to the cowl or the tonsure, if found to be a
bar to their emancipation.

Chamber, recently called to the Departnnlitt. of," .
nasicel7aolennwledges that this provisional seri' -
most fa ther,a sing of tues 'way lead to great In,. .
vitoiencee, and that it hat lasted too long.. /re s
hopelset be will use all his ineeench to pet so• nd
to it. The Minister engager to the Chamber to sub-
•mit a .legislative provision, which will have for its,
object to abolish thee', provisional, grants ; -and lilt
to be regretted, that to.dsy such an arrangement has I
not been submitted to the deliberation of the Cham-
ber. It is to be hoped, that the Minister will forth-
with take the orders of his Majesty, and that he will
submit a provision which will accomplish the object
proposed, conformable with the constitutional prin-
ciple and anneal grant of taxes. The, proposal of 1
this law, and that of the Budget, is certainly among 1
the number of those which the Chanibei espectsl
with the greatest impatience. In this hope the Coin-1
mission supports the measure of voting provisionally
the half of the receipts, and 200,000,000 of credit
for the expenditure. This is only done on the plea
of necessity."
The Commission, after several other obxervetions,
proposed an amendment in the second Article of the
Project of Law, which proposed that the indirect
contributions should continue till the promulgation
of the law of finances, substjtetlng the Ist of July
for the former indefinite °period. This amendment
was not discussed. The centre of the Chamber moved
that the discussion should take place on Monday, but
the Members on the left side insitted on a more•dis.
tent day, while the right side took no part on the
question. The Chamber at last adjourned till Tues-
day, when this Project of Law will be discussed.
BULLETIN OF THE SECRET COMMITTEE.
M. Dumeylet will, in the ileXt Sitting, dilate on a
proposition relative to petitions. The object will be
to oblige* the Ministers to give an account of the
petitions which the Cchasober recommends to their
attention.

M. Leine de Villereque will on Tuesday make a
proposition for filing more surely the basis of public
credit, and for augmenting the quantity of specie in
circulation.

MADRID, Dcc. 1 s.—The greatest tranquillity
reigns in this capital. The mast important news is
the dangerous malady of our famous tragedian Meyg.
nez (the Telma of Spain) : his disease is water in the
chest. The King continues to visit the public 'sta.
blishments of the sciences and the arts. Ili. Majes-
ty, on the 11th of the month, went to the academy
for Short-hand Writer% where several exercises were
peformed in his presence by the pupils; on whom he
lavished all sorts of encouragement.
The laws of health are every where observed
with the greatest rigour. At the end of November,
there were in the Lazaret of Melton alone, no less
than 42 vessels under quarantine.
• Thu. regulation might be adapted with advantage in the
Englhia Pathway'''.

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