The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-09-29 00:00:00

OF FRANCE ON SOUTH AMERICA.

The Colembiono of the 23d of July, a papeitlymblished in
Concealr has the following remarks on the is tbable result
to Seath America of the conquest of Spain bp the French
troop. The most recent intelligence then Mind from
sada bad led the editor to conclude the cuisine the Con-
stitadon lost. He then observes—" We condi, that we
Mitre all along anticipated this denouement, and now only
liil an interest in it, as fraught with important results to
aaMisms., France has unequivocally and frequently de.
shied, that the terms of her comperation in aiding Spain
widaue as, are the modification of her canstittition. The
Met+ Minister caused this intimation to be conveyed to
dm Spaaisb Cabinet, and the Duke of A ngouleme echoed it
is his pinclamation to his army. England has unequi-
vocally declared that she will not suffer it, neither,. .we
imagine. will North America. The moment of mating
feed those pledges is probably at hand, and we anticipate
owe good than evil from its arrival. There are various
usasiderations, howeVet, to restrain France from such a
procedure. In the first place, her conquest over Spain is
est yet achieved : at the extremity if an enemy's country,
aid cet off from her OWIt by strong fortresses and enemies
is her rear, with wantof provisions all round, many reverses
war yet await the Freocia army, unlearn a strong naval force
aECadti protects it : io the second place, the policy of the
seasons rather than the pledge she has given, trill make
Lemur enemy,as the modification df the Spanish Constitu-
tion is now the result of conquest, rather than negotiation;
thirdly, some little deference will be paid to the positive
sad uncalled, for dt duration already made by England to
she French Cabinet, on the subject of an interference in
Smith American affairs; but, above all, the folly, the
insimme of aiding in a bankrupt cause, will restrain
tram ;since she must know, from the experience of the
Lot thirteen years. that Colombia never will submit to
foreign government, while a man remains to defend her.
11.1. impossible to conjecture the result of the present
'kindle') of Span with regard to ns, but it is unquestionable
Mate crisis is at hand, which must terminate in a general
recognition of the independent States of Sonth America, or
M such a colli.inn of interests in Europe, as will give us
far more powerful friends than enemies." •
The following is an official article published on the same
abject by the Cadiz Government, which, it is supposed,
'educed one Government to turn their attention to the
gaits of Mexico:—
" OFFICIAL ARTICLE.
"The Government has just learnt that on the 18th of
fast January, the Captain of the French frigate Le
Tune landed at rite Castle of St. John de Vilna, :min-
pitied by two persons, presented to the Gavernor by the
Captain in the character of merchants, who were only come
re obtain mercantile information. The recommendations
of which they were the bearers from their own Govern-
mat, their having bunted with sixty trunks of baggage,
lied their besides having bills on Vera Urns for 10,000
dollats, indorsed by French merchants and by the public
Finance filinis'er of the latter nation, led to some suspi-
cion, and they were watched, in order that the real object I
of their mission might bramertained, when it appeared that
toe principal of the feigned merchants is a Colonel of En.
gineers, named Julien Schmaltz, Knight of St. Louis, Ex-
trannlinary Envoy of his Most Christian Majesty, beside
the Government of Mexico, and the other his Secretary.
Achille de la Motto, Knight of the Order of Malta, with an
allowance of 20,000 dollars per annum; that the instruc-
tions given by the Minister of Foreign Relations are con.,
lied to plans in order to seduce the Mexicans, and to as•
tertian whether they are disposed to receive, as their Em-
peror or King, one of the Bourbons of the reigning House
la France; the result of which the said emissaries are in-
s;racted to cotnmunicam to their Ministry hr two frigates,
which are to go at a seasonable time to Vera Cruz ; his
Mutt Christian Majesty authorising them to. enter into inch
tesatiesof commerce as they may deem fit, its case the first
*Oct cannot be attained."

Yesterday, according to ancient custom, on the 2Sth of
September, the two new Sheriffs, Messrs. Whittaker and.
Laurie, were sworn into tare at GniWhen, when they
were their State robes of sea tint. and looked extremely
well, a great many ladies were present. Mr: Whittaker,
as senior Sheriff, received the keys of Newgate, which he
handed to the keeper, appointing him as Governor for the
time being. To•ntorrow the ceremony of presenting the
sew Sheriffs to the Barons of the kxeliequer, will take
place. They will embark on board the City State Barges,
and will be accompanied by the Xlemlwrs of the respective
Companies to which they belong; and then proceed to
Westminster, where they will go through the ancient ens•
am of coanting the hobnails, &c. On their return, they will
hr entertained at dinner at Stationers' Hall, by Mr. Sheriff
Whittaker, the senior Sheriff.

Tn. LATZ De. Haliami.—Dr. Matthew Baillie was the
on of the Key. Dr. Blithe, Professor of Divinity in the
ilaiversity of 6lasgow, and nephew of Dr. Win. Hunter,
mit of Mr. John Hunter. In the schools of these cele-
brated anatomists he had acquired a knowledge of human
anatomy equal to that of any of his contemporaries; and 'I
his lucid sod accurate demonstrations gave him peculiar
elebrity as a teacher of that important science. After the
Antis et the late Dr. Warren, he so rapidly and deservedly
ere in the public estimation and confidence, as to be tin.
sale to persevere with his lectures, and he continued for
between thirty and forty years to bold a pre-eminent place
w the foremost rank of his profession. His judgment
Vas singularly prompt and clear, and his candour and
4ae►eleoce were equally conspicuous in every situation,
boo the palace to the cottage. No man ever held in more
otter disdain every mean or unworthy art. No one ever
'offered by his being appealed to in consultation. He was
as careful of the just repnration of others as of his own.
Ilia iategrity and his frankness were both upheld with a
Wyse of nitiformity and consistency that has never been
invaded. Nor were his private virtues less worthy of
meta. Considerate sincerity, moral worth, true learning,
and honest sympathy, were marked wherever the
turcire of his very superior talents was required, or
Ms society enjoyed. Among other great and distinguished
characteristics, he possessed the happy peculiarity of never
gtittinga patient. however dangerous or severe his malady,
OgiNiut leaving him and the surrounding relatives in a
ciao...table state of mud and feeling. The amenity of
notnuers,and th. kindness of his heart, scarce-
ffer fano to inspire hope ma in cases that were des-
Mate. De. b, illie had, in some measure, retired from
Pawl practice for some years, and except • in the case of
reey old eonnections, confined himself to consultations.—
MI Was a great favourite with the late King. who frequent-
daring the intervals of his malady, expressed himself
towards the Doctor very affectionately. to order that he
might be pear his Majesty, this learned and amiahle phy
iota occupied a house iia the neighbourhood of Windsor
Cud&

Dr. Bantle was married to Miss Sophia Denman (dough
err of the late Dr. Thomas Denison. and Pieter to Mr. Den-
ies, the present Common Sergeant of the City), by whoa.
hu one son and one daughter living, to jo.n her is la-
resting their mutual loss. Miss Johanna Bernie, whose
hems and Series of Plays on the Passions have obtained
hr her so much celebrity, was one of the sisters of the late
Dr., Boillhe, to whom they were no less closely allied by
Mil than by affection. Perhaps few individuals bare ever
pitted this world for a higher state of felicity more geoe•
ally regretted than him, whose la dented death is here re-
corded.

Dr. 13sillie dird on Tuesday lait, the 23d instant, at bis
sist at Duatisborne, near Cirencester, in Uloncestersbire,
h the Ind year of his or•.