The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-27 00:00:00

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of the Customs), ltave 'heady been elected for the
Dept rtrisent ofs Seike s, ll arrte. The Libel"
had made pverful CllPttioll4 to procure the re.
turn of thekveteran LAFAYETTE, but he was still
the last on the list, when two out of the three
Members required had been chpban....—.4l4
visit of the EsOperor ALEXANDER CO the Kier'
of PRUSSIA to the French capital, it is now stated,
will only last a few hours. Those Monarchs are
to sleep et Soissons the `27th, to dine at Paris the 28iti,
and to sleep at Senlis the same night, a distance -a
upwards of thirty miles. They will scarcely have
time to congratulate his Bourbon Majesty on the
liberation of his country, and to receive all the thanks
that they expect the Parisians to give them for their
magnanimity. The conferences at Aix.la•Chapeoe
are expected to terminate on the 4th or next atobtb.•
The French Funds continue to decline—left off ele
Thursday at 75f. 55c. Bank Stock, at 1657 f. 50r..
We insert with satisfaction from the Irish paper
the reply -of Mr. GRANT, the new Secretary, le she
Address of the inhibitants of 'Newry. The stale of
Ireland, and the policy which its Governors mean to
pursue, are so interesting, that every thing that cattlie
known in regard to matters so important should be
made pulitic. Mr. GRANT'S letter is, sensible and
conciliatory in the highest degree. It Wild out no
expectations which he has • riot the power of re-
alizing ; but it promises to do every thing he
can do, and promises this in language which
bears strongly the stamp of sincerity.---If Mr.
GRANT cannot dispense grand .national benefits,
we trust he will at least allay, not create lulu.
tion—prevent, not encourage insult—and substitutes
mild and impartial, for a rigorous execution of laws,
in themselves, in most instances, too severe. Per.
hap` no man was ever .more fortunate, on •nteriag
upon an official career—and apparently, from the
comprehensiveness and liberality of bis opinions, na
one better deserved to be so. Mr. GnANT, since his
appointment inireland, has had the voluntary sup.
post of the People, and the People's Press—that
support of all others, the most useful to h..Minister—
and this solely because it is known that he remains
in heart and -ha principle the same man which
he was, before he became Chief Secretary. We
hope he will realize the expectations that have been
formed from she commencement of his government.
But Mr. G. has not a passive part to act in thehigh
office lie has undertaken to discharge. The first duty
of that office is to consult and maintain the hsppi.
spand on that depends no small
lionpot-
sinterests and happiness of the rest of
ss of
of
the Ireland
best
the empire.

Claremont, which halo, by command of Prince
Ltorol.n, been on view between two ae4 three
mouths, five days a week, will, at the close of this
month, only be•shown► three days a week, eit•Tore.
days, Thursdays, and Saturdays; and such tickets's
are still out for the five day! a week, will be sdnitted
on thine days.
The continuance of a separate Staff in the Midland
District, as it was termed, having become ounces.
sary, the Counties of which It consisted are now
comprised within► the District in which Major. Ge.
neral Sir JOHN Bras has the military comm4nd.—
Those Counties are, Derby, Northampton, Notting-
ham, Leicester, Lincoln, Rutland, Salop, Stallard,
and Norwich. The Major-General's head-qualms
remain at Pontefract.
Count LAS CASAS has add►essed a letter to M. Da
MAunacit, in which he states that the letters pun•
lished in the Memoirs under his name has been falai.
tied, particularly the one to Lord BATHURST, and
that to Prince LuctEm. Ile a►ers likewise, that all
the preliminary matter of the volume, which is called
Memoirs of his Life, is not written by himself, and
contains numerous errors,
Mr. EnW.►en BEDE SLII.TER, a Benedictine of the
English Congreotion, Bishop of Rospa, in Africa,
and consecrated at Rome by his Eminency Cardinal
[Arra, says a French Paper, has left Paris for Lon•
don. He has been appointed by his Holiness Chief
of the Missions of she Gape of Good Hope, of Ma-
dagascar, the tale of France, and Si. Ilelena
will leave London early neat mouth to proceed to his
destination.

Copy of a Letter written by General Govactto
to the Editor of the Times :
" I.lrtion. 2Sth Oct. 1818.
44 SIR,--4n one of the colerratas of your Papi'r of
this dsy, under the liesil of ' Aix.lo.Chapelle—Pri•
vote Correspondence.' it is sxid, ' Getters! Goya-
Gxcn, who later addressed a letter to the Archdu-
chess M ARIA 'LOUISA, begging her to interfere filth
Congress in favour of her husband and his maw',
received for answer to his application a present of
about 30,000 francs, and positive orders to ctddreit
her Imperial Highness no more upon the subject.'
66 Thestva 0 latter assertions mode in this inch
are entirely false. A prohibition to tell the troth is
not, nor can it he, the• answer to• the confidential
letter which I tend the honour to write to her Nl4.
jests the Empress MAUI A LOUIiA, on the'29th A. 4.
last. The supposition even would be injurious to t"
well-known Character of that Princess ; and as t°
the reception of any present whatever, it is. SW a
mistake ; I have received, Sir, no moa. (tattering Iv-
compence than the approbation of honourable meth
Rod the satisfaction eaperieuced in having done 1P
duly.
" f expect from your jestice the inserfon of M
letter in your neat Paperi-1 have the'hanoar to bt,
Sir, your's, rtc.. •
(Signed) ' " The Genera GOU Rf: At TO,
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-No. 22, Cosapron-sireer, Brunswek—rirrarrl,
Messrs. SCARILETT end WARREN, to whOill I
cane of the County of Cork Election was 'Alf
for their opinion, have •given it against the rev
of the flieli Sheriff ; in Consequence of which a Pe.
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tition ail( be presented tat the nest meetirg of Pal?,
'lament.