The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-20 00:00:00

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OCT. 16.—1 n my lerter of the 11th kw., ~
one or two former'comniuniceanna, I Minded to oo
liberations going forward among the Ministers of the
four Allied Powers, for the object of forming some
precautionary arrangements with regard to Frartce,
if, in certain contingent circumstances,it *mad be
found necessary to exercise any calomel oveirofter in-
creasing infloence. If along with the recutety of tbe
freedom of her tertitory and the conseqesarit uneoe-
froulled enjoyment of her vast resources, sibpOliobld
likewise recover her ambitious spirit and pliasionfor
conquest, they felt that some barrier shouldise flied
in their continued concert against her' Nouns in.
croachments. These arrangement', had silly been
made, would probably liare embraced a renewal sod
consolidation of the quadruple alliance. Such a
measure, it is reported., was 'reed by some of the
Powers which, basing suffered •most from the • past
dominatioo of France, and profited Most by its sub-
sequent reduction, were the most exposed to her fu-
ture. aggressions. The conferences ou the subject
were confidential, but I have good reason. for be-
lieving that they have led to no result, and can there-
fore communicate to you the important intelligence
that no each project is any 1009,er in c,inteniple•ion.
The majority of the aliraboti4 *lre- said to here ham,
of opinion, after m .t.ove c(441 ter:pion, that torch
precaution try arrangemesta would appear teograeines
to France, as aogisiee ion great a auspicion of her
conduct and intentiens„ and would tend lather to,
irritate her pode *tau. to form any secierfty against
her attempts. I.biy4rlt too that thok.krtnaties of
any new act of eitia,ioi would be enhaceisary. ao
long as the spirit „ot the editors. co.t.uued ; and
inefficacious,
drawing
it Irtidnot. That are now theiefore
employed in pp a declaration, addressed to
the French People and Government, on the evacua-
(lion of their territory, erhica will probably appear
about the end of the. mouth. The object of this (le.
daration is not yr distiOcfly stejed. The delay that
occurs in its foireatiritsiktekd to ai-ri from the diffi-
culty of adjeatiegjtiimeessions so not to wet the
views of all the Poweis; atone of them wishiug to
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igisse it stronger and more menacing; others more
I temperate and'cßifkli g. Itiefrench ratification of
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the Treaty arrivekSetierwriy. dike English, i.e.: not
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yet ilttiveu, bit itlii 'peeled to
-‘l4) or to.mnrrnw.
srtreiinit c: ' • larirewiii/gfve it their (official
ea it
sittlisit Amid ',Oieswectls,loisid the exchange
df • ratifiriOnni.tll) 'fidyttedy. Otte iflare at a coufet-
h7e
ee ait:hlinisttrt op
,biloordarri r li+day. It is stow
terthioe4 that the Sot erciatis will leave Aia-la-
Chepelle„ to printed to the French frontiers, for the
review of.ttieir tireqps, on Sunday Peeping. The Em-
peror of Assir,bl,,contrary to the original report on
this subject, will accompany their Russian and
Prussian Majesties to this brilliant asine. The two
latter proceed attereards to Paris,,tin a visit to the
King of France, bit will net remain in that capital
more then U.-1 heel. , They go there merely to show
a nark a.. .0;00141 regard to the King, end having
Ailed with. isin wilt initeediately return. They ate
esaliected-Imak to Ain-la-Chapelle ak alio course of
, tea.slays at. the utmost. The Dail rof Aostrie
I.will_riut visit -Patio. .hirer time tit Midi-
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Alf 04 OR kt.precd. with sttr,-eithiv of their
missiori, and will be enabled to fay the, result of
their delibeiations before the Sovereigns on their
teturn. They have already cemrnenced the consi-
deration of an afltir of great importance to the tran-
quillity of Germany, end the consistency of their
past proceedings at the Congress of Vienna and Paris.
I allude to the diffeiences between Bavaria and Ba-
den, which was brought formally before them on the
conterence of Wednesday the I.4th inst. Bavaria, as
has been stated in all the Journals of Europe, claims
the Palatinate of the Rhine from Bolen, in the event
of the demise of the present Grand Duke without
heirs sale, as guaranteed to her by the Congress of
Vienna, in compensation for the cessions titre made to
Austria to round the tersitory of that Power,and thus
secure the independence of Germany. Toe Grand
Duke, it is known, is married to one of the Beau-
barnois family, and has three daughters, but no son.
lie has two surviving uncles by a legitimate marriage,
who have no children ; but he has declared, in 18.1 S,
the children of his late grandfather, the Grand Duke
Charles Frederick, eligible to the succession. These
children are the fruit of a marriage of Charles Fre-
derick w:!1) a daughter of a Bunn de Geyer, who, Hr
1796 was created Countess of Hochberg, and by the
laws of the empire cannot succeed, as they are born
of the marriage of a Prince with a subject. The.
Grand Duke, however, is determined that no por-
tion of his dominions shall go out of his family, and
strongly protests ageing the intended violation of
his Stales, while Bavaria, having transferred to Aus-
tria possessions for which the Palatinate was to
be the equivalent, insists upon the fulfilment of
the bond. This difference, as it arises out of
the arrangements of the last Congress, must
be settled by the present. It is said that both
the Emperors of Russia and Austria are anxious for
a speedy adjustment : the former as the brother-in-
law of the Grand Duke, and the latter as the sen-
ior-law of the King of Bavaria, who is likewise a
brother-in-law of the Grand Duke, sad the posse".
s..r of the territory for which the Palatinate was to
he the compensation. This little family misunder-
standing .will be rendered more intricate by a propo-
sition on the part of Russia, which is said to be un-
der consideration, to cede the territory of Bri.gau to
the son of the Es-King of Sweden, who is both the
nephew of the Empress of Russia, of the Queen of
Bavaria, and of the Grand Duke. The Sovereign
of Baden thus finds himself surrounded with rela-
tions, who, as he says in his remarkable letter to
the King of Bavaria, are endeavouritig " to dispose
of his succession before his death."

Lately, at Paisley, a man going down North
Croft-street, imagined he was iu South Croft-street,
leading to the Sire)don-bridge, and went forward till
he fount! himself in the river opposite the quay.—He
immediately called out, when several people went to
his assistance ; but a lad of the name of Steel, about
18 years of age, particularly distinguished himself.—
Being in bed when he heard the cry, he ran out in his
shirt ; his father, afraid for the safety of his son, at-
tempted to prevent his going into the river, and laid
hold of him. In the straggle, the young man left his
shirt in Isis father's hand, seized a lanthorn, which
he held in his mouth, plunged into the tiler; and
sued the alas life.