The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-05 00:00:00

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THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 5, 1524.

STOCK EXCHANGE, 12 otetocx.—Consols opened this
morning at 89i; but soon after fell to flif ; & rose again to
ig; with a.good deal of business doing in the early part of the
morning.Theceuse of their fall is not exactly known. It is
reported that the intentions of the French are to assist the
Spaniards in recovering their South American possession;
another opinion is, that the speculations in Consols hare
been to too great an extent,which the public are now aware
of, and that they begin to realize. Immense sales are
making from all parts of the country, fearing a
sudden change may take place in the politics
of South America with this country, which
may cum a further armament on our. part. From the
present appearances of affairs, there may be a clianre of
great fall in Consols to a trivial rise. Up to this hour we
do not hear of any Express from Paris, although a report
prevails, that Spanish Bonds were higher on Tuesday in
that capital.
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Fonsmot Fustus.—Little is doing in this. market this
morning. Spanish opened at 4111, at which price they

remain.

Mexican Bonds opened at 4n—Old Spanish, 21a-,
Columbian, 66—Austrian, 43—Chili, 78—Russian, 901—
New Prussian, 891-01 d, 911--French, S to 1--
Poyais, 321.
HALF PAST TWELVE OTLOCE.—Consols are DOW 90 full
the account, with a strong market and a good deal doing.

We understand a forgery was discovered yesterday, on the
Bank, of 20,0L01. 'rhe parties have absconded with the whole
of the property. The forgery was committed in the Consols,
which were sold out to the above amount.

PROM ONE OF HIS MAJESTY'S COMMISSIONERS.
JAMAICA, Dec. 2-1, 1823 —Admiral Sir S. W. Halsted
and family, and his Mapsty's Commissioners, the Consul
General, and atm: of the Consuls fur Colombia, were en-
tertained during their stay for one day at Barbadoes, at a
dejunne a la fuurchelle, by Mr. Cavan, of that island.
The effect produced on the trade with the Spanish main,
by the arrival of the Commissioners and Consul General at
Jamaica, has been of a most favourable kind. Houses at
this island are preparing to establish branches in Colom-
bia, and the influx of British trade through the
Atlantic ports alone of Colombia is expected soon
to reach dor 5 millions sterling.
Lt will require upwards of thirty days for tbeeommissior-
ers and Consul General to get up the Maedairua., The
stream sets down very strong, and the boats are beaten DP
the whole way, a breeze scarcely giver prevailing on the nuts.
The heat is very excessiveo ad a species of hard biting lo
quito infests the river in pyramids. The usual auietsto
encap on sd banks evey nigh with mosquito eels
suspended over portable beds ror cots. t The Consul General
takes his lady and family to Bogota, and the sufferings dui
will hare to encounter is the Magdalena are of no ordi-
nary kind.

Among the signs of the times, the difference of opinion on
matters of great public importance, known to prevail in the
British Cabinet, is not the most auspicious omen of peace and
prosperity to the country. " A House divided against itself
ea nna t stand," nor can clashing Councils, among the Rulers Pf
Nation, produce either union or happiness among the PenPle•
On the first, day of the meeting of parliament, Messrs. Canning
and Peel, two leading Cabinet Ministers, as if bylprovioncoa•
cart, thought proper to publish to the world their respective
political creeds, on the great Winne question of Cathollo
Emancipation; from which it appears,
they are as much
opposed to each other, as the antipodes.--Nr•
Canning declared his unaltered, and unalterable
nation, to support the Catholic claims at all times, and
whatever party, that question, shall he brought
whi e Mr, Peel, equally resolute, announced his fazed
lion of opposing,
for ever, and in all shapes, tbe'claims. If the Influence of opinions hold by such men,
only on tliAr own individual conduct, the world could
little inter, in recpri ing their differences, but where,

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this case, the happiness of millions are sacrificed to such dis -
senslons, the matter assumes an incalculable importance.
If the question involved points of theological controversy,
we should not be found among those most forward to adopt
the Catholic Creed. But the question at issue merely
amounts to this:—Whether an exclusionfroos, or a partici-
pation of, the benefits of the Constitutioo,..be best adapted
to allay animosities, to dispel prejudices, and to make
millions contented and happy subjects ? In this view of
the matter, Mr. Canning's mind partakes of the light n d
liberality of the age be lives in, while that of Mr .I Peel's
belongs to the fifteenth century. All history is on our
side, when we assert, that persecution never yet made
converts from error, and it is equally true, that no
man ever joined in persecuting another for religions
opinions, that had a single spark of the Chris-
tian Religion in his heart. If wo wish
to turn others from the errors of their
faith, we must, by the purity of our;t example, teach
them the superiority of our own. This will be sure in time
to lead.theut to compare, to reason, and to act, and will
gradually produce that salutary change, which no force can
accomplish. The Catholic population of Ireland, however
mistaken in their notions of the Christian faith, may yet
be sincere in their religious belief—the persecutor of no
age or country, had ever any religion at all. When such
men as Messrs. Canning and Peel, as the Irish Viceroy, and
the English Chancellor, who have had all the advantage
rslilclt study and education can supply, cannot be brought
to agree in their religions views, surely the otnaost d egree of
Christian charity ouzlit to be extended to the well inten -
tioned, though ioorint and uninformed. We believe,
however, the degraded condition of the Catholic popu-
lation of Ireland, proceeds from a desire to perpetuate what
is called the Protestant Ascendancy, which secures
the loaves and fishes to as turbulent and worthless
a set of harpies, clerical anti secular, as ever
were permitted to divide and distract a country.—
By one single effort, his Majevy could perhaps heal all
the wounds of that bleeding country ; and that his will
is so disposed, we should he sorry to doubt.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

MAL. February 4.—Wind W.—NO arrivals or sailings.—
The Alfred, Salads, and Dominica made their numbers at
noon all well and remain with the outward bound as lief 're.
PORTSMOUTH, February 4.—Wind S.E.—Arrived the Li-
May, Aldridge, from the Mediterranean.--Sailed the Cary-
line. Trion,. for London.
PLYMOUTH and FALMOUTH, January 3.—Wind S.W.—No
arrivals or tailings.
DARTMOUTH. February S.—Arrived the Joseph Green trans-
port, from Portsmouth, for Cork; and the Comme►ce. Steer,
from Gibraltar and Set hie.
Cowes, February 4.--Sailed the Marquess of Anglesey.
Williams ; and Princess of Wales, Gibbs, for London.—The
Louisa, Smith, from Hull to. Madeira, with a cargo of Wheat,
bas come into harbour very leaky.
Livettrooc, February 3.—Wind &W.—Arrived the Ann,
—, from Alexandria ; Henrietta, Bedford, and Pretty Lass.
—, from the Mediterraneau; and the leabella, Nichols, from
Lisbon. . .

GRAVESEND, February 4,—Wind W.—Sailed the Nicolas.
Cahill. for St. Thomas's ; IVellington, Allen, for Jamaica;
Promise.Olaspzow, fur Cadiz,; Diana, !dorsi), for Pernambuco;
and Preceptor, Milne. for Teneriffe.

Extract of a letter from a Member of the Levant Company,
in Smyrna, to a relation in London, Elated Dec. I :
" Thr Turkish garrison of Corinth has arrived here, and the
Biuihachi or Covernor, on landing here, immediately ad-
eresiird a Letter to Colocotroni, and Nichitas, expressing his
gratitude for Oleic honourable conduct towards him had the
garrison.
•' Reduced as the garrison was, they offered to surrender
ender any terms, and the most humane and honourable condi-
tions were granted to them by these Chiefs, and most strictly
observed."

Letters from Smyrna down to the ISth of December make no
mention of the Greeks having made a descent at Seio, or in the
neighbourhood of Smyrna.
Consols declined yesterday full one per cent, and are
lower by two per cent. than they were a fortnight ago,
and it is remarked that the number of sales of stock, and
of powers of attorney, transmitted from the country and
from the continent for a similar purpose, is greater than
has been known for a very keg period. The offices at
the Bank have been crowded, both yesterday and on the
day preceding, by persons attending to make transfers,
mid it was with difficulty the clerks were enabled to get
through the business of the day. Consols for the account
closed yesterday at t49f.
Letters dated the 24th of December were received yes-
terday from Pernambuco. The information they bring
is certainly not indicative of any lurking attachment to
Portugal. The Bahia, Brazilian brig of war, continued
to cruise off the port, and bad captured the Incomparavil,
a vessel from Lisbon. Her orders were to rapture every
ship coming from Portugal, whether under a neutral or
even under a Brazilian flag. The new junta had passed
a decree ordering every unmarried Portuguese, who
had not previously taken the oath of adherence to
the Brazilian constitation, to quit the country in three
days.
Letters of Monday from Paris state that intelligence of
importance was daily expected from M. Mari elles at Ma-
drid. It is generally supposed that the instructions of this
diplomatist include the attempt at least to bring over the
Spanish Court to a snore liberal way of thinking on the
subject of finance, and that be must require, or, if necessary
insist, that some money be raised immediately, route qui
ewe, at whztever sacrifice with respect to the conditions
on which it is fur niched.
A monument is about to be erected in the Fir Park, to
our great Iteformer, Knox. The plan is a Colossal Statute
on a Doric Pillar, The Merchant's House has granted the
ground; and there is no doubt, froua the respectability of
the gentlemen who bate taken the affair in hand, that the
nun necessary for the erection will be obtaiucd by sub-
eription.—(Gluegote Chronicle.)
WON MINES AND COLL.IIIIIIL—We see in the Dahlia
Papers the announcement of a meeting of the nobility,
gentry, merchants, and traders, desirous to ascertain the
Practicability of working with advantage any of the mines
at collieries of Ireland, and of forming A joint stock com-
pany for the purpose. There is, we believe, much field
aar enterprise in a speculation of this nature, and, we int.
'wife% well grounded hopes for success.—Cork Ch ors.
Jan. 23,—The great January Fair of this
Ban terminated on Monday last. We never witnessed a
greater concourse of persons or a more lively bustle in apy
irket. The whole scene forcibly bore the image of bettor
tura% Horned Cattle, the principal merchandiseezhibited
at this Pair, were in unusually great number., and went off
at a rate extremely advantageous to the sellers; Horses, of
which there was also 'a very fine display, were In great de-
and bore very smart prices. Pigs, the poor man's
it!Y, fully repaid, la their sale, the care and labour bestow-
!d upon them. Friezes, &lapels, linens, and other domes-
tic manufactures, were in request, and eft a fair profit:
The light-fingered gentry were particularly on the alert,
74 practised la many instance; the art of conveyancing
Li'lb great success and dexterity. Many unfortunate per-
"sl suffered severely from the depredatious this la4ll-
- gang. We may form an idea of how wretches
Ttlftered, from the circumstance of 36 of Hume
bring detected and taken up while following their calling.
-.(14111One Herald.) . .
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