The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-05-18 00:00:00

EITR ACT or ♦ LETICR FROM PARIS, MAY 13.

" Ales! poor Duke of WILL, !! Never'
did Sir him Falstaff cut so sorry a figure, no, not
even when discovered In the basket of 'fowl linen,'
as the great, the invincible Hero of Waterloo-bridge
does before the Court of Assizes of Paris. The
ADVOCATI-GENZRAL said the Doke was a model of
generosity and loyalty ; a load horse-laugh iovolun•
eerily burst forth from. all portent the audience, whilea
voice from the crowd said, Ws know it : the 12th
Article of the Convention of Paris proves it ; the
rummer was such that the A ovoczve-Gemzuzz was
some miaow. ere he could proceed ; in vain the
Court commanded silence ; the !aegis, the howls, the
murmurs still continued ; at length oilmen was ob-
i tained, and the idol neat on, 'hen the nateinatien
of the witnesses gsve the lie, at ern, step, to

the act of accusation (the hadichweet); it does
not, however, go so far as to corroborate the
bold assertion of an English Gent'. nen residing
at Paris, who, when he first heard of the Duke's
being unsoiled by ins, said, ' Palms l it's
an innocent plot to get the guerti of h which has
hitherto been refused him : nothing can be more ridi.
colons than the whole story.' TALLETRAND said,
when he was told that the assegais bed Bred so high
as to miss even the carriage, the fool mistook his
Grace for a Greet Man.' Yesterday the ADTOCATC•
GENERAL Mated that he might have fired too low,
and shot ender the carriage. The fact it, the matter
was all a hoes, and his Gram does well to keep oat
of the way, for MI MI. Duets sad CLAYLAu would
put such questions to him as be would find a diffi-
culty in answering so readily as he did Lord KIN-
NAIRD'I charge in the-Hoene of Lords. The Peers
took his word as torrent coin, bet it would not past
so here. The peacock's tail is no compensation for
his disagreeable voice: the Duke knows it and is si-
lent. Many *homes have been brought from Brus-
sels, and to little porpoise : one BERNARD CM! from
'hence I. prove that the cloth of the pest cost
he exchanged with CANEILLON was s little finer
than the one he got in eschange.--A Woman
of the name of Ducate, was lent for from Wessels,
to prove that CANTILLON was a Mlle better off after
his journey to Paris ; that he had a new great coat,
end often got drunk. In fact, this mighty matter,
about which the Cornier and Timer made such a foss,
terns out to be a very y affair, out of which
few Or none will come with spprobstion.
" The Minister of Finance and the Cmnotitteo sp.
pointed to cumin. the account., are at I,.gterheadv:
they are both in the wrong. Sir CRAM PS STUART!
and Count Polio t,, BONGO have lung been at vs. I

dance: the wound if cicatrised, but there it a caries
at the bnne : the intriguing Corsican k always seek-
ing to undermine British interests,•nd heir nobly mot
by Sir 018,1111. U, who, without descending to a coun-
ter intrigee, maintaius the interest and the honour of
his country."

Thosgh the condoct of the Bosse of Commons has
long given the People cause to be dissatisfied with it,
yet does it sometimes ',reduce a temporary mirth by
its blunders, end sometimes by noticing the Men ten
of others. Some of the former are divertingly pointed
oat by Mr. Eamon. in his poignant witty manner—
for instance, in the lace Frame Bill. The preamble
stated it was necessary to emend the said Act, and
therefore it was requisite that all the prorisionr of the
said Act should cease and determine. Mr. P. Moose
tells as in last nigh'', debate, that old Gas Companies
possess so little science end skill, that they often
make a mistake by turning the wrong cork of the
gasometers, thereby letting the gas into the slyer atsil
the water into the shops. drowninc the people in
them. Ile might have added, " and barning the
fishes la the river."
The frauds committed is private life, and the false.
hoods stirred is the Public Journal', are become
objects of seamss alarm sod solemn dispat. A man
oho should have had no other informati.o on public
rooms than from the Newspapers, would be apt to
think he lived in a country where its maneasteres and
lits government were carried on spots the most happy
and poop footing ; and that the Bank was an
is slitstien devoted to the common good of the coun-
try. rather than to the enriching of its Directors.
Lord WHITWORTH is now returned from France,
and consequently the French are relieved rauw a thou-
: send different conjectures.
Ms• CASIMIR. AHD CUR has been
proposed at a Cuffro.hosse, east of Templmbar, to
I determine which is the greatest truth-teller, Mr
CANNING or Mr. COURIER ; for while the latter
fiats upon it that trade and finance lioari.h, and that
lall ought to rejoice that they are so well off ; the for.
me says, that rrrrg man's interest is dammed with
patience and allentton, and silk skill and knoakdge
in the Hesse of Commons; oh , as Mr. Eusoa
observe", " when the question was to be finally
determined by the Muse, whether five hundred and
thirteen petitions for Reform, mitt, a host of written
signatures to each, were to be received or not, a
great majority of the Members i. 1.1 retired to the
tavern : on the division, orly siaia.fuer Mem.
beta out of 658 attended, and not mote than Ms
of the slaty.four voted for the recep.ion of those
num printed petitions." Hese were patience
and attention wilt a witness.

A constant Reader of the Srmixix wishes to
he informed what is the annual Pilpoltre of maintain-
ing those useless appendages of State pomp, the
Royal yachts ?
The expensive establishment of the Commissariat
in the colonies tiering peer., demands the particular
attention of the Public. If there be any real dis-
position to economise existing amml the Mi••jarre
why is not this department lonksd into?—The
Storekeepers General's, striking as the esposure of
its abases has been, would net be found to sicted
it in waste and extravagance.
The Paint Recant dined with the Princesses
AUGUSTA and SOMA on Sunday, at Windsor t his
Itnyal Highness afterwards returned to Carlton.
house.

Motility Ike Doke of KVIT paid his retpects to
the l'olvrE Ittowitt. at Corlion.hout..

The Doke of YOllliyostrttlay submitted some new
clothing for the throe regiments pi Foot Guards, to
the PRINCE RESENT, •1 Catlton.housr, which, Ise
understand. the Ilcottsc was pleased In approto.
Tug Dvaa or Voug's Counclt..—On Friday the
Doke of Youg. held • Council upon the state of the
KING, at Losuboth Palace, which WO4 attoniloti by
the Archbishop of CAN KKKK CRT. the Bishop of Los-
DON. the Marquis CAMDEN, the Doke of MouTen•c,
the Esti of WincuaLsta, Lord 11SNLEY,and Sir W.

DOSSR, MAT Majesty'a packet Chief's'.
ter, Capt. Hurrra, arrived yestrrday from Calais,
with bocci WHITWORTH and OR Doc!u•sq of DORSET
and party, and after dining at the Yotk llotcl, pro-
ceeded ou their journey to touts.

NAVAL INTELLIGRAVR.

DEAL, MAT 17 —Artived end tailed for the RI.
Ter, the Nereid, Sims from Triosoded.

PORTISOUTII. MAT 17.—Arrived big Mojesq's
cotter Lion, front a mit..

Fouanuew, Mat 115.—Arrierol the Meld Miller,
fro. London for Newfoundland : sod &swish,
Painter, for Cardiff and Cons'antinoplo.—Sailed the
Countess of Chichester pucker, with Mails, for this
Brazils.

Co.,R MAY 14.—Sailed the Dispitch store brig.
for Minor&

LAW INTRLLIGENCE.

COURT OE CIIANCF:RV. MAT IS.

ARUM OF CHARITANLE INSTITUTIONS.

aactmuousz AND OTHERS D. Till CONPORATIOX OP

Lula Low.

On the Lord Chancellor coming Into Court, Mr.
PIIII.I.IIIORE stated to his LordshiN that he wished
to mention a case, that bad beets appointed for eon.
sid►ratinn this morning. in consegeence of I Peti.
lion presented on the 14th inst. praying an Appeal on
the part of the Corporation of Ludlow. against a
decision of the Master of the Rolls. He was in.
strutted to move, that the consideration of the case
might be postponed generally, in consequence of the
absence of Mr. Hart, he not being able to attend on
account of a ditri.stic calamity.
Mr. llctr.nsaid, that he could not consent to etia
motion : if business was allowed to be postponed nn
each grounds as had been stated, ale man scald be
able !ode arty thing in that Court. The Corporation
of Ludlow had possessed themselves of a considerable
sem (IMO and the present sootier was made poly
in enable them to retain possession of t►e wooer as
lone as they could.
Th• Liter) CIIANCILLOn.—LA tb MO setae on
peremptorily on Saturday nest.

This tonrning this Cowls of King's Bench, Com-
mnn I'l.•s, •nd Esctipsier, were occupiod in hear.
ins mminns for n•w t dial. (motions of course), 'jets.
moos, &e.. and in swearing in Attendee, of which a
considerable number were in attendance for that per.
pose.

cotAT Or K I Mrs'BENCH. Mae 11.
Mr. Hunt, at the sitting of the Court, applied for
a role to show cease why the Master should not re.
, vivre his 'nation of a bill *rants. Mr. [lent stater!,
that lie Ind suffered judgement to go by default in a
writ of enquiry preferred against him at Wincbestio.
On this occasion the Muster bad allowed 60'. for wit.
nesse,. 161. for Counsel, and, out of en Wm.
donate bill of 3041. had struck of 17111. leaving
him Oe remainder to pay. Ile complained not of
the Master, but of a country attorney, by whoa
the wine bad been brought against him. In sup.
' port of his application. he handed in en slidevit i.f
great length, cootaining such matter irreleesot tip
the subject ; end the Court directed he should re-
' form his affisdavit, and confine it to the subject twat.
' ler in question.
t itIMINAI. latrtiltvitaTlO,..
Mr. SCARLET r applied for • Criminal Information
against T. Ch4pmen, printer and publisher of The
Manchester Observer, ler a libel no the Justices of
the Session., ender the followingcircomstancest—le
appeared that some lime back • tweeting took place
!amongst the journeymen waavers to compel their
• masters to robe tl•eir wages. A pleas was arranged
and ill•imates were eppninted to act. Two of these
persons en appointed had beau punished by the lit.
gistrases, one of them was sentenced to two year.
soil the tither to one year's iapri*nnmeot. After the
sentence a letter appeared in The Manchester Ob.
server, addressed to the Evliter, and accusing the
triegistrates of injustice and severity, end rompatieg
1 them with Judge Jefferies, obterving, " Whirl jos.
lice is lust sight of in ity, every one ought tra
feel indignation, for all sorority is gone ; I will Yee-
; tare to say. that the Masters if the W never
thought of inflicting Such panishmenis." The letter
went on to state, that when Magistretes received only
Its. • week for the discharge of their duties, tbo
stale of society would be impend.
Tile COURT granted a Ho!, to show CREW
HUNT V Till EXTORTION Of A WINCHESTER