The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-02-19 00:00:00

she riolotion of his properly h

Governmvett.

Scone l'rench proprietors, poi
property in Spain, clamed lie
first addiiirstial Article, of the'T'
J uly, 1811, bet week i France a
'op.:restitution of the properly _
men in Spain, and which had been sequestred. The
'delay Which had arisen gave reason to sey;Pose thaw,
his Catholic Majesty, returning to the 'firs stipulit
i,.
oinns, wished to recede himself from the performance
of a rontrart, which heft become one of the bases o
modern policy, a contract (hat Sovereigns have re-
ligiously observed, that the Pope has sanctioned in
his oerritnoies, and which lately has been confirmed
by the Diet of Gereteny,that protected theputchasere
of foreign oath-mai property, who were sehjects of
the Prince of Hesse Castel. Thls Petition, also, wes.
referred to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. P
• -••••••• '
PA 11.1‘, FEU 15.—His Royal Highness the Doke
of A ngouleme received yesterdry evening • visit fro*
the Duke of Wellington.
Since the event of the 10th inst. the Duke of Weld
litogton has received, daily, visits from the King's
Ministers, the Ambassadors, and the most distin-
guished personages in the capital. His Lordship
takes Isis usual ride ms horseback, accompanied by
one of his Aids-de-Camp.
Yesterday M. Boullanger brought an action.
against M. Joseph Bonaparte, to recover very ime
portant claims, in the name of Al. Mottet, merchant
of Madrid, who complains of au act of dispossess.
hog effected through violence and force of arms, by
Joseph Bonaparte, when the tatter occupied the cab;
OW of Spain. The Sieur tvlottet obtained, par deo
faut, in November, 1816, a judgment, by which We
recovered two hundred and some thousand francs, for
indemnities and interest. lie caused his personal
properly, the Castle of Morfontaine, to be seized,
and the seizure was declared lawful, in
oppooltiom to
the claim of the Sieur Clary, who pretended to have
bought the property, as a part of his real and per-
sonal estate. M. Joseph Bonaparte has protested
against this judgment by default. Ile has engaged
for Advocate M. Tripier, who will reply on Friday
next to the pleading of M. lloullanger.
The .Madrid Genetic confirms the intelligence from
Genoa respecting the conduct of the Dry of Algiers,
toward' the foreign Consuls. The news has been
brought to Nlahots by several vessels from Algiers,
the passengers on board which, all agree as to the
circumstances which have been already Muted. Our
Vienna. Correspondent informs us, that the intel-
ligence hes been officially transmitted to the Count
de ltossi, the Sardinian Minister at the Austrian
Court.'
BASLE, Fca. s.—Yesterday at the Sitting of the
Grand Council of the Canton, the Swedish Colonel,
Gustavus Adolphus Gustayson (ci-devaut King of
Sweden), was formally introduced, and received as a
citizen of Basle. -

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Prsict: OF STOCKS THIS OAY AT ONE O'CLOCK.
Ikink Stock 2896 • h per Cent. Nilo* 1031 t • •
9 per Cent. Red. 801 India Bonds 103 p .
3 per Ceut. Coninl• 79i 80 -- Stock
Conmils for Acc. 00 • Long Ann: TN 21
4 per Cent. 99‘ lischequerAdls 111 26 p . •

THE STATESMAN.

Secret Committees have not
subjects upon which am
for they have not yet
Reports ittoither House.—
declared that, ...whet] the
should be fully enquired

be the coTictlen .oe()at ,Cosatmittee, that Mi.
'tasters had so conduct themselves, &c."—
kowte people may consider*ka very preposterous
way Of talking on the Parrothis Lordship, who ap-
pears so.confidently to know what will be the cowrie.
Lion of the. Committees ; bet we really hare no liesi •
Mimi in believing the Noble Lord in this instance—
since His beyond contradiction that the Committees,
Whosejudgment is to be decisive on the conduct of Mini.
sters, are composed of Ministers themselves ; and no
testimony is to be received at the Bar of the En-
quireks, but such as tends to help them out with
their esoteric justification. Liberal and indulgent
souls! ,".they seek no protection for therriselves—they
only ask that they may not be convened to betray
Mote who furnished the information upon which they
acted." To betray such men as °firer, and Bradley,
and Mullin, we suppose ! As to Magistrates, after
Ithe stimulating Circular of the Home Secretary, we
think it would indeed he rather too bad to throw the
blame and the responsibility upon them of the late acts.
But we really doubt much whether there are many
o'vespectibleperson.." to be betrayed in tl•ii instance,
lasi if respectable authority could be adduced in proof
of the much disputed allegations, we have that con.
'Gdence in Ministers to believe that they would 'not be
over delicate in the sacrifice of names and authorities.
If Magistrates, by the exercise of their powers as
such, or others, by their incontestable knowledge
of facts, base been the cause of repressing dan-
gerous conspiracies, they will doubtless be very
well pleased at being hailed as Patriots ; and if
they have been the causes of unmerited sufferings
to their fellow.creatures, they ought still more to be
exposed. Dot itiviteet be obvious to every one, that
if the case of Ministers had been so clear, they would
have had no occasion to shrink from a fair and im.

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Ql/43, IG E
DIAL, Pm. 18.—Arri red indt Sail
the Lonack,44scoll, from Born's%
jesty's ship ernol from litem,,
and St. Helena, with passengers.—Csi
t he itiver,the Britannia,Fisher, forGy
Barton, for Jamaica: James liar
ditto ; Venelis, Hearn, for ditto
for New York ; Shelelagh, Cross

illism~,

Monserratt ;
William and Henry, Southern,
whole outward-bound realaits, detained. hi
winds. •
RANSGATE, Fin. 18.—The Dutch
Zeelust Carel, F.edriks, from Am"
Batavia, was off the North Fore's'
all well.—Several ships have put in
PonTsxouTit, Feu. 18.—The Vii
has put hack from ave.—Sailed the
for London.
I'LvatouTtr. Fzu. 17.—Came in
wer, from'St. Michael's for London,
II AltWfalf, 1413.18.—Sailed tile Cs!
with Mails and •priv4engert,for Mtv(
Lord Melville packet, with ditto,
FALMOUTII, FEB. 16. Arrived
packet, from Lisbon ; sailed the 3.1'
Countess of Chichester packet, for
Wellington packer, for the Brazils.

WINDSOR, FEB. 18.—Yebterda;
YORK arrived at the Castle from Oats.
to her MAJESTY 'and the PRINCESSES,
Dowager Couple's of PEMBROKE
from Richmond Park. and Lady C,

This monies the Duchess of Yi
for 04iInnds.

The Mike nf. CLA RENCE WI, to eV
day, as to be able to lea town
for Bostty.
egtf /der his Serene Highness*
Ilosinuttau visited the Duke and
BERLAND. He also receiver! visits
CUMBERLAND and Gi.ouctimt;m,
IlloGiss. A number of .distitiguisl
called to pay their respects. 1?
Serene Highness went to dine;
CAMDEN to meet the P11124;16 112.01
The report relative to Vim heal.,
POLD is 100 true. Escept prime diem
intervals, his Serene Highness has
but • general decline of his strengtl
regret by all who approach him.
that, if the genial air of porießhi
effect a beneficial change, his Sell
visit Germany and Italy.
Yesterday a Court of Directnt
East ladia•lioose, when the ff
were sworn into the command
ships, viz.:—Captain I.4t.ttysteLi
tain Tcmet.att, Perseverance ; for

The Earl of SErroze, we have (hi
perfectly recovered. His I.or
left Crosteth, near Liverpool, 01
town. They are expected in Ai
evening.
Accounts from Antigua, of the
in consequence of recent indicatim
the neuvoe•, the military force of
in requisition to assemble et the shi
tire. A very severe shock of weak
felt at Sr. John's, which lasted sever,
which the vibrations of the earth,
alarming description. It was .repoi
advices came away, that consider
consequence been sustained in
island.

It is confidently staled, that, on
Lord MELvit.t.E from the Admira'
Marquis of HASTINGS in India,
BUCKINGII.III will be appointed
return of the Marquis of HasTING!
be expected in the ensuing autumn.
iiIIIIIEET IN AMERICA.—An
given in the American Papers of al
a Colonel John Anderson to bribe
Member of Cagiest, to support i
(erred by the Colonel, which were
lion of a Committee of the House,
of the Hoprtsentatives on this
regarded as a high. breach of Pt
Anderson, occupied several cloys,
to have been brought to an en..
Some of the Papers are astonished
should deliberate for a moment on '
supporting its own dignity in the
semblies of this sort, upon such
picion is entertained, that as the qk
plicate certain Officers of the Gore,
might have enough to do, if it wet
this 'Demi, n, the work of expui-ion
Paper, in allusion to this attempt
at bribery gives us an amusing
song. " John Anderson, say fa,"
which runs thi;,:—
.• John Antlergon, toy jo John, lino
Airy to btly si Congre.,, nun, at d not ,
Wu, idler 'ton so *null, John ? )otor p. k
bid hiAlter and are' 4.411 neat titer, Juku
Long Credit—A Bond.streiit
the other day, that although he
mlrcelefitl in gelling (we preset
long credit, yet he must allow .
rh ry Contractor, had far oat-done
his undertaking to procure credit
ousand y ears ; for his part be caul
tor it was so long a term, that L
Long. himself could go such kngths.
Dun Patrevrico.—Colonel T
were taken into custody, at Tornhans-green
nesday morning, while they were preparing
alluel.
Saturday Sir Wm. ComcnEvc was easy
eltcted a Member for the Borough of Plyt,
Three Catidiclates will start for that Borougi
nest General Election—Sir TOODIAS BEAT
TIN, Sir CHARLES POLE, and Sir W. Cotton,
COLCIIVITER ELECTION, FEB IS.—At
close of the Poll, the numbers were:—
Mr. Wildman ... • 51
Mr. Harvey - - lel
Al.jorit) in farlar.of Mr. Wikirtato ,11

by the *gents of the It would seem that the Se
yet fully empire& into the
nrchasers of national
were-olipniiited to decide,
• Sefosceueesit of the •
,resty6or '2oth ofVeillefed forfrii With,their R
ind*iain‘ *lath% to I.lojd 9MTLIERiAOII has de
lin6essod by Preach: Cando A or Ministers sh,

•
rg7y. Batavia,
—Came dwn truss
Trona& ; St. Mary,
r ris„ Cullom, re:
; Gideon, Cog
lutott,, &yogi, y„,
taioed; by contrary
itch ship Nienv,r
atsterdam )ward to
Maud the IGth iair.
4 here for shelter. •
CllV:ienai:sttEllielinegrceeMta'rgallAlstietiswedli:nknol:t
I"netsluys ;sod tb,:
for Cuxhaven.
red the Arehella
3d guar.—SsiJed (bp
it Lisbon ; and the
s.
ay the Duchess of
Datlands, or a visit
cesscs, as did the
(Lady is Waitiug)
ALTnouri:.
ours left the castle
much better pike.
abort two o'clock
the Prince of nests
Duchess of Coo.
from the Darla
Mended by Colonel
kgnished /hamlets
In the evening his •
with the Marquis
isms.
,Ith of Prince lA.
ileum:l6c attacks at
is no acute disorder,
th is perceived with :
P. It is understood
hire does not Mt
!retie Highness silts
Irs was held at the
following Captains
of their respective
Lc, Cabal's ; Cap.
r China direct.
the pleasure to state,
ordship and family
nu Tuesday last ter
l.rlitigtoti-street this
e 24 ult. state, thett
ins of revolt swag'
the island was held
Mortest possible no.
earthquake had beta
rend secenda,4lurieg
a, were of the most
'ported }dies theft
erable injury hail,'
sume pare of dr')
an the remold se)
ally, to succeed das
v, the Marquis at
I First Lord. The'
cg, from India, oaf
o. I- 4:0
amusing taste/ Is.
an attempt made by
tea Mr. Williams, e
•t certain claims we-
're under consider!.
e. The proceedings
affair, which was
Privilege by Colonel
s, and do net appear
mike conclusios.—
ished that Congress
on the propriety
e usual style of As- '
h charges; but sus-
question tends to ite•
"'realest, the liaise t,
eve to COMMPOCe, Oa
ion. An American
opt of the Calomel%
Parody of the 01d
," the first stanza ut
• could ye bie ,ea
P.l Pie lure the int,ll ?
'p. .a qui e 11/111
NAM API Vann. my pi
t lounger observed,
le had been tolerably
sme he meant lakidg)
that !list', the Lot-
lone him in this way.
credit for Wine for
could not swallow it,
t he thought gut ens
Ohs.
T. and F. H. .1. E.q•
•nhart.green on %%W-
-ere preparing to fight.
vc was Vtlllllllloll4
rough of Plymouth."
• that Borough " 454.
LOMAS 8Y.01,,p MAIL-
f W. CUSGREIS•
A
u IB.—At the bun