The Statesman.
London, England, 1824-02-07 00:00:00

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SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 7, 1824.

Srock EXCIIANGt, 12 o'CLock.—Consols opened this
fnorning with a brisk market at 911, and went up to I; but
~on after the market was damped by a respectable Broker
.riling to a large amount, which caused them to lower to
997,—1 for the account and 902 for money.

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l'p to the present hour we do not hear of any express
laving arrived from Paris, nor have we any reports in the
City to depress the Funds.
Private accounts from Paris state that M. Vilirle has
conic to a determination to reduce the five per Cent. Recites

to four per Cent.
The public are now anxiously looking to the period for
far the budget, and until that document apresrs, it is ex-
pected there will be some fluctuaton in our funds.

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Fonatom MARICKT.-- Very little is doing in the above
market this morning—Spanish opened at 24if at which
priee they remained steady.—Mexican Honda opened at 5;
—New Spanish, 161—Old, 24i;—Colombian, 701 71—Chili,
7slZ—New Prussian, 9011—Old Prussian, 92 to I—Russian,
901—French Scrip, Si—Mexican, 51 to 1.

We are not backward as a nation in complimenting our-
-Ives for our liberality and wisdom, and as far as general
knowledge may be taken into the estimate, we have cer-
tainly some claim to that character. Yet it would appear
that our progress in the science of Legislation, has by no
means been either rapid or flattering. Last night in the
Commons, Sir John Newport, called the attention of the
Bonet() the Catholic rights of Sepulture,which he contend-
ed had been violated,unnecessarily and wantonly in Ireland.
That such a subject should be required to be brought for-
ward at all, is rather a proof that we live in the times of
itrlicrAft and necromancy, than in a boasted enlighten-
ed age. Yet in the whole range of human con-
cerns, no topic could be started more likely to arouse
the angry feelings, anti inflame and exasperate the popular
mind, than this one. To prevent the effects of a proceed-
ing calculated to produce so much animosity and discord
in a country, which of all others, requires to be soothed by
gentle measures and benevolent policy, into repose and
tranquillity, Sir John moved for the production of papers
nhich would enable the House to ascertain the steps that
had been taken by the Irish Government, on this very ee-
heate subject. The Irish Secretary thought that such dis-
tlosure might lead to danger, and opposed the production
if papers, which were eventually refused by a majority of
17 ; the numbers being 56 against Had this refusal
born preceded in the ministerial speeches by any ex-
pression of regret for so gross an outrage on the natural
feelings and best prejudices of the human heart,
we should have less lamented the rejection cf Sir
John's motion. It would have shewn at least, tha
they had overcome the influence of bigotry, and had a
common sympathy with the proscribed people. In the
present state of the world, this is not a time, peculiarly
aii‘pitious, fur the increase of prelatical power. The
Church of Ireland, however well governed, leaves still
abundant room for amendment, of which the refusal of the
rights of Sepulture to the Catho:ic dead, forms no part.
It is Cie purity of example in the Clerical dignitaries of
the Irish Church—it is a kind and indulgent allowance to
the weAcness of others, and an unceasing Christian bene-
volence to mankind, which can set them right with the
distracted population of Ireland. As Sir John Newport
still intends to move for the repeal of the Act of William
the Third, we hope, on that occasion, he will meet with
better success; for if there is a single existing statute,
more "honoured in the breach than the observance" that is

the act. 114 piece of petty outrage and ur.raanly

is without parallel in England, but by a llourl on
tnecdote,related by Buonaparte, seems to be well under-
tood in Prance. ,4 When I was at Elba," (says Buona-
pate) "an actress named Racour, died. She was greatly
beloved by the public, and an immense concourse of people
went to see her funeral. When they arrived at the church
nf St. litogoe, to have the service performed, they found the
doors shut, and admission refused ; nor would they allow
the Corpse to be buried in consecrated ground, from which
they said she was excluded by her procession. She was
'Cry charitable, and the people with whom she was a
Luorite, became so clamorous and turbulent against the
priests, that Louis, much against his will, being informed
of the tumult, ordered the corpse to be buried according
to the church rites."

In a 'New York paper of the 1011 ult. under the head of
rtriligPnee from Canada, it is stared that the Legislature
the lowir Piovince have parsed resolutions, declaring,
1. I hat it is expedient further to regnlete by law the
ial intercourse of the Province with the Uuited
ts. 2, That the illegal importation of tea and East
'11:o goods from the Coifed States, is carriep on to an ex-
lOghly injurious to the revenue of the Province, and
list the evil cannot be checked by law, and is entirely
°,!ng to the peat difference in the price of those
articles %hen imported from England, or purchased in fhe
"te(l States. The Legislature had, therefore, farther re-
sOlred to petition the British Government to authorize di-
_l'tt importations from India, by the inhabitants, through
II! arrangement with the East India Company, or that
1.7 fray be permitted to supply themselves from the
liltrd States, on payment of a reasonable duty.