The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-08-19 00:00:00

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ItaliWed, is, how the demsnis ittli4
,
sii ikie 8 u pplied, for that a/Amy, hard cash In
istigaintities,will be wanted there, is now dai-
vemell? allowed:. The Courier admits, that though
this is the golden age, the Sovereigns are much In
assissat gold.- *bin's, 66 though. very poor, may
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still be very blest," but Kings and Princes cannot
rattly be beppY without plenty of money. If the
meat scribes eon be believed, ambition be ,
bees utterly discarded from the Cabinets of the great
European Powers, all projects of aggression or con.
quest have been, for ever, renounced, and the golden
.
age hes already recommenced. Not one of the
66 great Allied Powers" can have a motive for dis-
turbittg the peace of Eorope—want of money, we
suppose excepted, to keep op the military Means
by which they maintain the robberies they have
effected from the smaller ones. If things are in
this happy state which the Government writers
represent, there surely Can be no justification
for the enormous and burdensome military esisblish.
merits, still kept up by the principal Allied Sove-
reigns. If the British Ministers sincerely entertain
the sentiments thus conveyed to the Public in a demi.
official form, the least we can expect is, that Lord
CASTLEREAGH will, at the meeting of Aix-la-Cha-
pelle, snake a proposition for reducing the armies of
the different Posers to the level of such establish-
ments as may he indispensable for aiding the Civil
Authorities in maintaining internal tranquillity.
The acknowledged organ of Ministerial feeling
admits the probability that 66 the relative situation
and privileges of different-religion" persuasions, par.
ticularly the Jews, who hitherto have been so griev-
ously oppressed, may become a point of discussion
at the approaching Congress." But no suspicion
seems to be entertained that the cause of the Irish.
Catholics is any wise likely to engage the attention
of this liberating conclave. Is the writer in the
Courier certain that the cause of the Irish Catholics
has found tin powerful advocates upon the Conti-
nent :—Let the Editor conseltits misters fora reply.
We certainly do not expect any very hied decrees in
favour of either Civil or Religious Liberty from the
Council whom the vile encomiasts of legitimate de-
spotism are perpetually lauding, and who have tram.
pled on the rights Of mankind with such proud and
insulting ferocity. No, no ; these Potentates are no
reformers of legal abuses—no abolishers of unjust
restraints—no emancipators of mankind—no cor.
rectors of absurd customs—no protectors of liberty
and virtue—no encouragers of genius—no guardians
of tbe oppressed. The enlightening influence of knowt
ledge and science have dawned upon almost every body
but Kings. They seem to vegetate still in the dark
ages, and to love the cloudy ignorance that surrounds
them. " Tho' monarchies may differ a good deal," said
Lord CIIESTERFI EL D, " Kings differ but little ; those
who are absolute, desire to continue so, and those
who are not, endeavour to become so." The Con-
gress, wbiclrso outraged the feelings of human na•
lure, and trampled on the liberties and just privileges
of the nations—which tore states and empires asun-
der, for presents to gratify bloated Pride and mad
Ambition-r-levelled the severest blow against the
stability of Thrones, at the termination of a war,
commenced under the pretences of maintaining justice,
morality, and religion—the Congress, setting at de-
fiance, mocking morality, s nd disregarding the precepts
of religion, employed itself in the pious exercise of
plundering one nation to round another, and in
crushing the weak to please the powerful. To those
who wrap themselves in antique prejudices, and place
their actions under the guidance of half worn out
opinions, the dispersion of the clouds of error, and
the inclinations of the subject to investigate the con-
duct of the Governors of nations, must appear as
en evil of unusual size. But the wise behold with joy
the reign of despotism beginning to yield to the reign
of the laws ; and that barbarous policy, which for
centuries has made Europe a field of blood, fading
before the light of reason.

PRICE OF STOCKS THU
Hank Stuck 973 i 973
3 per Cent. Kett. 76iii
3 per Cent.Conotols 76,11
s per Cent. 86}
Consal4 fur Aer. NM
4 per Cent. 964

THE STATESMAN.

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1141,1111SOAT. AUGUST 19, 11118.

The cairn of the late depression in the state o'
the Funds is yet variously stated. The Courier says,
a great part of the recent isles were for the Gentle-
men who are expected to take the French Loan, that
is, the Bulls and Bears who are going to figure in
the train of Lord CASTLEREAGH at the Congress of
This is a curious enough state-
ment, if it be true; but •e know that the sellers of
the Stock in question were, in several instances,
houses deeply concerned in the American end West
India trade. The prevalent opinion in the City yes-
terday was, that Stocks will still be lower by the
Account day, which is on the 261%. The short.
lived rise, we are told, was occasioned by a Broker,
connected with the Chancery Court, having made
purchases to the amount of 196,0001. in money.—
A curious circumstance is mentioned, which is
likely to affect the money Market still farther,
and strikingly indicates the effect of the ab.
surd end impolitic connection which has grown
up bete pegs the Government and the lasols.—
I t is now said the confidence of the monied interest
its the arrangements of the Government, has been
somewhat shaken, by a proposition made by the
CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER to the Bank, to
accept the first instalment of the .nine millions due
to that establishment from the Public in Exchequer.
Bills, to which proposal the Directors, it is under-
stood, have replied, that being committed by
what passed in the House of Commons previous
to the close of last Session, to ptepare for the
resumption of Cash Payments, they must require
the performance of the promise of Government to
pay in money, to enable them to do so. In conse-
quence of this refusal, about a million and a half
has been repaid and withdrawn from circulation, and
this has created what is called a scarcity of Bank-
notes, sod the rate of interest and discount which
has been for nearly two years at or under four per
cent. has lately advanced to five. There has also,
we are informed, been an increased demand for dis.
count at the Bank at this rate. if this continues,
and the repayment of so small a portion of the nine
millions has already produced se much effect, the
interest on Exchequer Bills must be raised, and it
is obvious that while the different Merchants and
Bankers can procure employment for their money at
Gee per cent. they will not invest it in Three per
Cents. at 75, and the Funds must still fall. It is
also rottrored, that the CHANCELLOR of the Ez•
CHEQUER, feeling the dilemma in which the Govern.
ment and their friends, the Contractors of the late
Loan, are placed by this circumstance, had a meet-
ing with the Directors at the Bank on Monday, and
if what we hear of the discussion which took place
there is correct, we shall nut augur from It any like.
lihood of an advance its the price of the Funds.
Such are the statements in circulation. In matters
so mysterious we may leave our Readers to judge for
themselves. Such jai-Tine and difference of object
among the holders of the needful, and thou who
cannot govern affairs without their assistance, are
certainly sufficient to account for the late depression
of the Fonds ; but we suspect it is no more the inten.
lion of theßauk volonterilyto return toCashPayments,
or of the CIIAICCELLOR of the Excticouxa to restore
the metallic currency of the kingdom, and give up
his system of Eschequer Bills, and Loans and
paper securities, than it is the design of the Emperor
of RUSSIA to restore Poland to its independence, or
the King of PaursiA teem his Sums Wittily the half
of his kingdom beck again. Tin peat puzzle) they,

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mending the ve measure to the Court of Directors'
at home. The result has nut yet trekked. Whet,
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real merit is Band, there unqueoll itily might to
be tin difficulty in -confokin(itstollo ruble reward.
but the practice la bestowing brevet' rank is
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tainly much abuse& for the sake of unworthy object,.
—4.—
The Paris Papers to the 15th have reached el,
The legitimate Heirs to the French Throne are is.
'ironing. The Duchess of ORLEANS has roamed
her husband with another Prince, biting her third eon.
He is to have the tithe of Prince of Jul .ri11,., led to
have plenty of names, viz. FnAwcrs FEtiuts too hi.
LIPPE Louts hi AWE. The King has bean pleolug
himself with the prospect of legitimate filmier, sap
rated by the erection of the enormous statue tit
II Mt Y IV. weighing 30,000 lbs. in the Pont N.
on • hich occagion there was,of course, a grand prom,
sion. It is again rumoured from Spin, that r,,
ti,,
NAND VII. Wends to send one of his Mini.ters to lib,
la•Chapelle, to solicit the mediation of the Atlims„
vereigns, in adjusting his differences with the tralti
States. It eras confidently asserted at troy, that the
Spanish Minister at Washington had.been feesllpd.....
IlisSpauish Majesty,w hose troops commit no horrible
Ids, appears in a peat passion at the " hOrrilllecondott
of the United States." Had the. King of SrAts o,,,waa
little more tenderness to his friends, and gratitude to
his foreign and domestic supporters, be would eau
now with a better grace to seek again the interferstes
and support of the great European States. Eugilli
particularly, to whose interests he has shown himself
so adverse, cannot be eapected to sympathise io Lis
wrongs. We stated some horrible conduct tio the
part of the Spaniards yesterday, towards a 'will
Captain at St. Domingo, which does not by any
means increase the claims of Spain to oar assistance
against the AmeriCans.

According to advices from Turkey, of the Holt.
the discussions between Russia and that Power env
not then brought to a close. The Russian Minister
had presented a fresh Note of considerable
upon the proposition to regulate collectively all the
differences, but the determination of the Gain
SXIGNIOR on the subject was not known.

The account of the QUEEN yesterday was—" lIN
MAJESTY remains mach the same, having passed s
good night."
" The operation undergone by her Manses,"
observes a Morning Paper, " is not that which is
common in cases of dropsy. Incisions, we under.
, stand, have been made in her MAJESTY'/ arms, *hick
are treated in a way well-known ; and by these six
has been relieved."
At the Dinner Party given by the. QUEEN, in cele-
bration of the Duke of YORK'S Birth-day, Olett vett
present, of the Royal Family, the PRINCE REGIS;
Duke of Yong, the Duke and Duchess of KIM,
the Duke and Duchess of CAMBRIDGE, the Ducts
of GLOUCESTER, and the Princess AUGUSTA. TM
Queue did not dine with them, but joined thereat
the desert.
On Monday her MAJESTY gave another dinner, h
celebration of the birth-day of the Duchess of Kern,
which was attended by the PRINCE Recasts; the
Duke and Duchess of YORK, the Duke and Duck*
Of KENT, the Duchess of Gusuceereft, and the
Princess AUGUSTA.
DEPARTURE OF THE DUKII AND DI:CHESS OF CAN•
Bainaz.—Yesterday morning the Duke and amino
of CAMBRIDGE left town to proceed en their way to
Hanover, for the Royal Duke to resume the We.
Lions of Government. At half-past eight o'clock,
the Prince WILLIAM and Prince FREDERICK of flee;
accompailled by Colonel Nora. and Major Jew,
left Mr. GREENWOOD'S house, in South Audley-
square, in a carriage and four. The carriage els
followed by another, in which were Miss listrosa-
MAW, the Lady of Honour to the Duchess, Colonel
Kea; exc. The Duke end Duchess set out, at %las
in their travelling post-chaise. They w le foliated
by Madame Kam and Miss RusT, the Duke's all
Duchess's Pages, in three other carriages. They
were to proceed to Dover, to embark on board the
yacht the Royal Sovereign, on tier return (rotate,.
saying Prince LEOPOLD to Calais. Cul. KM ell
expected to return to town.
His Excellency Mr. GALLATIN, Ambassador of
I the United States to his Most Christian Majesty, SP'
A Report of the Meeting of the Friends of radios,
! pointed to negoriate a Commercial Treaty between the
Reform at the Horns Tavern, Kennington, is given in I United States and Great Britain, arrived at the LOP
our other columns. The Meeting was highly respect- i don Hotel, Albemarle-street, on Sunday last.
able and numerous. Sir F. BURDLTT was present, The Gazette of last night again announces the op
and the lion. DOUGLAS KINNAIRD was in the Chair • pointment of Mr. Scnow. to be Danish Consul st
' Plymouth, and omits the addition which was e'
but the venerable Advocate of Reform, to whose ronecously affixed to the title of the King of DIP
exertions the Cause of Liberty owes so much, Major MARE. lie is now styled King of DENMARK, Weld
CARTWRIGHT, was enable to attend through indis• of King of DENMARK and NORWAY.
position. This was a matter of much and just re- BRITI•II CLAlll4.—The three' ',Minns rereireti i
gret, and the Meeting evinced their feelings of at- from Fralyce to indemnify the British claimants ide,
tachatent and respect for the virtues and well. their losses through the ordinances of the Fres!.
exerted talents of the patriotic Major, in a manner Governments will, it is said, remain untouched 1111
Gentleman. be
next.Sessioo, when an Act of appropriation isle 1
highly honourable to the character of that Ge
be passed. The Commissioners appointed Late hill
The calumnies attempted to be heaped upon Reform. therto dens little,
except receiving one '2OOOl. a sent
ers in general, and the base and cowardly attacks another 15001. and so on. which is paid by a Per',
perpetually made upon Major CARTWRIGHT, were
claims have not been considered as they deserve,
"9"Re on the "In recovered. The "mei°
well repelled by the able Chairman, and the speech slid
NDEry, on this as well as all other unless, its the passing of the Act alluded to, sane
of Sir FRANCIS BU
; intelligent commercial man be added to she Commie
occasions, will, we doubt not, be perused with much ' sion, it seems very likely that the British merchant',
pleasure and interest by all our Readers. tsr whose benefit the Convention was prsifeeiedif
--esese--- made, will receive no indemnity whatever fur then
The, Tieses contradicts the report of the Marquis to VIPs.
WINE AND SPIRIT TRADE.--GRECNOCK, Art°'
of HASTINGS being about to be superseded in the
14.—We understand that the Lords Commissiossed
Governor-Generalship of India by bend MELVILLE.
Petition
of his Majesty's Treasury, in answer to a
The change, however, appears to we vary probable. from the trade here, complaining of loss and kW'
It is said, that a plan has been lately in agitation for, 'matinee sustained through a misunderstanding b",
introducing the system of brevet rank into our In- i tween the (Mims of Customs and Excise as to t,e11.1
diets army. Lord HASTINGS appears to have found paging
the Commissioner of wine ands trite at importation, hal! 'l;
sired s of Costoms and Eccles! t,
so much difficulty in rewarding officers of Writer- direct their %Seers in future, to adopt the 11101
merit, as they distinguished themselves on I practised in England,
various occasions, that his Excellency consulted Sir I favourable tthe trade•than that hitherto in use heft'
O
which we are informed is enni

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