The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-01-31 00:00:00

THE ST,

would not stab iloslf by descending to such piety war-
fare. Sae Miguel shenid have left the Russian in his
ignorance Without taunting him with ir, and both be
and his haughty master would have been effectually pu-
nished by a dignified reply.
By the way, in speaking yesterday of the orators of
the Cortes, I omitted to observe that Arguelles, when-
ever he had to speak of Alexander, made use of the
term*. El Ruse. It is impossible to convey to you a de-
scription of the utter contempt which •he infused into
these two words. He seemed to feel himself as belong-
ing to a great, a learned, and a long enlightentd nation,
and to allude to the Ittllitiffie as if to the chieftain of a
tribe of Tartars, who had just emerged from the sa-
vage woods and fastnesses of the North of Asia. This
ideal was taken up by the' Deputies and the populace,
and every time El RCSO came out, the:e was a general
burst of laughter. The proud gad false Alexander,
would have felt himself humbled to his proper rank,
if be bad been in the gallery of the Cortes petit-
day.
De Bulgari was to have left Madrid this evening,
and I understand the other two Ministers set off to-
morrow. I bate not beard of any insults being offered
to them by the populace, but I should not be surprised
that they were,convineed in one way or °thee of the
, infidelity with *hick they must have represenabcl many
transactions that occurred in Madrid to their..restseitiss.
masters. As yet, however (II o'clock at rikght)tiery
thtog.i3 tranquil. •
Amidst all this agitation, every body asks what is
to be done by the French Minister, Count de Lewd'?
—as it was well pat by Senor Arguelles yesterday.—
France, which is really the principal, seems to be an
accessary. And though it is the power which is the
most concerned in the events of the Spattleb Revolu-
tion, and the Government which more than all the
others has taken energetic measures to counteract it,
'yet we see the Ministers of its allies take their depar-
ture from Madrid, and its own Minister stay behind
them. This political pestle seems to be the result,
however, of imperative necessity. If France with-
drew ter Minister, she could scarcely avoid following
up that measure by a declaration of war. The fa-
mily connexiou also between the two thrones, offers
some explaoatien of ibis strange circumstance, as it
is understood, that Count de Lagarde's future duties
here will be as much as possible limited to watching
over the King's personal safety.

For the refit, though the effervescence of the (last
three days, has sot yet subsided, and the people go on
with their occupations and amusements self there was
no such thing as a French army on their frontiers.—
This bas been a bright sunny cheering day, though
very cold, and is consequeace an immease crowd at-
tended is the atipltitlisatro to see the bull fight. It
commenced at three o'clock in the afternoon, and
was not over till half put five. Bat I must reserve a
description of this sadism"! amusement for anuther oc-
casion.

COMMON COUNCIL.
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A Court of Common Council was held yesterday for
the dispaich of General Business, the Blention of two
Common Pleaders, and • Printer and Uituled
City, which was very sumenesly attonsW.
The' Court requested the Rev. Mr. 008111;13hp.
lain to the Lord Mayor, to print the Setnson prelieb•
ed Ny him at St. Lawrence Church, on the Itch ult.
and to send a espy to each Member.
The Court took into consideration a Report from
the Sword Bearer's Committee fur effecting en ar,
rangement with the several Officers of the Lord
Mayor's house, ter the purchase of their respective
right of alienation of their places, and for securing
amounts to them in lieu thereof; which they agreed
to, and empowered the Committee to carry the same
into execution accordingly. _ _

The following Ofizen were re-elected ;--.-Clerk of
the City's Works, Clerk Comptroller of the Bridge
House, Bailiff of the Borough of Southwark, Princi-
pal Land Coal Meter, Sword Bearer, Clerk of the
Coal Market, Marshals, Attorneys of the Shears
Court, Clerk of the Court of Requests, Assistant
Beadle of that Court, Collector of the Markets,
Marehalmen, and Assistants to the Hall•keeper.
At two o'clock the Court proceeded to receive tie
applications for the situation of Common Pleaders,
Printer, and Cinder, when the Petitions of the INN

veral -Candidates were delivered in and read. Tl/
Ballet shortly after commenced, Scrutineers being
appointed as usual. At the close of it, the ambers
appeared as follow

CON TWO CONIIION 44444
The Hon. C. E. Lew. 14Y Arthur Wilton, Esq, 103 '
John Allrehouse, Esq. 144 I Arthur Ryland. Esq. ei
Whereupon the Lord Mayer declared the Hon. C. E. Lai►
and J. Mirehouse, Esq. duly sleeted.
Mr. A. Taylor was elected to the situation of City Printer,
and Mr. T. H. Fenmum as Glazier.
The Lord Mayor *Wed the following °faces vacant
City Carpenter, Attorney of the Merle''' Court, Assistant
Beadle of the Court of Requests, and Beadle of the Coal
Market; and the next Court was fixecrfor filling up the
same.
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Court

SECONDARIES OFFICI
Mr. (nook., presented a Petition to the from Wm.
Crowther, of Islington, one of the sons of the late well
.known Comptroller and Secondary, P. W. Crotilfili. 'l'he
Petition stated that the late Comptroller, in addition to that
office, purchased the place of Secondary of the Poultry
Comptor, with power to &lineale it; but, in 1803, he diet)
suddenly, and was thus prevented from alienating It for the
benefit of his numerous family, which he intended to have
done, as soon as one of his sons should attain the age oftli,
or become capable of holding the office. The executors of
the deceased petitioned the Court that they would allow tie
office to be held in trust for the use of the numerous family
of the deceased. The Court, although the office had Who
to therootecoded to the Petition, and allowed J. Peals, Nog.
to hold theofilee in trust for the family. •lie held it twin
1808, when Philip William Crowther contracted for the oho
solute sale of the office for 10,2001. and was admitted. The
Petition represented this sale to be against the interests of
the other branches of the family, for whose general benefit
the office was held, as a much larger sum might have been
procured for it. No accounts of the profits of the °Seconder
the trust had been rendered, the Petition alleged, sod the
benevolent intention of the Court in assigning it for the be-
nefit of the whole family and not for any particular part of
it, had been avoided. The Petition prayed that the Court
would examine the circumstances of this case, and take such
steps as they considered proper, for the redress of the other
members of the family'
After some conversation, it was agreed unanimously that
the Petition should be referred to the Committee of General
Purposes of Inquiry.