The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-10 00:00:00

ANNA BRODIe AND MARY CARDFN.

It is an old observation that if pretty young women
are to be tried, prettier young women, or men, ought
to be the judges and jurors ; that is to say, if it be de-
sirable to secure any great degree of lenity. In con-
firmation of the soundness of this old opinion, we ob-
serve that, invariably, the fild Times newspaper, which
now stands exposed as the property of these two
women, "notwithstanding their corecture;" we have
observed tbaSyinvarilahly, this termagant sad tigre4 of
a newspaper, pulls to pieces, without merry, all the
female performers upon our stage, while the Old Devil
is apt enough to speak in praise of the lusty young dogs
of actor:. %Ire humbly submit, therefore, that the
female performers, espe•iully if they are young and
handsome, should petition to have their case taken out
of this court, upon the plea of incompetent jurisdiction
arising from physical disqualifications.

STOCK ETCJlANnr.—Consols opened this morning at
751, at which prices they continued, till within half an
hour, when the neatliet became heavy, owing it is sup-
posed, to the price of the French Funds nut bring as.
certained up to this boor, although three Expresses
have arrived this morni.tg, and one last night from
Madrid to our Government. We have seen a Gentleman
who left Paris last Friday. lie states that the war is
certain with Spain : the Russian Ambassador is continu-
ally at she elbow of the French Minister, and he has of•
fered him nn the part of his Imperial master a force if
recrired of four bnndred men. Troops are continually
' marching night and day to the frontiers of Spain.
Chili, FS—New Spinilh, 34-01 d, 44—New Prosile, 7G
—Old, St—Russia, 731—Colombian, 57—Spankh Scrip,
27k.
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We have received Paris papers of Thursday and Fri- I
day last.
The Paris papers of Thursday assert that another
Congress is shoot to he held at Vienna ; and that an
arms- of 100,000 Austrian, Pe and German troops
is to be stationed along the Rhine. Russia, it is report.
ed, is to place a fleet at the disposal of France, and to
march 39,900 men into Italy, to be embarked fur CAta-
loria.
The Journals of Friday contain a faithful translation
of his Ma jet.ry's Speech. a Clip), of which is said to have
reached Paris in to entyssix hours. Botiprevionsly to its
arrival a fabricated abstract of that Speech, totally dif•
Erring from' the real ohe, hut more consonant with
the wishes of the Ultras, was not only given in the
Emile nf Wednesday evening, but primed and circulated
in English, in orclei to make it appear more aur:entir.—
The effect of this was to raise the French Funds on
Wednesday two per rent. The arrival of the real
Speech basin', however, revealed the daring imposition,
the Funds as quickly descended, and closed on the tlth
at Siff. 811 e. These papers 311110111 lee that Count La-
garde, the late Ambassador from France at Madrid,
respecting whose safety some apprehensions bad been
entertained, bad arrived, without any accident. at
Bayonne on the morning of the 3.1. inst.
Fcxns ox THURSDAT.—Five per Cents. opened at
SIC 25c.; rose to elf. 75c.; and closed at 90f. 90c.; for
' the Account, the opening price was 811. slhti ; the high-
I eat, 911. 90c.; the Wrest, 80;.30c.; and she concilia-
r ing prim 801. 65c.; Naples Stock, 69f. ; Spanish
Bonds, 331.

By American parrs arrived this morning to the 7th
ult. we learn from Rio Janeiro, that the affairs of that
country were in a very unsettled state, and that many
persons were preparing to remove. In the expedition
tilted out against Bahia, there were t 0 or 60 sailors
or soldiers who refused to tight against their own coun-
trymen, and were sent away under pupistiment.—The
British sloop of war, Scout, has arrived at Haeanns,
from the Bay of Honduras, hating captured a pinnies'
s:hooner.