The Statesman.
London, England, 1822-12-30 00:00:00

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ONSSSADON AT ...ISDRID.

'ROM Till 31011,11,141CHILOSICLO
:nation of the Duke de Montoorsocy is so
fitter of doubt. The Meniteer of Friday seer
trial announcement of this 'vest. The Mewl-
lop another most important document, the
-M. de Valetta charged ad interim with the
f Foreign affairs, to the French Minister at
mmasicating the disposidoes of his moot
Niece with regard to Spain. The presoleli,f
'la are assured that le keg as they nos o'
iy trill fin.) in their neighbours tree sat cgo,l
§.—The rocs) of the Minister from Madrid.
I more efficacious measures here threatesed,
tcb Government loses either, of an ameliors-
tusks. a pleasure is expecting, will Dot, we
Ira, give rise to much apprehensioe.
tmovals in the French Ministry are talked of,
de Cliateaubriand ad►ocated peace at Verona;
that be will succeed to M. de kloatesorenay,
,ely to be true. It is tether singular that the
ands dill not experiment a greater rise ; as say
the part of the other allies smut remain now a
wifideren.

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it be supposed from tie retirement of this Ultra
from office, that the declaration forwarded to
wholly pacific; bet this is far from being the
does not, indeed. hold oat any direct threat et
invasion, bat it is. language width no lode.
&don would like to beer. sod which few would
dto tolerate.—lt argues, that the disturbed
pain jesfilled thought... 7. precautions of France.
es that geese preenatioas shall set COMO as
ilipeoidWilweWelinentabeil use adopt meawares
les elesove appesbeesiells and to restore coofi-
MOW the We 4041144111. it does sot paint oat
einootans ere to be; sod therefore lioes sit
one .etthe Illtivertras bat it
meow *laws depordeatot the adoption of
litheir mine WA& briareefli (ens the go
urged spoked die yeelisitspelsoie
;b this is the remittal the- trios* of the
ty is the Cebisee, sad *sentinel' sueems=l
keeera-thie disposition dal
▪ flotorownstorithie horniest ottierdett." it
athhipiastiet tie tirrootosity .timie• it Vas
d awes sot(alsonle" of 11.41•1111ele would
e. Mach le Milo* aiH snsdlMemal. aid the
r the Womb-seeing more 'Meads* to Ist!.
INS el paddy.: Rot h effiellothu meow of
seaside* of the vial's** erbitilr eberactoieed
es and plans of the Ultras t for if a doslerstisa
pears to es N so little of (concilionant.
:h, as a nation. Eagleed wound never ratty eO.
• another State, was areasidered so peas by
ry as to Wow dap Dekeof Illostworiseyti re-
, soda of odes, abet would they holed*" had
ifortenstely for the tepees of aid the
*date Bourbon Llia:raty, pre=spea the
[Vance to steam Ideas ?
(moo Tan oar oats)
taw theannent 14 decisive and ssegnivocal : the
t who woe known to be the champion of the war
disalowslA and his place. is supplied by the
wwho isititeent to he, thee stody advosaite for"
Thstecond deasmeot. lowever. as we leers
*appears to *ewe persons to be less paclik la
soy, than night Save Men expected how the
nice of blontworeacy's distills's). To taco
rs se have a few arguments to offer. which may
• effect of convincing them. es they °Wises
es, that the letter of M. de Vinci* could sot
p hare been other than it is. What is the real
the case?TheA illes were sitting inCongrese on the'
if Italy: the French Ambassador, who it Dein»
»tented his instrectioos,applied to them to assist
ageism Spain: with much difficulty be obtains
tallies two concessions—one. the »cognition ofl
tight to sake war on Spain. if she thought it
!at so to do; the other, a promise to recall their
'adore from Hadrid,if France would retail bees.
Wm de blostmorency. too confident of nte:brej
ajority of the French Cabinet. pots his b
the latter condition. He returns to Paris; the
wiser than his Ambassador, and seeleg nothing
smut as well as future mischief in the coodides
mat, refuses to ratify it. But what can he do
? lie may withdraw (es he has withdrawn) Ws coo-
I from the Minister who had imprudently eommittod
overotentut to a rash and precipitate set MK of.l
deity tyro roast upon his Ihree allies, aid al bibb
Og 4 dostarstiou that be is satisfied with 1114 gide
pain—that he, who has for many months. by
I prectutions and diplomatic represestanooo. oz•
d the greatest alarm en the subject of Spain.
• insisatanemes nod cenddsnt tranquillity ? This
Ibe to mock sod insult the Allies, and 'night lead
most angry. and at some future period. beans
s. He has, therefore, too mach good moo to m-
ess extraordinary a proceeding. What. the*. doll
? Being oonvioced by the sound realising of IL
'isle—by the friendly, but urgent repreesatatiens
Duke of Wellingtoo—by his own calm and die.
Betio, judgment, that war with Spain would be
os
to Prince and the Heathens, he decidedly re.
not to go to war; bet at the same time. be feels
to owes it to his own character to show that he
not been trilling on so important a safflect
ierefore, while he rejects the counsels of M. de
marency, whose necessary tendency was wee, yet
lets the pacific Minister. de Villeie. to exPli", lb"
though she entertains (deadly, feelings towards
1, his reason to be °deeded with a state of things
b she fears compromises her own safety. Tbsi far
et was (Aced to go, in order to get well out of the
shy into which the precipitate conduct of her Aar
der bad involved her; thus far she was formed to
r she would have offended the Allies who bad no
ly yielded to her supposed wishes. But she gees
rther : she does no: call on Spain to make any
&changes : she does not, ander specific cos& iota,,
I her Ambassador; and while dealing some vague
'ewes' anathemas against revolutionary principles.
iket cue to speak of Spain and Spaniards with
rims and respect, sod expresses a hope sad belief
ill will be amicably adjusted.

LIROM THR NNW TIMIS.)
hi., been *opposed by seine that the Duke's resig-
n (which they cell a dismissal) proves that the
cli Government are afraid of the Spanish Repub-
.; and have speak away from a contest with them,
:onovently that the Republican cause must *wea-
r trietaph, first is Spain, and afterwards (by a se-
mi...iv:wore) in the rest of Europe.—But we are
lien to believe, NMI certainly to hope, that this
i•aitoirether enfounded. Referring to our piper
✓ into., we still maintain the opinion, them re-
ed, that all the then Members oldie French Cabinet
truly united in those principles which the interest
tonour of their country demanded, and that M. de
Imneeney was as desirous to maintain peace an M.
Their would be ta gadertaku a war, 144 those

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l.Ull"2ll4""aimpects:
'Amin of interstice as
~roper
to held to the'Spaalsh Ropablivaa . The three Allied
l;ourts, Anglia. Ruda. and had prepared notes
to he delivered at Madrid.istimating their diternainstinn
to withdraw their ors in use certain con-
cessions were not by the Revolutionary party
now in possession egf power there. M. De Mont-
morency as Minis.* fir Foreign affairs, officially
prepared the French ante. which was to accompany the
three others; and which we have reason to behest war
MIOT4 moderate than say one oftnens in its tenor. 'nitre
were, however. some expressions in it of which the
Conch did not approve: and a note. prepared by IM.
de Vi line, was hilly adopted, end despatched on Thurs-
day morning, by a sorrier to Madrid. Phis circumstance
seems to have wade an bupresoloo. which we cannot
but regret, on the persoaal feelings of the Duke de
'Montmorency, and to those feelings, probably. is to be
ascribed the tender of his resignation.

CUMBERLAND COUNTY MEETING.
(raou ram CARLISLE J•URMAL.)

It is in agitation to call a Meeting of this county, for
the purpose of petitioning Parliament on the diet ed
state of the county; but it is ma yet detetmined, as
there seems to be a eliffereoce of oplalopte as tq the cause
the distress, whether of set it shall animas the sub-
of Parliamentary Reform. We are sorry distil/ thel
erg gentleman of this moosty are mot yet sonviocedaf
the absolute aecessi.y of a purikation of the Commons'
House of Parliament; for, sure wware, that all their
whining about the alarming state of the landed fake-
eat will *sly excite the unfeeling sneer of those who
have been the ehlef mesas of plunging the country ism
afiparallsleddilfiesities. Does soy one *appose that 54.
meters and the Parliament are ignorant of the misery
sirhich prevails among the cultivators of the soil ? *ley
How It too well; aad might, would thee act with
haeresty and disiotereeteduess, do much to alllviate the
evil. All the ceases from which the present public dis-
tress has arises, have *rig' eased in the corrupt constitu-
lime of the House of Commons; mad the only effectual
mode of re:ief oust be to promote, by every constitutional
means, a reform is the representation of 'the people.
from the ;vast of which have sprung a grinding and op.
pressive system of taxation.
From the continued depression in the value of agri.
cultural produce, these lead emotes wno have nut
lowered their rests are sow, it may be prim-weed, lea.
mimes of their egregious error. there are several ex.
Nossive grass and corn farms in this county, that cannot
be_ Ist at almost any rent,—an abatement of 15 per cent
Widow beea offered and rejected. About a week since,
at a meanie; of a few farmers, a calculation was made
of the vale. of their present year's crop, according to
the current pekes, sod also a statement of their profits,
after deducting for were, labourers' we/es (excheding
their own assistance), poor Mee. &e. Tae result was,
that one of the compasy, who rented a farm of 200/.5
year, hood a debit of 1001. in the receipts for his
proshooe—so that iasterA of 2001. be bad so mere than
IOW; fee his laNdlord ; and be also discovered, that from
a depreciated market his stock was 1901. lea in value
than it was in the preceding year. All the feet of leis
brother farmers, who assisted him in the calculation,
felted theeseelves in similar circumstances.

Botorrox, Dec. 29.-.00 I lilosiMto of Wol-
Sweet, the Doke of ihempato . Min* nts
rived at the Parities, owl hod • sing with
dm Bin. The dieser pasty, ' I sane,
also ieneded the Bari and Countess
I. sad talblierierilli l'aieb4, tiff- - Of
og of the Netheriaeds. bil the ergs% whew
4-6-417sads or tinted Seises,- was the principal part ill.
thilliened, there were also praeeatthe Marquess of Bath.
tberillorl of Uxbridge, Lord and Lady P. L.Oewer. L red
IF.•Threitt, Indy L. Thyme Colonel and lire. Ca,
vesdieb.Mr. De Roos, mad the Honourable Mr. Upton.
The Chased/tie of the Exchequer left town on Friday
evening. ' •••
Tie Dube of Bedford and Lord Holland visited West-
aster Abbey a few days since, for the purpose of view.
the monument to dm memory of the late Mr. Fox.
- b has lately bees placed at the outside of the choir.
i
• lyi opposite to the great North entrance. After in-
spec og the monument for some time, these noblemen
fate orders for the removal of the Cap of Liberty,
which bad been placed near the bust of the deceased.
The cap has accordingly been removed.
Preparatioos are maklog for the arrival of Prince
Leopold in lieglatid.
Qs the SOth tan. Sir James Weaves Mackenzie was un-
animously elected Member of Parthenon for the county of
Sow Is the room of the late Mr. blackmail., of Applecrass.
Conveals TO CATIIOIICIBII-0011 of the two Hagfish
Gentlemee, who were with the Trappists of Used, made
his abjuration on Christmas eve. in the Chapel of the
Demise Repileee, rye de Aladdin. The abjuration
was received in presence of the Apnetotic Nuncio, by
Dr. relater. Cat ielic Bishop of London. This prelate
administered baptises. under condition, to the new see-
vett. The Counteres &Geniis and the youog Chevalier
de St. Louis, whom Hod had bees pleased to employ in
recalling bins to the faith of his fathers. were his open.
fors. The Curates of the parishes of the first and second
arroadiesemeets, M. de Hailer, and several persons be-
iongierea the Wirt, were present at this ceremony,
which was the more leeching, as this young &glint-
man. who is of a 'obis family, exposes himself by ewe.
bracing
_the Catholic religion to lose rights to which be
is entitled by his birth.—(Peril paper.)
The Archdeacon of Nosthemberland has establis
lading libterthe In almost envy parish in Isle A rchdede
coney. and coitributeJ, at his sole expenses as a found
don. IWO velours of proper works. These libraries are
under the ears of the Minister and Churebwardeot,
and the books are lent to any parishidner who may apply
for Uses.
Ifbelehaltitanb of the populous parish of Walcot, a
saberb et Bath, met on Thursday, and agreed to ; pea-
dos-Os be presented to the Heels of Commons against
the flaw Marriage Act.
Tbselbeere at present on half-pay of the Irish Beta-
11111sinsi1tt, are immediately to be transferred to the
2116411.—(Debils Mende s, Yea.)
Sopersedeas were received on Wednesday last for
eleven Magistrate', in addition to those already deprived
it their Consmissios of the Peace in this County.—
(Clare Jeered)
Died, en Sunday fortnight, whilst sitting by the fire
Bide, Mr. Weir, printer and bookseller, of Horncastle,
Linsolnshire, in lie 05:11 year. lie had for 114111 r time
15boured ;oiler hydruthoras, or water in the chest,
which was the cause of his death. blr. Weir vow-
oteneed printing at liorncastle, in May, 1789, previous
to which there was ally eight or nine printers in the
whole county. There are now, however, more than
forty.
On Moedal. afternoon, the Rev. Matthew Preston
buried a child, to Sheffield, of whose family the follow-
ing particulars may he mentioned : -.Mr. Preston chris-
tened the child, and its father; he married its father
and mother; married its grendfather and grandmother;
married its great.grafitifather and great-grandiuother ;
sad married its great aunt. He also hurled its great
uncle and suet; buried its groat-grandfather and great.
graedmother i' and barle4 its grandfather and grand.
Molitor.

FIB DUBLIN MORNING one? OF TUUISDAY.)
ANIIITA,AO•OAL—His Excellency the Lord Lien- I
tenant's intention of attending Divine Service, at the
Cathedral of Christ Church, having been duly an.
Matted, it attrraeted the molt tiepins and numerous
asogregation which we have seen assembled there upon
lay former occasion. The line of road from the Park
to the Cathedral, through which his Excellency and
suite passed, was crowded on either side. and the shouts
aag acclamations from the persons assembled, were truly
ratifying. His Hierllency was in his State Carriage,
drawn by six beautiful horses, richly caparisoned ; then
followed the State Officers in carriages, and servants. all
in the State uniforms. The day was unusually fine, and
the sight gratifying in the extreme."
On the Lord Lieutenant quitting the Cathedral, be
was again rapturously applauded by en immense multi-
tude, who had congregated in the front area to witness
his departure.
The same paper eontaips a report of some parochial
meetings in Dublin to propose ed.l to his Excel-
lescy. Meetings are preparing to be held for the like
purpose in all pests of the conetry.

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loss. Bet with a perfect-Identity of Gatos
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fames as to the !weep which was proper
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