The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-05-27 00:00:00

l'lt ICE OF SEOCK6 THIS DAY Al' ONIK O'CLOCK
Kink stock 119 4 per Cent. Mil
3 per Cott 1te41.1111 6 per Cent. Nary 10IM
3 per Cent.Ceenele ref leas Wad/ 96 93
34 per Cent. Leong Aaa. 91 3.15
Lettish fer Ace. 195 Ezenegatee Hells 19 18 p

THE STATESMAN.


LONDON :
wiDusspri, MAT Z 7, tit&
•
The Belled, of the QUEEN'S health, fused this
forenoon, says, '• Her MAJESTY has slept well,
sestiaare better."
Some important discussions and disclosures on t,
subject of oar financial concerns took place, last
'night, in the Houses of Parliament. In the Lords,
the Bill for suspending the. Cash Payments of the
Bank of England, embed a lengthened debate. The
motion for resolving the House into a Committee was
agreed to at i late holy. The. Bill was strongly op.
posed by Lords GRENVILLE, HOLLAND, LAUDER.
DALE, and Kin% and supported by Lords Leven.
coos., BATHURST, HARROWBY, &C. In the Com-
mime, the Earl of LAUDERDALE moved aft amend.
'tent, restricting the operation of the Bill to as
weeks after the meeting of the nest Session of Pardo.
mend, which was negatived by a majority of '22 to 9.
Several other amendments shared the same fain, and
the Bill passed through the Committee, and was or;
dived to be seed a third time this day.
In the House. of Commons, the COAIIVILLOR of
the EXCHEQUER, in reply to a question put by Mr.
J. Sum, stated, that be bad no intention of raising
any farther sem for the public service, by way el(
. Loan, during the present year. The 3,000,0001. den
to the Bank, which should be paid during the present,
year, also becgme again it subject of dismal's% bet
run this point Mr: VANSITTART had no very satisfae..
tpry information to commenicate; be could merely,
M induced to say, that a negncistion was at present
inaling on the subject between the Government and•
the Bent. This sum, we are otherwise given to on..
derstand, is to be continued as a Leen, at a low rate-
of interest ; and the silt million, which the Coact.
•ELLOR of the EXCHEQUER some weeks ago anneal:od
it to be the intention of Ministen•to pay of, we are
now enured, will be gradually liquidated at such.
periods as may be most :convenient to both parties ;.
provision being made that no sudden &minutiae s
of the circulating medium shall take place, to
" subject the public to those inconveniences, which I
attend upon the soddenly lemming of the Bastici
issues." Here the secret so important to our courtl
venience and welfare comes out. The prosperity,
the comfort, the credit, the revenue, of this greet
nation, now depend en the turning of the screw in
Threadneedle-street, and it is considered a most gra-
tifying circumstance, (which it certainly is when
nothing but paper can be got,) that the Bank has ac-
tually consented not to lessen the issue of notes,whicb
it is not compelled to pay in any other currency than
its own manufacture, every note of which, whatever
may be its amount, costs the Bank not more than
two-pence. How much they way and have cost the
country, would be s serious task to calculate.

An error of the Reporters, in detailing the pro-
ceedings in the House of Commons on Thursday last,
when it was stated that Sir
Fnssail Buttom, in
presenting a number of Petitions for Perliameatary
Reform, gave notice of a motion upon that subject for
" Tuesday next," led us to expect that this question
would have been again agitated last night; and as
Lord CocultANE had also stated, at the Crown and
Anchor Meeting, that he meant to give all ate sap.
pint in his power to the motion, it being perhaps the
last time be should have an opportunity of de.
livering his sentiments in Parliament upon this
great question, some disappointment may be
esperienced by the friends of Reform at not
seeing the motion brought forward. We now
find, however, that the notice was for " Toesday
Wooded," t►at is nest Tuesday, for which day the
motion stands, as originally proposed. The int.
portenee aid propriety of coutineiog to press this
measure apse the attention of the House of Commons,
now that its necessity is becoming every day more
apparent to the nation, will not be denied by any
one who knows how mach the freedom, happiness,
and prosperity of this country depend upon a jest,
an honest, and a fair representation; and how re.
quisite it is that an onequivocil test may be made
before the eyes of the nation of the principles
of its Representatives, when election is at !web
considered to be necessary. Anxiety is highly
commendable open such a subject. There is
no one but has an interest in it. Every ■an bet
an equal sight to freedom and security. No man
can be free who has not a voice in the framing
of .those laws by which his security and freedom
are affected. He who is not represented has not
this voice, sod every one who has not the exercise
of this privilege is without his due share in the
Government. " if," as Holes Toots said, so a
memorable occasion, 66 the Aristocrats will have all
power, they are tyrants, and unjust to the People,
because Aristocracy alone does not bear the buratto."
The barthen falls upon the general mass—therefore
freedom and security ought to be universal.

Papers from Port.so.Prince of the Ittb alt. have
reached es, which officially confirm the death of
Padded firtloll.

THE STATESMAN.

They Mild contrite a Prociamation, leveed by the
new President, General BOYS; on the Ist ult., bolo•
;icing the conduct of his prodecestbr ; calling upon
the people and the artily to rally mind the tree of
liberty ; notifying his acceptance of the Government,
by the choice of the Senate; invoking the support of
all classes, and assering them that nothing established
by. Plenum with regard to the rights of property, to
agriceltanl, commercial, or financial affairs, should
undergo any alteration. These Papers also contain
as Address of the Foreign Merchants at port.es.
Prise* to the eye Prteidiet, with the Answer of the
latter, anti an Order of the Day issued by the Presi-
dent, dated the %t or April, for the re•commeocement
of public boldness. Want of room prevents ear giving
these documents entire.

By the American Papers that have reached es, we
are informed of the complete wee's of the. Bard'.
tion sent out tinder Generals JACKSON and GAlwis,
against the Mickasackee tribe of Indiana. Their
chief town was taken, with inconsiderable loss sea
the part of the victors, and all their resource' were
captured or destroyed.. Numbers of them had sari
rerelered before and after the action ; the result of
which was considered as decisive of the InJiait war.
Geo. JACILOON cetrineed his march to the head of
the ley of Apalachv, and tnnk pnageasion of the fort
Of St. Mark's, without any opposition on the part of
the Spaniards. This proceeding Will. no doaht, oc.
cation a remonstrance Os the part •,ftlte Spanish Go-
vernment' hot it can do 10110 worn Th. tatton crop
in South Carolina had suffered very considerably,
from a severe black frost.

French Papers to the 24th inst. base arrived.—
The interment of the Prince of Comm was pest.
posted to Tuesday. Much military pomp and pre-
caution were to characterise this funeral, a body
of fifteen huodred National Guards, and detach-
ments from the Royal Guard and the pert..
son of Paris, being ordered to attend. The Cor.
sectional Tribunals are still employed in trials and
passing sentences of punishment upon persons for
what are called libels ; but these efforts to repress
the impression of civil and political rights, though
safficiendy vindictive, do not seem very successful..--
PERIM the author, and IIIUILLIER, publisher of
L' Homage Gris, (the Little Grey Man,) foiled guilty
of libelling, in several Numbers, the chamfer of the
King, the Dukes of Foveae and RassosA, and se•
veral Members of the Chambers of Peers and Dtpu.
ties, and of the Royal Courts and Tribunals have
been sentenced, the Author to two years imprison-
ment; to five years interdiction of civil rights, and
superintendence of the High Police ; and to give se-
curity to the amount of 30001. for his future good
conduct;' and the publisher to one month's imprison-
ment ; a fine of 1000 f.; and' interdiction of civil
rights for five years. Bulls miles were found liable
to pay the costs of process, and of printing and post.
ing 200 copies of the sentence.
From Berlin it is stated that his Prussian Majesty
would set out this diy for Moscow, to meet the
Emperor ALaxANDFR• The two Monarchs will pro.
bably thence travel together to meetsthe Sovereigns or
Ministers of the other European Powers in the
Congress, which is so be held. at Ail-la-Chapelle
about the middle of July nest. The effect of the
English Loan on the Prussian finances still continues
the subject of (Imitation at Berlin. The Funded
Debt of Prussia Is stated at 120 millions of crowns,
and the floating debt at from 18 to 20 millions. The
Debentures of the English Loan are sold as high as
at 85.
With regard to the Princess of WALIS, these
Papers merely repeat the article of the Princess's in-
disposition, which we have already given from the
German Journals. The 5 per cents. left off on Fri.
day at 681.30 c.

The French Papers say tee son of Sir FRANCIS
BURDIITT has la►ely been at Paris, and that whilst
there he had made himself conspicuous by the free
expression of his political opinions. Thee impute to
him " enthusiasm for the man of St. Helena, and
indiscreet language respecting the family of the
iouaaoas•"
Her MAJESTY passed the whole of yesterday very
composedly, and continued recovering from her in.
disposition, not, however, sufficiently to Mese her
private apartments ; but she was so much better, that
the Princess of HEssE•iloMsuen and the Princess
AUGUSTA rode out to Blackheath, on a visit to the
Dowager Viscountess MELVILLE, where they par.
took of some refreshment, and returned to the
Qmsee's USW to dinner. The Duchess of GLou-
COM remised le close attendance upon her be.
loved.Motber. In the evening the Doke of Sussex
dined with his Royal Sisters, at the Palace.
Last evening, about fire o'clock, one of the Offi•
eers belonging to the suite of the Duke of CAM-
setisse arrived at the residence of the Dekek and
Duchess of CUMBERLAND, in St. James's Palace, with
the melsoeholy intelligeace of the death of a Sister of
the Duchess.
The Royal Yacht arrived at six o'clock on Mon.
day evening at Dover, from Calais, with their Royal
Highnenes the Duke of CAMBRIDGE and his Bride,
the Princess of Hesse, on board. Their Royal. High.
Aims reached London yesterday. The Royal Couple
*ad a rough passage from Calais, sod the Duchess
was mach indisposed. They arrived at Cambridge-
poseee a little before six, and were received with sc.
deumations by a large assemblage of spectators. 'The
Landgraveof Hcssa•CAssec(the father of the Duchess)
arrived at the same time, and wis accommodated with
a neighbouring house in South Andley.street. The
Duke, immediately after dinner, went to pay his du.
tifel respects to his Royal Mother. The Duke of
CLARZYCZ was the first to congratulate him on his
arrival at Cambridge-bootie.
EPSOM RAcEs.—On the first day, the Woodeot
Stake of '•years old, will be ran for, 10 horses are
named, and eight are expected to start. Thursday
is the Derby Day, and on Friday the Oaks. The
Crack lockies are thus disposed of for the Derby :
Buckle rides Fitacloddy ; ChiAitey, Sam; Goodison,
Seymour; Clifts Mcouides ; and young Edwards,
Prince Paul. •