The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-10 00:00:00

THE STATESMAN.

LONDON:
SATURDAY, APRIL 10, 1819.

From France there Is no iotelligenc. of import-
ance. The King is shoot to take op his residence at
St. Cloud, that chosen Palace of 13011APAIlIte, at
once besetifol in structure and convenient in situ.-
' 'ion. As to the great and overgrown edifice, Ver.
Saiilef, the Kii.y, who has en objection to holding a
Ca is: there, tory have it fitted op for the Ultra: when
raeing mad, being already from disappointment and
mortification become ha I f jrantic. Some of oar Readers
may *wider that so much has been said or done on
the subject of the mono poi), of tobacco. They are to be
informed on that SUA,PcI, that it is an article of prodi-
gious consumption among the Fs.- acb, and ofimmense
productouo to the revenue, of cost se it has been a fruit-
ful +acme of mime by smuggling. This was for ages
a Royal monopoly, and !rt or leased °IT to FANNERS.
Gymattm., !Re the gu!,!ir, or tan open salt. These
Flltfttra•GeLeral *ere sceec of the tidiest Men in

Mat. Owxx's PL In yesterday's Paper we
published a most bonehead paper, or document, pre-
pantoy to the fell exposition of the motives of its
truly benevolent author. Glad, sincerely glad shall
we be to 6.d that the British People receive, as they
eoght, thew adveuces of the distingeished Patriot to-
wards the conclusion of his scheme for improving the
morals of society, and diffesiog happieess through the
various classes which compose it. Mr. Owes's COO.
dition of life (as well as bis conduct throughout),
pleas him above all sespicion of selfishness in his la-
boors and designs.
Is looking through lb. America. Papers which
arrived this morning, we ind that one of the last
acts of Congress, immediately previous to its adjourn.
meat, was the poising of a Resolution, moved by
Mr. Srtscca, of New York, to the following effect :

Resolved.— ram the Secretary of the Treasury be requested
to t mourn to Congress at an early period in lumen lessina, a
General itatemesit of the condition the Bost of the United
%mansard Ns slices, similar to the Knorr made to hi. by i!te
Bank ; aid a stoteonetti. eshibiting as "early us may he piers
tieable, the asirsoin of capital attested in the ti.irerent Uttar.
tired Banks of the 'semi 5i.,,,. and in the district of t'el.m3;
Ma. The amount of the notes Weed by those Basks in elfreil.
tam ; the pablic and private deposits in them t the amount eat
disrosots and loans made by them sad remaining unpaid; and
(.al 'pawls, or specie they peones. Aod that he he rel.., so
also to report seem measures as, In bin opioion, any heap.•_
Cent to procure nod retain a ',theirs' nu:amity of Gold mot
Silver Can in the United States, or to amply a Cirrelat g Mr_
di,. in place of .pet ie, adapted to oh. ..slivery of the coautry,
sad a Olin the powers of the Cioveruniest.

Whatever In., take place of the riveted marriage
of the wise King FERDINAND, the marriage of the
Princess LOUISE CIIANLOTTE, !triad...6Boler of the
King of NAPLES, faith the Infant of Spain, Don Fr Ar-
ca, limas is to be celebrated at Naples ea the 15111
umlaut.

Extract eta Letter from Bilboa,2lo March, 1819.
•• Letters from Cadiz inform us, that llse repridi.
deo (the result of the lost runless of SOP) Bill
set sail in June ; it is. however, improbable that it
will quit Cadiz before the 111th of August. h
is very dillicelt to picture to one's self as idea of
the elements of this experlilion. Before my &spot-
ters from Cad's (about six weeks ago) there were
so apparent symptom+ of its soon bei.g able to pot
to sea. A few officers were the only indteicleals who
showed any enthu•iaem, bat the greatest discontent
was manifested by the soldiers, who neither receive
pay not clothing.
•• Ao order from Madrid states, that the strictest
search will be mails into the Staff and the Carps of
°dicers, with a view to discover and expel those in.
divideals who are Freemasons; nothing can be more
ridiculous, if this is the desists, of such an absurd
m ; bet th► true object is, to find not the meet.
berg of a tecr►t succiatiess, much Mal, Jang , it
is Raid, and which spr►vds rapidly Spain ; the name
of it is cancels led, in order In keel, its esistei.cei seer.'
'ft is reported that a coo:Herat/le trorn!ier of the Of•
facers of the ;troy have hezome trierntirss to this So-
ciety.

Commerce iv here cempleteli ale stand, with the
exception of a smlil ciiscing trittlic carried on •i•il
ISeardeeez nad CiYtumP • money is esceedio,i;ly
scarce; the iriin et IS.,•cay is its no super ; reerchai .
dise have Ito gale ; net one vessel orris,' floe, the
ci.tle;unt colonies, ; taxes are very heavy, and d;•-
cootent is manit'es, in alt ; such is the pesitiett
of ltilboa ; crows on the wharfs, end all the
other enmmrr:i.l 4,11i1 nvir tse c!ssted io
the same Ci;ai,.•;._.