The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-03-11 00:00:00

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TUESDAY EVENINO, MARCH 11, 1923.

PARLIAMENTARY COMMENTARY.
In the House or COMMONS, a petition sas presented
by Lord Archihshi Hamilton from some ship-owners in
the coal trade, Mr. Greaten expressed his wish
that the tax were taken off coals; but after some little

conversation about it, the subject was dropped, without
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leading to any practical result.—The Army Estimates
Mr. Hume proposed several amendments ; but the only
one upon which this illustrious assembly came to a divi-
sion, was a motion for getting rid of the place where
they breed up officers at an enormous house upon the
Heath down. by Blaekwater. This has been an eye-sore
to us for pretty near these twenty years : however, the
assembly maintained it by 170 votes against 4S.—The
most interesting part of what passed was the following:
upon Mr. Hume's first motion for lopping off army ex-
penses, Col. Davrawstated as a reason for his not voting
with Mr. Home, his conviction, that, if France went to
ear with Spain, England would go to war with
France! Upon this rose Sir Wm. de Crespigny, who
expressed his hope that the Colonel spoke merely from
imagination; and that he had not the authority of his
Majesty's Ministers, whereon to found such an opinion.
While he said this, in addressing the Ministers, Mr. Peel
appeared to give an auenting morement of the heat;
Another sad blow at the speculating. Quaker'. That
asvuting motion of Mr. Peel's Lead is a good five shit-
Hogs a quarter lost to the speculating Quakers.—in
short, every thing now indicates a resolution rot to a,-
sist the Spaniards.—We always thought that this would
be the case, if the Orange-quarrel could be patched up.
We always thought that every soul belonging to the
ministry, of whatever age or of whatever size, uiebed,
at the bottom of their hearts, success to the French, as
far, at any rate, as was necessary to extingui,ht
the Spanish revolution. We never em peer d
war on our part, unless .it were necessary to
enable the enemies of the Orange-men to make fight
against their adversaries. We always expected, and we
said that if that dispute euuld be accommodated, we
should have nothing to do with the war, in spite of Lord
Liverpool's charge of aggression against France; and in
spites)! Mr.Huskisson's speech atLiverpool.These speeches
breathed war ; but the Orange dispute having been set-
tled, we see how the thing turns so nicely towards peace
and strict neutrality. We beg our readers to look at our
friend the Chronicle this day. In observing upon the
debate last night, it has these remarkable words—" We-
" sing the question of obligation arising out of the
" treaty with Portugal, we do not hesitate to say, that,if
this cosntry he free to choose, it WILL NOT ISE
1' ADVISABLE FOR IT TO BECOME A PARTY
" THE WAR !!!"—This is throwing a shield °ter
the Peninsula, is it ? This is a proof of that " mighty
potter of the British empire," which the Chronicle told
is was to be the protectress of Spain! In what did the
Chronicle think we were to protect Spain except by war?
Let our readers bear in mind, too, the exultation of the
Chronicle at the speech of Mr. Brougham ; its exulta-
tion at the speech of Lord Liverpool ; in chart, its con-
stant and strenuous endeavours to cause it to he believed
that it was not only the duty of oar Government to co
to war, but that it would go to war, if the French dared
to enter Spain ; but, the fact is, that the stock-jai:bin:7
crew have recently discovered that a war would clear cif
the Debt in assignats; and, from the moment it made
that discovery it has been kr peace, and for letting tl:e
Spaniards take their chance. To return to the House
of Commons, Mr. Hume proposed to cut off the
charges for the yeomanry of Ireland, after the next half
year. This gave rise to a very angry debate, during
which Mr. Hume, in speaking of the conduct of the
yeomanry, spoke, amongst other things, of their treat-
ment of Mr. Plunkett is effigy. Mr. Plunkett, in a
pretty long speech, took no notice of this; shifted tine
'object off with wonderful address; spoke of the Itilibon•
men, but defended even them against the charge of bar •
ing wished to overset Protestantism, a charge made by
the opposite party in Ireland. Their schemes, he
hal been to join the Radicals in England and over:et
the Government. Infinite pains was taken to incntra.c
the opinion that tire Catholics had no desire whatever r,)
overact Protestantism ; which, if true, is, indeed, a nr)st
wonderful thing : a great deal too wonderful, indeed, kr
men of moderate faith to Lelieve.—After this busitl+r
was closed, the subject cf the A'srssed Taxes was h, lore
the House. Mr. Curwen moved to take off the Douse-Tax
'iorn houses a viler five pounds a year, and the Winlow-
d'ex from horses with less than six w inilows. Something
of this sort, though we do rot discover exactly what, wag
assented to by the Ministers.

61 STRAWS
" snow wator war Tax trials stows."
Yes; they certainly do sene2 fur that purpose: and,
if the Spatdardr wish to know which wey tie White-
liall.n itd is biotin, with regard to their cause; let them
!ook a little at t',.e fonoutog arnsaws.—The l'otattra
newspaper. S:1, 3. that, if the Spaniard. come it-lamp:art
4nt of the strnr,•le, all thie tnonnrcLies in. Europe wilt
run a risk of being overthrtmn.. The COURIr4t A :presses;
is analuas wish to see the Staniorgs to be de/ea:ed.--
Now, is it not certain, that thv. CouniEß would not do
this, unless its owners th.)1:0:t therrv.ires vale ince of
receiving for this th., approbation of the Minieters---
Next, the very same language is used bi all the pope!'
cratnonly called Mini:feria:. Ncst, th• Tr.-asusT.;l4:-

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Mr. HATCHARD. who published Lord Liverpool's
sod Castlereagh's speeches last year ; who published the
penury pamphlet the other day ; who has now pub-
fished the speech of Mr. ROBINSON, the new Chancellor
of the Exchequer : this same Mr. HaTcuaso has jest
published the speech of MONSIEUR De CHATRAUBRIANDI I
Ear, indeed, from Mr. HATCHARD; we believe, the doing
of such a thing as this, unless he had been sire, that it
would have been thought well of at the Treasury!! Nay,
we can have no doubt, that the publiefition was pointed'
out to his by some one, or more, near the Ministers.
.
From the Whig tendrzstous (just alongside of Mr. Hat-
chard) came out that famous mouthing at the Holy Allies
and the French Royalists by Mr. BROUGHAM. Now
Mons. de CHATBAIISRIAND is enabled to thunder from
the Ministerial battery I.
—lt may be said, that this last
publication may have been ordered by the French
owe?, Very true: but, this does not affect the fact, that
the place of public:a:ion is the shop of the English .41i-
sistry's Bookseller! Such are the STRAWS. They
are quite sufficient for us. We cannot tell what chance
, the Spaniards have of defending themselves ; but, we
thick, that it is now pretty clear, that they will grt no
help from. us. We have no doubt, indeed, that
our Uoverinnent will do nothing to help than, even
in the most slight degree. And, as to Portugal, if the
Spaniards be subdued, we think, that our friendship will
suggest to Portugal the wisdom of adopting a vhalege
such as the Spaniards will have submitted to by force.—
The French are, it seems, to enter Spain In about three.
weeks time. We shall then see* "Aide come (MIMI;
we see it at all. Whenever they do enter Spain, .and
without any opposition from us, and without our having
a ship at sea, we will set one whole day apart for laugh-
ing at the Old Beldam, the Chronicle, and the rest of the
Stock-jobbing tribe. We will, if we can, get the picture
of " a shield" to send to our friend, the Chronicle.—Oh,
no! We were always unbelievers io Mr. CANNING'S love
of Liberty. The age of miracles may return : but, it
must return, and we must see some pretty thumping mi-
racles wrought too, before we shall believe, that he who
aboot " the revered and ruptured Ogden," is be-
come the friend of the freedom of mankind, and a hater
of the Holy Allies.—What is become of that conviction,
which the Chronicle told us the Duke of WELLINGTON
had produced in. the mind of Louis; that conviction,
which must present war? Shocking follies and false •
hoods! Never were they so abundant as at the time
when the jobbing newspapers wished to keep up the
price of Spanish Bonds. The very words that the Duke
said to the King and that the King said to the Duke
were related to us ! Such humbug was certainly never
played off before, even by. this London Press !

CORN MARKET.

Yesterday, wheat fell from one to two shillings a
quarter ; and, we should not be at all surprised, if three
weeks were to bring it down lower than ever. Our
friend, in the West, who took home gold, instead of:pe-
culating in wheat, may now bug himself. The Quakers
have been speculating ON WAlt! The Devil will de-
sert his own dear children, this time! How they must
curse the Government for 'not sending oat soldiers and
sailors to get killed! How these "children of peace",
must bite their nails novi, when they see no prospect or
bloody war, aml of great gain to them ! We are assured,
that they have, in " seeking the quiet," dipped largely
in wheat! Back the price must go; and then we shall
see a pretty stir amongst the broad-brims. They will,'
in great part, suffer in the purse, for despising our ad-1
vice. They hate us, for the sake of Cropper and Isflac
Wright; but, it is foolish in them to cut their own
throats to spite us.—Every thing now says, that our
pretty fellows will mite no part in the scar; at least, no
fighting part!—Did we not laugh, and beg oar readers
to laugh, at the noisy, the bellowing speeches and para.
• graphs 1' Did we not say, that these would all end io
snwke,• if the Orange dispute were accommodated?
It has been accommodated ; and there is an end of
all 'prospect of oar going to war.—lndeed, we can-
not go to .war, without paper money ; and this
we alwart said. The Debt says to the King of
England, " Thou shalt never go to war again, while I
4‘ am in existence." What, th.m, cannot we go to war
without sponging off the • ebt? U, yes! By all means.
We should only have to pay the landholders OFF
honestly in hard paper money: there would be a strict
adherence to " national honot:r tlf d national faith ;"
but, we should pay of time Debt. What satisfaction
this must give to that greet Peterborough Reformer,
Lotto MILTON, who cannot, it seems, endure the idea

of any deduction from the f!ividatel4! Hard paper
money watild settle the thing ro smoothly! However,
it await:, we are not to have it just yet!

The Paris rapers of Saturd►y have arrived, with pri-
rate letters dated the eame evening. By the former it
rppe'rs that there was another disturbatwe on the
Boulevard St. Dent., Ilse preceding night. The account
which the Quotidienae gives of the affray and of the
composition of flee crowd engaged in it is very curious.
" The Gendarmerie," says this Journal, " dispersed the
as.emblages in a few moments, but the latter in despair
at being driven from the tield of their exploits, rushed in
their flight upon a party of Swiss soldiers, some of whom
were woanded by the fugitives, who on their way dealt
blocs onuli yid with bludgeons,knires, and stilettoes.—
Nine individuals were taken up and conveyed to the
the guard-honse, and from thence to the Prefecture.—
Among them were found a Civilian, a Physician, a
Merchant, two Shoeblacks, and three servants belonging
to respectable families." In addition to this and to the
disturbances at Lyons and Marseilles, It seems there has
been a serious commotion at Mason, a considerable town
on the Saone.
Tbe projects of law agreed upon in the Chamber of
Deputies, have been presented to the King, and were on
Friday carried up to the Chanaber of Peers. That As-
sembly was to meet on Saturday, but, as their proceed-
intts
are not as rapidly made known to the public as those
of the Chamber of Deputies, nothing has transpired of
what passed-on that occasion. The Pilote says that the
Duke tie Broglie was to submit a proposition on the sub-
ject of M. Manuel's revulsion. According to private
accounts it is said to be the intention of a large body of
it, members to offer a declaratihn. similar to that offered