The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-11-30 00:00:00

ores are certainly at,ainst its credibility. '[he in setriew of Lord GRENVILLE with his MAJESTY on Sa turday, is of act which remains unquestioned. That the Noble Lord could possibly have held so long a con- {creme on any other subject than a change of men or measures, not a doubt can be entertained. The dif6- (l aity of collecting, at the present crisis, such a set of own for the offices of flovernment as would be accepta ble at once to the Ktnu and to the People, may be suf itient to prove an insurmountable oustacle even to the preliminaries of negociation. Yet, after all, the change contemplated, may relate to measures rather than to men ; and if the intelligence, which we some days since communicated, has. as we believe, good grounds, the change in view may have a reference to measures of a severer character, than even those which have been of late pursued. It was on this assumption tint the report gained credit, retpecting the retire mentor Lords LITIMPOOL and Hasiaosrar, and Mr. Speculating upon the possibility of the return of _ __ li k e Rums into the Cabinet, the Morning' Chronicle of this day, declares, as if peculiarly called upon to am p o ueuu • sist conditi?ns of their sequiescence , that if • they sisal ever consent to accept of office, they will only do so on a clear understanding that they shall conduct the aintirs of the country on such principles, as may allow them to entertain a rational hope that t hey may thereby restore energy to liovernment, and popularity to the limo; and that they will, before hand, take care respectfully to make these principles known to his MtJurre. " Among the points on which it would be necessary in hare a clean understanding, are" continues the same journal " the necessity of an immediate and general retrerchment of Expenditure. " An inquiry into the abuses that hare crept into " oar Financial Administration, our Commercial Sys " tem, oar Representation, and our Judicial Practice. , S A distinct determination not to abet or counte u Rance the project of Foreign Potentates against the " internal Reforms of Independent Nations. u A Restitution of all Constitutional Privileges to " Catholics sad other Dißsenters; and " A distinct understanding, that, as the es post "facto Bill of Pains and Penalties was thrown out to " the universal joy of all men who reverence law, no " attempt should be made to revive the proaecvtion in " any shape. " Unless these points at least are conceded, no " Whig Ministers ought to accept of ofike." Among the terms proposed, we lament to find not enough advanced on the necessity of that which is by the people at large considered an object of the Sest !importance, Reform is Partiataent. Wlthstitt tt every other means proposed fur the amelioration of the 00.111 try. will operate only as a temporary and delusive ex pedient. Whatever plan is short of this, we are con vinces!, can prove neither a beuefit—nur afford satis facile* to the people. The Dean and Chapter of St. Paula, with Lord SWasouth at their bead, were yesterday completely out-generalied. la the aseangsatonm for receiving her Majesty, it had been particularly stipulated by the Rev. itobassader that seaside B4081181(4 61 used in the interior, that.tho ladies shoals/ not be admitted to attend the queen on her entrance, and that the doors should be thrown open after her Majesty's arri val. The Committee bad, however, provided themselves with the insignia of office, and no remon strance of the Worthy !Doctors could prevent their using them. The Ladies of the CosnaionCouucil then volunteered their services, and all the arganaasto of the Doctor proved thus uoavailing; equally abortive was the attempt of the .4;l4a:sr:dor to throw open the door. The committee foreseeing that it would create the greatest confusion and endanger the Cathedral, refined to listen to the representation of the Doctor, who retired not a little mortified to find every stipu lation he had made on the firstlid the Dean and Chap ter, to neglect her Majesty, completely frustrated by the loyal sad independent conduct of the committee. In the history of nations, in all the narrations of 'Malvin, is there ever deed so daring as the intended possession of Naples by bauds of assas<ins, because she has recovrrd her just rights ?—because. in anima with the character of the age, she has chosen a repaM l sentative government, with a King at his head, instal4 of an absolute monarcity—because she bas exchangs esfrlie for law, folly for wisdom, and tyranny for &teal Loin, she it condemned. Who can contemplate 60, 1 sonditiou of Enrope without pity ? Almost ezbomab. l el by a war of nearly thirty years duration--4 mao against public opinion, and against knowledge—await o; Kings against the People, lifter a iswimeatils,peam ahont to he renewed for the most hellieit *posse tOpi the Imagination can conceive. Passion again will l call the peasant from his plough, and the wastyrtair e his loons, to cut throats, to blow up cities, M. provinces, for the glory of heroes and the plemmep,oi sovereigns. Europe i s again ba be a seem of blood*/ gritify the m a lignant desires of a dozen or two of weekend miserable wretches. Whilst it fastapprmathes to civilitation, the barbarians of the old times, the masters of mischief, think they can despise public opinion without injury to themselves. Terrified by the el/passion of knowledge, they bring ignorance into the field to arrest its propos!. Soon will England feel the consequences, mid mop the fruits of her folly at the Coagresa at Irk's'. The morality-mongers, who were the loudest is their olemean against Freon sod Napoleon, as ems attlory emnpaered the compositor. anal hated that kingdom la chides, in proof. of their lore of morality, begas to Plieder and dismember satiate, is meebety lathe vi rase watch obey r a s eesided to 'spooks Naglesdeasetiesed tiodellmsompsid participated Is their naimisedsr and .salesman, Lord Chstleresirk having pet f At THE STATESMAN together, without a blunder, two little words, saw no thing in the black and infamous transaction, but " mi litary erpedieney." To support this new-coined virtue, his Lordship acceded to a spoliation and division of Eu rope, unjust in pretension, and incompatible with the interests of society. Russia, that giant in strength and monster in greatness, that semi-barbarous nation, has crossed the Vistula, and placed her sceptre on the confines of Moravia. Her grasp extends to the borders of Prussia, touches Sweden, and threatens Constantinople. Her lan less and countless hordes, living under a despotic government that has but to command to be obeyed, having tasted the sweets of the South, sigh for its plains, and wish to stretch at ease beneath southern suns. Austria, overgrown in its ancient condition, has ex tended her territory by the annexation of Italy, by the addition of a people that hate the Germans ; and this addition necessarily excites insurrections and wars. The advisers of these great powers, with Prussia their accessary, begin openly to declare their wishes and designs; they would bind, in the chain of obedience, all the States of Europe, to their present in:lllations, wise or foolish, bad or good. Fools! can they put out the light of the sun ? Can they extinguish, the comet's fire ? Can they bury knowledge in the cave of ignorance ? Can they stifle the spirit of the age? Can they conquer thought with the bayonet, and vanquish liberty with cannon ? Fools ! that listen to that wretched driveller, Von Gents, who has slept over a period of thirty years. and treats man kind as if they were babes—as if they were as ignorant of their rights and duties as they were in eightraine ! If report may be relied on, England and France begin to be alarmed. They at length descry their and see the snares they have laid for themselves. The Ministers of England, it is said, have at last opened their eyes ; but their vision is very limited : they can not look beyond the horizon of the days in which they live ; they elf enemies of freedom at the heart's core. The people must not trust to their intentions. Time must elapse before the crusaders against li berty can believe that liberty is worth enjoying.— People of England ! The base principles that at tempted the conquest. but established the freedom of America, dragged you into the unholy war against France. The effects of these worthless principles have covered you with glory and with wretchedness, deprived you of your gold, and left you abundance of paper-- obtained for you the applauses of the Governors, and the curses of the people of Europe; and loaded you with taxation till your sinews fail. People of England! The Pitt system. as it has been called, has plunged you into an abyss of ills; they multiply daily, whilst the host of deluders, in mockery of your wrt.ngs, describe them as temporary suffering., fast wearing out. Clinging to the nation like the robe of Nessus to the body of Her cules, their poison will corrupt the empire's heart; est the spirit of the age, in defiance of its enemies, will, with your assistance, counteract the contagion and heal the wounds of our bleeding coaatet_—(44Vred.) MEETING "'the PARISH el" Sr ANNE'S, SOHO. A numerous and highly respectable Meeting of the inhabitants of this Parish was held this day, to con ogratulate the Queen, in pursuance of a Retinisition presented to the Churchwardens, by several / of the _litst parishioners. r Shortly after one o'clock, H. Wit.u.sats, 'senior Churchwarden, took the Chair, mot .tbe inasissees of the meeting in a brief speoeh, in which he regretted that some individual, more capable than himself, had been placed is lila situation. Although he might not be covetent to an able discharge of its duties, it was not for want of zeal, it was for the want of ability.—(Applause.) Mr. Fiscal then stated, that several independent Mothers of Parliament, including their two worthy reproseutadm, bad been written to, and their at tendance at the Meeting requested as a favor. One of the latter gentleman (Mr. Hobhouse) was present ; and, in answer to the other letters, they bad received one communication only, that was from Mr. Hume, in which a previous engagement was assigned as the elute of his absence. Mr. Honnouse said, that he had received a letter from Sir F. Burdett last night, in which the Worthy Baronet stated his Intention of being present at the Meeting. He (Mr. H.) expected him hourly, and thought that the occurrence of some obstacles upon the road could alone hare prevented his arrival before tbaftime -(Applause.) At this moment, a letter was handed to the Chair man, and after some ineffectual attempts made by s viral gentlemen to deeypber its contents, all that could be discovered was, that it was signed " Gerard Noel." This circnmstance excited much laughter in the room. The letter was, however, eventually read by Mr. Place, and it contained an apology from Sir Gerard, accompanied by expressions of concurrence in the object of the meeting. ' The Meeting was held in the Vestry-room I and a parishioner here observed, that the increasing numbers could sot possibly be accommodated in so small a space. He thought that an adjournment to the body of the Church would be desirable. The CHAIRMAN intimated that an application had boa made is the Rector, requesting the use of the Church for that purpose, but that it had been refused. Mr. P. Moons expressed his opinion, that the Churchwardens bad a right to make use of the Church 'for such a purpose, without the consent of the Rector; for without their leave, be could not himself go into 'the pulpit.—(Load applnse.) A Gentleman observed that only one of the Church' wardens consented to hold the meeting in the Church and on that account it had ben thought advisable Dot to do so. Mr. Pvsen thee read the resolutions. The crowd 'till inereasiag, as adjournment to the church. yard was proposed and tarried, where every facility and convenience had been prepared by the previous arrangement of Mr. Williams. Mr. Fyscu left speaking. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India /loose, when Capt. G. Weistead was sworn into the command of the ship General Harris, con signed to Madras and Chios. Mr. Ex-Sheriff Parkins obtained a role in the Court of Exchequer so Tuesday, calling on.the Common Ser. joaat to skew eases, why the Ex-Sheriff should not appoint his own Attoessy, instead of Mr. Coiling ridge, the Secondary, is ardor to resin ea 'can't of the Woes sad milts of his Iflirievalty, ORIGINAL POETRY. THE RATS, A TALE. FROM THE 'RENT!! OF FOIATAIITR. CANTO St. I sung before, that Rats had Kings. Ilad Coin:oat, LORDS, and other Tutmcs (With sovereign power, ■nd wisdom fraught) Which hist'ry tells, were sold and bought. As common (so their records say) As Sol Mimes the Toes of day ; Our ■AT, our R—l RAT, I mean, I should have told, was seldom seen. When day blooned forth, auspicious fair, " The sons of night are sons of care," The reason I must now declare. When R—l a sYs huotrent grow. In vain you seek the Courts below : You cannot sacred persons seize, But may petition, If you please ; And when you're rsan'd In your trade, Perhaps you'll get the interest paid. A R —4 arms plac'd o'er the door, Denotes the Inmates very poor. The profits R—l tradesmen art, Are ott a whereas in Gazette. 'TN thus in Rattan/a stated, As we have faithfully translated. The frequent creditors' complaint. Was to our RAT a sore restraint; Ile could not visit, drive, or ride, But some rude claimant by his side Would urge with most disloyal threat, The payment of his honest debt. The nibbling natives recommended. With some fair she, if he'd be blended, They'd pay his debts, and free his mind From all of base Plebeian kind. The contract made—tbe marriage vow Was consecrated, Lord knows howl. Rattania's Bishop like I wren, Some nailed beads of late we've seen, Said something of such vague Import About morality at Court. Per fas et se flu he'd contend, Jure divine to the end. The K--'g or P—e could do no wrony. No vies could e'er to them belong. If RATS were Has how very like, Their words and actions too would strike. I prl'thee reader do not laugh, We mean not Lonsom—nor L►. . Our hero married, mark ye that, 'Teas thought he'd prove a virtuous air. And A—t to the All former vices he'd disown ; But vain are mortal prophecies, And Rats, like atm, deceive with lies. The honey moon had not e'en sled, When to the partner of his bed This Rat display'd, without a nue, A great dislike to marriage laws ; And was so rude. and so uncivil. She might as well have wed a devil. Our iaellnalions, says the a►T. Are net our own, I pray mark kin& : A separation WO take /lass, Sher fie et eft year free. I'll never interfere with you. Whatever you may say or do. They parted— • • Rere a blank I find Rattania's sage, for notes, desigesa ; And by what legibly appears. They lied apart for many years. Cent* the tAird will make It plain. And tell the secrets of his r—n. • CORNELIUS CRABTREE. DRUEILANE THEATRE. A new piece, for which the play-bills assails ilso title and dignity of a .llneiral Prima, was produced on Tues day, and repeated last night at this theatre. Its music consists of one of MOZART'S eremite', a few noisy , cho ruses, some old and some new (not °rifles!). and one song, which, theses executed by Madame Warms, with all the charms of her "deep-ainicing tones" and captivating style, was far from being cadent. These are the musical attractions of the piece, and they are supported by an attempt at comic and serious stage ef fect. The plot is taken from some of the !sextantsl ex cursions of the renowned Cal;ph Maroon Alraschid through his well-governed city of Bagdad ~ from which clreontstance the piece derives its title of or, The Cefiph Gad the Cobbler. It has received the approbation overasy of the en s public, v t e h n o a t !? i ts we t o ar e rat a io t ik a less frn nut forrtofthewit is dialogue W remarkable which h f w r e no u t s h u i a n i g ly b l u o r ak fir spirit, of all the barbarous and hacknyed puns, to Ai* appurtenances of a cobbler have, from time int given birth. The attempts at " higher thinp"Sett , mere lamentably deficient. Some prostate Mate put into the month of the Cedipsi i and be oillt attendants, together with some others of the chervil* , are continually ringing changes upon morality, jade, I lad the princely virtues. These things seemed to cheat the audience out of all attention to the gooiest demerit of the play; so that the manager and author have cer tainly to thank the spirit of the times, for the sort of butterfly existence which it seems doosod to oofoy. i The actors exerted themselves with as much effect as ; their different parts world allow. Lit a Yesterday the Liverpool, 'Viscount Sid mouth, and Mr. Causing bad *tidiest:mot the Lag, at his Palace in Pall-Mail. Ta. New'Colos.—The Lord Lieutenant of Ire land and Council, have issued a Proclamation declar ing the raise of Sovereigns to be twenty-one skiinggs and eight peace, Irish; Half-Sovereigns, ten shil lings and tea pence; Crowns, fire shillings and ire peace ; Half Crowns, two shillings and eight peons halfpenny; Shillings, thirteen pence ; Maraca, Ms pence halfpenny. • Yesterday the Gentlemen who usually CaMtraet for Lotteries, waited on the Minister - to bid for a Letter, to finish 17th March, 1921. The Bidding. weft ; Reuss and Co /IS II le Gooney C l3 3 HAZARD and Co J. and J. Stuswatont IS I Tooxas Bass l3 II S The oilers sot beleg Is the opinion of the Chaseellersell dent. he objected to *am. amillzed Friday seat, at neves, at width time, if say party Ail* proper to giro a liirber oder, they are Se attend. TO THE EDITOR OF . -ow SlR—Some of the more have for years hoped, that proach, when subscription yirld to a simple acknowledgmenl contain the revealed will of however is abroad, that so fai being probable, should any will be in favour of a New the anspices of the present Bishop the following is said to be Vslse swearing—Noperjel External sanctity without ii acqoisition. Venality—Perfectly consistent Barefaced hypocrisy—Hip& proiseworril. Bearing false witness, b reach of the Ilth tlonstnand went)—A proof of gratitude. Ha via i ntercourse with another man's of the 7th Co ;;;;;; magnetic A woman inspected of levity, out mercy—For the sanction treatment of the woman taken Justice requires that those Who do not oeliene that a _ the flourishing state c d .se country. Thorough paced sycophancy—Per/heap with Christian pretensions. Should the above rumour perhaps exclaim, that the gold due gold changed, and lament with your constant reader, Chichester, Nov. eh, ISEU. se==lll= 411ILITARY INSRENCE, The icandalons and nncoi a troop of horse in the mi. has excited a merited Indi trate who procured it. Bat read these observations, on the feelings of the inhabit local in.portance; we entreat part of a system, which it which had been increasing at Manchester; a system cated by the general ♦oice, for ever. The blancliestei punished by the laws it military encroachments that happened look at the outrages which , taken • gow, Paisley, and Oreesoek—look • introduction of armed men into in the midst of an electiep—look iilapor of London's bringing sky, when there was a meetly look at the night brawls increased even in our town look at the surrounding by an army, during their can we call them so when vernment legions?—look say, if you ran, that the 1 loyal population a troop quince of a magistrate's system of domination which our eyes open, which we to prevent, against which and that again and again. stitetional rrsistauce has incipient despotism. • We observe tint a troop into Iterwiek-upon-Tweed, nation.—(Tyne Mercury.) lir. Kemble has left England Lausanne. He has meat Satin Mr. Charles Kemble of the valuable " out&Theatre. Report LAWTIM POT DOWN.- idebrated for his brow beating druggist at Exeter, where he *axed state of his affairs requiring ledge, by his personal investigation name so dexterous, and eclair Mysteries of the law, that I. to the bar. At an amiss bad to examine an old woman, fealties were highly serviceable very much otherwise to cause was going against nettled. " I can remember, Resamber I" interrupted yea famoutber every think Mond who pays you so rams. to complain of my ► it is, OA help me, Mat yea yourself were a ' etas the eartastie witness'_ and bobbled. Tbauegby, the Oriper . own of several baudred vie with nub other In welcoming sw coantrysnon from the perils Ad gaugers .1 eaced in traversing satai liz , inconceivable mountains a rived at Deptford ea Friday perfectly lsealthy k is that, from their attantioulc with the loss of ;sty see jag so tbe Heels. Boa or, at which time it is . offered by Art of Parliament, reached the longitude of cistributod among the oaken Coax, Nay. 19.—On' p. at. his Majesty's sloop by espial' Owe, whilst in with the schooner Volunteer. Carson, laden with SIX 111111io. per bale, which our harbour. Os Saturday ease up opposite Merchant' beautiful model, about IS rably esiculared for swift sanely breeze II and It ' estimated at 10,05 W. et the tide, to wait the ceding' as shall be adopted , The master states, that red • drives towards pigs. V. sadorstsed _ Amnia splint Ur igtestiss. . , • EIE=IMENIMINIMMIIII F THE ATATEsmON. mr.... i enlightened of our clergy t the time would soon ap- • to the 311 Artieles, would di:meat that the Scriptures of the Deity. A••rnuisur far from this happy cluing! y alteration be proposed, tt i v Crud. just hrmed.un , ler Bishop of 1,--..N, of is hi .:.1 an outline :: nry. internal gessineetooodt ri7te intent with wirers. iir iy proLlewortito. breach of the ilk - Comma nd - ie. molter man's wife—No &reach , rite, should be punished with - 1 . ,a of which, nos ear Lard's ca he . ose should be transported— . ti starving pepelatiox proves country. Nancy—Perfbet/y comp:o4li li our be correct, you Sir, wilt gold is become dim, and the lent the state of our country 11113 ILIUS. . V TERFSRENCE. ' ' . constitutional appearance of 1 - 3 t . ' midst of our peaceable town. . .: ignation against the 'aegis- .... si jk ir s let we beseech all who may A 4 :•'• nut to consider that outrage habitants, singly, or only of treat them to look on it as A t most certainly is; a syNteni g rapidly since the blooiblied which, If not loudly depic- t, may soon silence that voice ester massacre remains on- . t violated; sad look at the that bare happened since-- & bare taken place at (llAs- sock—look at the monstrous lan into Carlisle market-place ;dip—look at the late lord- 'ging the military into the testing of the Common-ball — that soldiers hare joined and en within dose two years— - of the beaus of parliament deliberations--deliberAtions! n under the terror of the go- b at thee, things, and then t bringing among a quiet and p of drageOns, is the conee- 'a caprice, or the part of a i hich is growing.npon es with , behold aid delopt endeavour • , ich we onset all loudly, aye is, till. we SW Zia oar. ton • MI as canted II of th i s troop was in readiness to tope i d. on the night of the Blame- .) 0 ~ ;Inannon , England for hie retirement at • totted a deed of gift, substi- .)1 lisle the proprietor, In lien of share be possessed in Covent- • rt states it to be worth 50,0601. • wro.—Tbe late Sergeant Davy, beating talents, was originally rhere he failed, and the per- ., requiring some legal know- nvestigation and stony, he be- 4 i aequired such a relish for the it he was soon afterwards called re in the West of England, he woman, whose memory and serviceable to her friend, hut ./ , the Sergeant's client. 'she f st him, and be was nut a little ober," said the old dame:— pted Davy, " Why, I suppose ng for, and nothing against, a so generously." " I bare no / memory, fur I can remember, re, two and twenty years ago, t broken druggist at Exeter," m's reply. The Sergeant sat Oiled. r arrived at Deptford amid the red spectators, who seemed to welcoming the return of their . • trip and daggers they had dx- unknown NM covered with . aof ice. The eola also lir- Iday last, the crew of which are It is due to the officers to sky, 414' both ,skipe have returned se perms, looked Scott, belong- Is ships an soldered se be paid s expected des reward of 300/. meet, for the lest persons who tf Copper Wee River, will be dicers and mew.. • Thursday, about the, o l elook, p of war, Dowel. eoliamanded t entities 4 Owe Clam fal - Ilenteer, of M.w Terhiilt s ial t bales of bloom a ce 'or she detailed, sad Oat 'to tnrday evening the sehoNir sheet's Quay—she Quay—she is a vdry . N seas, nearly new. and allies. . ft Wittig, oboe ctg with a. I hoots an hose. la ,- .' She drops Own . 41 1 11 3:ve i event of such jiidl, pfh. . opted for her future t he was hosed 'hi . ai =. this coast by the buoy that en appeal has bees. seat • mists. • • . . i ... ...e. - . ..... , •e' ...."- • 'A. 2/6. _ _ ._i rut We