The Statesman. — London, England, 1814-11-29 00:00:00

The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER ,aid, it was true he had suggested .reconsideration to In. Noble Friend on a former night, as 100,0001. struck him at the time as a very large sum to vete for the volunteers. It would be improper to put an end to these corps all at once, and, above all, highly ob jectionable to disband the Irish yeomanry. Mr. PEELS spoke strongly of the importance of the yeomanry of Ireland. To rebut the charge of profusion brought by the lion. Gentlemau, he would simply state to what an extent the Irish Government bad reduced the estimates for the volunteer servit.e. jn 1812 it was 348,0001., in 1814 it was 312,0001. and now it was reduced to 58,0001. Mr. WHITBREAD admired the singular confes sion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. It struck the [tight Hon. Gent., it seemrd,when 100,0001. was first proposed, that it was a large sum, and deserved reconsideration. Now he had always thought that the Chancellor of the Exchequer must be previously consulted about every estimate; but now it appeared that the Secretary at War had broke loose from all such trammels. Seriously, it was surprising, that in the midst of a profound peace with the Continent, it was thought necessary to keep up an armed police iu the country, with bayonets on their muskets, and broad swords by their sides. Such things never had been before. These corps had volunteered for the war,—that war had ceased, and iti England at least he saw net the slightest occasion for their further cervices, Still., however, the questions put the other night on this very topic had saved 45,0001. to the public. Lord PALMERSTON was sorry he could not congratulate the Committee on any such saying, as the present vote was only for half the year. In il lustration of the impropriety of disbanding the vo lunteers all at once, he said he had that day received a letter from a Commandant of Volunteer Cavalry, stating great reluctance to be dismissed on the part of the corps, as they had been induced to strppose would be the case, from what had passed the other night in the [louse. They begged, rather than be dis missed, to serve without any allowance. Mr. BA RI NG asked why the country was to have continuation of these espences during peace? Mr. WHITBREAD wished to ask why the Se cretary at NVar (lid not accept the proposal of the gallant volunteers, who had offered to serve for no thing rather than he disbanded ? No, he would not 4 kw ; he would vather force the acceptance of the money upon them ! Lord PALMERSTON replied, that the offer to which he had alluded was founded merely on a con tingency, which it was not the wish of Government should take place. It should be recollected, how ever, that the members of the different corps re ceived no pay; thear . hale of the grant• went to the umintenance of the stall' of the corps.' Mr. W I lIT BR EA D thought it. would be desirable to do away the exemptions which the yeomanry ca valry at present enjoyed. After some further conversation, an Amendment was proposed for inserting 25,0001. instead of 55,0001. and leaving out the words •‘ Great Britain."—A di vision took place, when the Amendment was nega tived by 45 totes to 14. The next vote proposed was, that a sum not ex ceeding 6,7061. be granted for paying salaries and pensions of officers and other persons on the super annuated list. Mr. TIERNEY commented on the list of pea, sioners before the Committee. He. observed, a re. tired apothecary in Ireland who had 3001. a.year. mere was also another, a retired treasurer, who bad 4001. a year. Now he would appeal to the es. perience of a Right Hon. Gentleman opposite, whe ther this man. rai l & not imecoto she office of a Tree. sure.r. op.tßst,itift.,iain period of life, .and yet it ap. pea rid I (irk bridita*. superannuated these ten years— La inagisl. . . . . Mr. ILUSE.-... 46 The Right lion. Gentleman . is just as c2pable of giving an answer to that question as I am ." _ sir J. NEWPORT then enquired whether the re. tired apothecary who received this pension of 3001. a-year was not the Dr. Trevor whose name was im plicated in certain severities charged to haVe been ezerciced in Kilmainham jail. . This inttoduced n conversation of sow length, in which Mr, P. Moore s rots:oy objected to giving such It person any pension. On the, other hand, it was declared by Mr Wellesley Pole that the conduct of Dr. Trevor hat) been acquitted of the charges brought by the Prisoners, in a report made by the Judges on ihe subject. lle confessed, however, that Trevor was chargeable with some severities of which be did not approve. The Resolution was then agreed to. inorrow. Report to- -.-- - The Report on the Thread and Silk Lace Bill was agreed tn, and a Bill ordered to be brought in. Lord PALMERSTON brought up a Return of the Battalions of the Regular Army disbanded since the lltb of May. Ordered to lie on the table.— A►ljourned. To -MORROW THE STATE LOTTERY BEGINS I)ttAWI WHOLE IS TO BE DRAWN ON THAT DAY. PRICK OF STOCKS THIS Bank 2494 g per Cent. Red. 6511 3 per Cent. Cons. 664 4 per Cents. 8144 i per Cent. Navy 914 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK Long. Ann. 1611 India Hood► 17 p Exchequer Bills 1 5 p Omnium 2 11 Consols fox Atm. 661 7 THE STATESMAN. LONDON: TUESDAY, NOYE?dISER 49, IRI4. Five Gottenburgh Mails, Frankfort, and Brussels Papers, and French to the 27th, arrived to-day. The only article deserving of mention, furnished by the Gottenburgh Mails, is the announcement of the Proclamation of CHARLES of SWEDEN, King of Norway, which took place on the 4th inst. The in telligPnce from Vienna, by the other channels, is of the 14th and 15th. The expected momentous D - claration had not been issued at the date of these ac- • - _„ THE STATESMAN connts, the-important business of the verification of Powers being still continued. We wonder at the proloniption 'of this part of the ceremony, seeing it stated in the same communication', that Austria, Prussia, Russia, England, Bavaria, Wirtemberg, and Hanover, are all that are to have decisive voices.— In a letter of a previous date, it is asserted that the Rossian Minister had handed in an important De claration, said to relate to Poland; and we perceive by the accounts now before us that the precipitate; departure of the Grand-Duke CONSTANTINE foe , Warsaw is supposed to be connected with this note; which note, we suppose, says, " I have withdrawn my troops from Saxony, to make way . for my very good and firm friend, the King of PRUSSIA ; and in their way home I mean that they shall take up their quarters for a time in Poland, which, I think, will look as well annexed finally and fully to my Empire, as Saxony to Prussia, er Italy to Aus• tria," to'which all the congregation must &Glides, say Amen, France being placed out of the pale of decision, and my Lord CASTLEREAGH being well aware that the Emperor of RUSSIA and the King of PRUSSIA are the very good and firm friends of the PaiNce REGENT Of ENGLAND, from whom, and his subjects, 46 after what has passed," as they usually say, they can never, never be disunited. We wish it may be so—but things do not yet look well. Out of small things grow great ones. The smaller Ger man States are evidently deeply chagrined at being shut out from these deliberations ; and even Bavaria is stated to have joined France in a protocol or re monstrance against the great enforcing armament me ditated in Germany. France, we fear, is in a state bordering on open insurrection. See a subsequent communication from Paris. • GOTTENSURGH, Nov. 14.—Charles MIL was proclaimed King of Norway on the 4th insiint. VIENNA, Nov. 14.—1 t is at length:decided that. the Empress Maria Louisa is to content herself sritb the sovereignty of Parma, Placentia, and Guastalla. tier Majesty will soon set out for her dominions.— It is still fit oily believed that Napoleon will be re- moved from Elba ; but it is uncertain whether hit► mother seems resolved to remain with him. It is supposed that Noce rand will return to Paris before the end of this month. It is remarked that Prince W►ede, the Bsvarian Minister, does not live on the sawe terms of inti macy with the Ambassadors of the Great Pokers as before. 141iwisters at home appear to he thrown upon the horns of a very awkward dilemma, by the conduct of certain Ministers, abroad. It is now the fashion to settee things, and explain afterwards. To com municate intentions, or take advice, in high matters, is beneath the dignity of great Statesmen. 46 Are we not the deliverers of Kurepe," say the partitionists at Vienna ? " Did we not (dotaznenti4 , the elements) overthrci* that wicked enemy of liberty, Bos.t. PARTE ? And have we not a right to divide his gar ments, and array ourselves in his spoil—and as to telling our friends at home how gor geously we meats to deck ourselves—They will see by-and-bye what a dash we will mike in ous splendid apptirel ; but let us wisely make sure of it first." The scramble has been begun for some time past, and whilst we are amused with stories of negociations being on the point of opening, in which justice and moderation would shine pre-eminent, all appears to have been negociated, in the provisional style of occupation, and by arguments of this sort, 6 6 you seel am possessed, dislodge me if you can, — but remember we met to make the people keep the peace." In this manner that part of the Continent which has lately become disposable, or more than usually liable to seizure, has been appropriated in the midst of Treaties for its regulation, and those who were at the expence to send Ministers to Congress to talk over' the matters before-hand, now begin to find out that they might have saved themselves and their Plenipotentiaries that trouble. Our Ambas sador has lately laid great claims to the title of an able politician, but he seems to have had very little to say at Vienna ; possibly he has not been able to `make himself intelligible to these lligh German Doctors, or they have talked and acted in such a strain that he has not known what to think or say of their proceedings. Certain it is, that his colleagues appear not to know what to say of him, or the arrangements in which he was deputed to take a leading part ; and political soothsayers augur from the cloud of igno rance in which the Gentlemen on the Treasury Bench at home are disposed to take shelter, what is aptly termed a complete blow up ere long. The situation in which Ministers were placed last night in the discussion which ensued on the subject of the transfer of Saxony and Poland, was one that re flected neither honour on their judgments nor dignity on their stations. Mr. WHITBREAD .expressed the wishes of the country for some information regard ing the shameless transfers and partitions that appear to have been made and resolved upon by the Conti nental Potentates, which he justly characterised as daring and wicked robberies, and asked Minis ters, if, after Prince Itseetres note and the solemn proceedings which had in other respects taken place indicative of these spoliations, they could pass the subject over by saying they did not know any thing about them, or whether the British Minister had given his country's sanction to such acts. Thus pressed, it was necessary to say something, and Mr. VAN. strrAwr made a declaration, to which we refer, and which we would entreat the public to 'mph" resew. • ..41.,....., .-~.~r- NMI _Wane,. Mr.V. was of opiairm(thotigh every thing seems to militate against such belief), that the fate of Saxony has not and cannot have been decided, because the Congress by which the decision was to have been made has not yet met ; much less could he believe that any British Minister could be a party to any such decision as is supposed to have been rode; and as little had he any reason to suppose that soy British Minister would be a party to the subjuga fdon of Poland. What then has Lord CASTLERRAGII sdone ? "He who allows oppression shares the , crime." Has not Prussia taken military possession r orSaxony, and have not her Generals proclaimed it ' annexed to the Prussian territory in the face of the negociations ? Has Lord CASTLEREAGII become the silent abettor of this moral infamy—of the spoil of Europe—this is what we want to know ? We have heard of the protests of the French Ambassador— i Lord CASTLEREAGH looks on, it appears, for silence gives consent, and says nothing. , _ . t • The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER stated the ' amount of the Sicilian Loans guaranteed by this coon• try to be 150,0001. . - Sr SAIRIZL ROINILLT also brought forward the motion of which he had given notice, relative 'to the Militia, and which proved to be a resolution, declaring the retaining that force embodied after six t months from the ratification of a definitive Treaty of Peace to be contrary to the Act of Parliament, and a violation of the Constitution. After a long debate, the motion was negatived on a division of 97 to 32. Our Readers may be assured that the following Letter which a French Gentleman in London has favoured us with, is genuine. Qn the sentiments it contains, we make no comment. We give it as we received it Pari. Nov. 19, 1814. "It is almost impossible to describe with accuracy 4he real state of the public mind in this country. — So many parties exist, and so different are they in their objects and prospects, that human judgment is too weak to anticipate the future with precision.—lt is certain, that the returned Emigrants, the old No billty, and the Clergy, are endeavouring, by every means in their • power, to restore the old des potism, to its fullest extent: The parties opposed t 6 them are, the old Republicans, at the head of whom IS CARROT, and many ether very eminent men, and the Btmapartean party, to which belong et least tWo-thirds of the army, taking into this calculation the Marshals and .other superior Officers. 'rhe late restoration of unsold emigrant property to its oiigi nat possessors has created much alarm. So general has been the change of lantle,l proprietorship since the Revolution, that it may he almost said that entire France has changed ownership. No better proof of the apprehensions which are entertained by the pre sent possessors need be named, than that it is im possible to sell or borrow money upon mortgage, upon any one estate acquired since the Revolution. —The Republicans, who were in a degree satisfied under Bow i teiltra, because they saw thae.the glory of Fiance swag his chief object, and that even his ambition was but one of- its effects, are deadly haters of the new system, because they see, or think they see, the old regime of priests and feudal lords about to be re-established, which will create, instead of one, ten thousand tyrants in the country. BONA. PARTE, if he was one, allowed no other but himself. Every man's fire-side (foyer) was his own—it was sacred ; and if lie was not called upon to serve his country,' he was as independent as the most perfect Republican could wish. Thus it was that the old Revolutionists were at least tranquil, I but it is quite another _thing with the army which BONAPARTE had so completely identified with the great mass of the people, that the whole nation had become military. Here it was that BONAPARTS had founded his throne; and had .he not been sur rounded by traitors, who had sold themselves and him, could he have had sufficient resolution to have seen Paris in flames, which he apprehended would have been the immediate consequence of the envy of the-barbarous hordes which were marching upon it, little doubt remains, but that lie would ultimate ly have succeeded, and would have now been Emperor. It is absolutely ascertained, that had i NET and MARMONT carried into effect the orders' which he sent them, at the time when lie threw him self between the Austrians and Russians, that a most signal success would have been the con sequence.' The army still idolize him ; and the • cavalry are not yet considered worthy to be trusted near Paris. The French Princes are doing their utmost, by . cajolery and flattery, to ingratiate themselves with the soldiery—but they • have hitherto advanced but little. France cannot I forget what BONAPARTE has done ;—the high pitch! of glory to which he carried its military faine—un exampled in the history of the world !—Men are astonished at his abdication when he had so great a chance remaining of retrieving his affairs ; but it is j now known, from those who were about his person at that period, that the apprehensions he entertained ! for the safety of Paris were the great causes of that event. He imagined, that while Paris existed, a j monument, " perennius sere," would remain. of his, i magnificence.-, The wonderful improvements he I. made—the assemblage of every thing in Europe va luable in the Fine Arts—the magnificent additions! he had projected—the public buildings he was erecting—the stupendous monuments of national greatness he had in contemplation—to see all. these perish before him, was worse than death itself, I or even personal humiliation! He preferred sacrificing himself, to these superb works of his creation ; and he had every reason to believe, that not a vestige of them would exist, 'twenty-four hours after the entry of the northern hordes into the Capitol.—lt is ! an authenticated fact, that an English Newspaper was sent to him (that same one, which is universally be lieved at this moment to he in the pay of the Mi nistry here, as it is the accredited organ in Ettglattd of the sentiments of this Court) the Times, in which a paragraph was inserted in the most conspicuous part of the Paper, announcing to its readers,' that at the time of its publication, Paris probably no longer ::.~:,,,~,.,~~.:v..,..~ ~ ~' existed. Thns, it was thin that BONAP , . act. I upon, and he gave way But can posed that France will . forget hire for thi: ken notion! depend upon it, he possesses the most powerful in the country, and flame is once excited, it will overwhelm in its progress! • 46 That the Bounnoms feel this fully from their conduct, Not a single regiment iilvested with Ili Royal guard—the mos: measurers are adopted at the, Thuilleries—t mounts with loaded arms, the sentinels ar and of different divisions of the National Swiss corp is organised as before the and every thing shows. pat the Royal F not ,consider itself sate,' in the hands troops; the Imperial Guard is daily dissio drafting little by little into miter corps, a every measure which precaution and ai can suggest,is hourly adopting; tile press more watched and its liberty curtailed ; espionage, more active than ever, is esta, every thing shows fear in its as orst'forni. and the old Republicans are decidedly , hostile to ,the new system.. They posses , splendid latent. of France. To oppose there ere the imbecile old Nobility, w h, danger, am/ have returned to feed upon try they had not the courage to light fn, indeed but an unequal contest ; and ierey little sagacity to prognosticate the reset , struggle should arise. In the meantime, the old natioual enmity towards England are more sad loping. It cannot be forgotten, that by trigue, end by - English gold, the last gr Lion was effected, in which the power or, so reduced, and that of the Northern M encreased. Time only will show, whet?' herself has not raked up a more formida, herself by thus aggrandizing Russia. France would have berm----but still Eagle this. In her ati%iety for the she has crippled the . naval power of there ii no doubt, but that several yet quillify must pass. before the Fretreh reach even its former power—but lull t rivalry exists, and will encreasti, and bable that all the Conlitient wi:l one in endeavouring to arrest that ma: riority which enables Eng!tind almost . mend the navigation of the neema, and to dictate terms on which alone other nations shall liv'per. mitted to enjoy it. .11.ussili rill soon be mixings t o enjoy her share of it, the prOdigious extent of coast she possesses. her UniM Wolfed reSINEWPS in Piety ar ti c l e o f necessity, will croon enahle her to create a fleet more powerful than that of England, and her geographical position, Banking e. she does Europe on its northern and southern frodnilary, gives her great advantaes at the enniinoneement of a war , w hich would, in all probalaisttv„ increase during its continuance ; her making extent . f terriory, more than the half of Europe, nat./ills her inex haustible meat's, and the.despetic nature of her Go. vernment, affords her the aucontrouted disposal of them. S:Jould time and circumstances ever product an effort by these great Northern Potentates, against the nations of the south, to trance aload can England lock for succour. 'lt will then op. ear what she has gained by a war ortwenty year‘ waged at an incalculable waste of blood and tow sore ; exhausting, as she has done, all her resources and creating, from necessity, rivals to her in every article of her hump manufacture. It will he that seen, whether, by these sacrifices, she has ensured her own eventual greatness, or whether she may net; from that period, date the commencement of her tlr cline iti the scale of nations, approaching, as it Id do, if it once begins, rapidly towards a fall ;" General SMITH, it is said, is arrived in this*. try. 'f I:e Duke DE GUICH a rrivedE on Saturday Ng Perk. The Duke of l'onvLANo and several English of distinction are at Bourdeaux. The LORD MAYOR hating inspected the bled. weighers' Returns, ordered the 'price of Bread to be reduced half an Assize, or• Ons Penny in the Peck Loaf. This is the last Day for purchasing, as the whole of the State Lottery will be drawn To-morrow, sail Thirty-two grand Capitals must be distributed Wall the Public. 11A Rlt II it be g ap. $ 911 a part _ id th at every a unt r is evident lit of the h os st auspi,.i nin —the guard • t rt. Guard. A Revolufl oo. Family does • of the eld plvitaj i t it nd in short, ' is more and system o f ind 0 . CAim ol and oppo y ess the mo to such Um: to R e d r i , p4 • In that Cgelh nr, whidi is. req u i res Ts , list if evert feelings of more des o , r l i l ~ l 'nh is gran!! Cogs. r France w p p Monarchs% IV iser England dabte foe to t. than p, and has &fie 4 nf the ea% . France sart mrs of tromp marine can the spirit of d it is' pro. p day unite, tritinw sape. ost to coo. (1 to dictate shall hP - per. )P allXineito - . . amed, than that it is im- 1 vernment, affords her theuaicoostrooted disposal of ' r money upon mortgage, ! them. Should time and circumstances ever produce • ' fired since the Revolution. l an effort by thew great Northern Potentates, sere in a degree satisfied' against the nations of the south, to France alone ; they saw tittle-the glory I can England loak for succour . It will then ap. , abject, and that even his! IMlLuwhat she has gained by a war ortwenty year• 4 • _ •• its effects, are deadly•r waged at an incalculable waste of blood and tree- ' '' because they see, or think . sure ; exhausting, as she has done, all her resources * • . 4 ' priests and feudal lords , and creating, from necessity, rivals to her in every . * ll . : which will create, instead article of her home manufacture. It will he theg. '• sin the country. BottA- I seen, whether, by these sacrifices, she has ensured lii: owed no other but himself. own eventual greatness, or whether she may net;' ter) was his own—it was from that period, date the commencement of her de- : called upon to serve his cline in the scale of nations, approaching, as it gill . 1 dependent as the most do, if it once begins, rapidly towards a fall ;" • . wish. Thus it was that 1 sere at least tranquil, General StstiTit, it is said, is arrived in this esti ---, . ng with the army which try. °etely identified with the I The Duke DE GUICH arrivede on Saturday kit adt the whole nation had , Paris. it was that BoNisexturit I The Duke of PonrLa.so and several English of II •el ad had .he not been sur- ° distinction are at Bourd ,, nug. I had sold themselves and The LORD MAYOR haring inspected the Med. 'I ificient resolution to have weighers' Returns, ordered the price of Bread to h he apprehended would be reduced half an Assize, or• Onst Penny in the nsequence of the entry of Peck Loaf. i were marchjng upon it, I This is the last DAy for porebasing, as the whole that lie would ultimate- of the State Lottery wit' be d r aw n To.morrow, sal would have now been Thirty-two grand Capitals must be disiribeted lil4" ( ascertained, that had the Public. '. d into effect the orders l - 4 ' —_. time when he threw him- • . ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY., is and Russians, that a -- -moloo--. . • ~ d have been the con- FEMALE PRESENCE OF MIND. o ~,, , idolize him ; and the . ,_ country eve n i ng l ast wee k two persons , • h a yi ng the f g entle m e n , called at - m rchanes house its ssidered worthy to be ( scetare, the family being then a . t . their country seat, atalli, 1 9 : ~„.4 he French Princes are miles distant from London, and the Itovse left iii the care Eifllif . ~1 ijolery and flattery, to . C,,liitonkm;.l::fliilhrsejalal• They represented themselvel to,IPI!!! part p;t t it h •u e la c r o t u le tr nds ‘ co l f tere thel is triaster S. ass, • the soldiery — but they ; coming frot t a in tla e t count ry las - it little. France cannot ' wa s, and that by his particular desir e ). gey were ter: , , • is done;—the high pitch I during tahe t nd, wo c o o r n tree a n it iet o s t. their business o detained e tro die t: d its military faire—tin- produced 14 letter a s if f rom ihe w fi ei :il em e t t i t a r t the o n e e use Nille • • i , f the world !—Men are : cook. containing so many orders and other matters, tilt ./a entirely i g norant of. This at oti! it a when he had so great a st re ratig v e d es a % si n y n d tti oitt s t n l i r se. m ight hare on their minds as 18r" 'lug his affairs ; but it is truth of the matter. After they were shown into the paw , .ow ,, of i them mightga iil b l;t t hat he e had to g o in transact some tt ve_o2 %. ho were about his person twelve at o'clock; he no notreturned, to stt up adding , him, i t ' a si it 0%0. rehensiotis lie entertained not home before e the great causes of that very probable his friends might detain him all night. Thepell i t while Paris existed, a d v id e n r o e t a c ia o i „ n i ect e, herldtir:lntd a t tu t .elve rl lock fincliog hil ta f t ria t ,' re," would remain of his ocaht go to bed also, as o hir fr e li nd n uo is tit d n'o n t d ‘co li m ill e . h t nessei ''' derful improvements he l.night. i lle was accordingly show,, up stairs to bed. The r.. 7 ' •` ter b ‘ i: a t s ti n ie ot h t o i uz i ma a t i d d lial a some so int v i c i r ra v v l r; rery thing in Europe vas a em so he m r onTit the magni fi cent additions' easy that she determined at all ri g ht , an d to sit beca me Soon lifie .' italic buildings lie was I one o'clock she thought sheheard a noise above stairs, as "f r ! monuments of national 1 ° X.:1 4) 4 softly i n g i , haanrdefiloitti,.g. d4w e n tre k ca t t n iile e •Ttt e 'fl t i l t i o i t ti ol l.)l /! • itempiation—to see all , stairs, she w e nt up kith*• dark when she perceived the strata's s worse than death itself I can dle g Mous the drawing-room without his shoes, and 10 9 I in his hand. .`.i•eing him isdvinct to v rds the door, i ! He preferred sacrificing ' she ran down stairs •as fast as she could , and % n utting mat I* arks of his creation ; and candle, hid herself tinder the stairs. The st p er came doll . . a st u a d irs u lte i t t l e y ti t a h n e d h p a l l te d itzhis ntt candle o k on t ieve, that not a vestig eth l e i T wee d te cga .. :% ity-four hours after the i a ;Intim 'nukin g the IIIIIVIIIC;II cot-c . o }le t : e len ° ( 1-5 11)1 1 . 4 ne U tl the tila Is into the Capitol.—lt is . Polv• Pad went out. The faithful courageouS itotrorniii4 el a English Newspaper was ° t o7a l eta e l d or fi Z4Os ad or o. he i'l l s i ct il i . o g roe i d i safertA h am ‘ :t h ia s ritre_ i s i t t ' i:r a ll , " ;„; ' which is universally be- i and then set the alarm hell' ringing! :rliteioisk,itiviil,- W.O .'• p ;in the pay of the Mi- I very i q uietly sill the time, now cuiau. 'in seer. 11.14‘9,11 1 7,:..r. i retired organ in England . t ri h a e ra t Lau: a h s i s i e h L os eti l e ll i l i lll h n: ti t : i to urt) the T'imes, i ii whi c h ' rtibh••r, sialiit nu at • ly t i r.the.erds sit justice ig lu tile kis eersK , ' n the most conspicuous kali " " ha ng b"lndhinallui RPktir of sh-ies. - ..." ......I "i' : .. ng to its readers,' that at —•--------,--- • . •- - ---.,-- ----"-- s a.," LONDON I Printed siklod_,,ho4o,lo4l by ,D,. Lavas 6, 411, 1 ,1 ~ Paris probably no longer • STAEISINOSI •96, - Ic/4 V, nett-artier. „ • } 4. • ~ • . - a • --44-..- . --4.__.-- -- --- \. _ , 4 • :. • 'ilitelliktillialatti: l . " 1i . k. ; .1e- I .A'.4.'' . :(' r.;',.:'''.' . ~...%' 'T• .;- /': ' ~ - '- ' ATTEMPT AT ROBBERY. FEMALE PRESENCE OF MIND. One evening last week two persons,• having the appeerkai of country gentlemen, called at :: m richanes house in Finshet square, the family he:ng then at their .country seat, *WIN miles distant from London, and the Wyse left in the care of tk cook anti house-maid. They represented themselvei to then* yams as intimate and particular friends of their master's. lad corning from that part of the country yeshere his country sad was, and that by his particular desire they were tivsteeteekok during the two or three nights their business detained them° town ; awl, in confirmation of what they stated, one of 04 produced is letter as if from the Gentleman of the house toile cook. contaiiiing so many orders and other matters, OW strangers would be supposed entirely ignorant of. This at via remov. d any doubt then might have on their minds as la th e truth of the matter. After they were shown into the parielf, one of them said, that he had to gat to transact some tireiteatt and that it might be late when be returned. adding, if he IN not home before twelve o'clock; not - to sit up for him, as it mli • very probable his friends might detain him all night. Thepettell. , who remained supped, and at twel ve o 'cl oc k fi n di og kh ft*" did not come, be desired to be shown his bed, adding. that thef oveht go to bed also, ne his frend awed not come haute doe night. Ile was accordingly shown up stairs to bed. The rya also retired to bed, but the house-maid had some impreete, on her mind that all was not right, mad became so very ne' easy that she determined at all events to sit up. Siren Ole one o'clock she thought sheheard a noise above stairs, as "il l person walking barefooted. She took the candle, and tem -coaled softly up, and putti vg down the candle at the font alkMr stairs, she went up in' the dark, when she pereeivesl the stroll' wa king about the drawing-room, without his shoes, and l candle in his hand. Seeing hi m tdvanciug towards the diive she ran down stairs• as fast as she could, and putting out lie b ' candle, hid herself tinder the stairs. The stranger came doors stairs quietly, and placing his candle on the lower step, °I and unlocked the hall-door, and t oo k t h e b o lt s a nd n e iihout 'nuking the smallest noise. lie thee opened the am* softly, nod went out. The fai:ltful couregeime lioteete"'d to the door„, arid hearirg trial give at Art W rill .. 1" 4 much presence of mind immediately lir ed Art the " (1 ,, and thew set tile alarm hell' ringing.- 'The roirk-insaid,' ' 1.1 ; very quietly sill the time, now crats, err. assist. u^e. Morns brought the a nil hinan the dopr, who spruce . hi i ta t " the house ts as sea relied, hot there wa s ant 'ling ratio?, ia'", tut at ly t, r the:reds of justice node lit. ele*P 4 leavin g nothing benind him .hut a pair of sh.les. LON DON S t i=r ed .404,,, ht 140444 R. Las it Ib, 4 1 SMAt etV,IC/4 Fleet:Mitt. I - r --P-~.-'~-- ra ,.., I■lll