The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-02-03 00:00:00

IMPERIAL PARLIdAIEVT. HOUSE (W LoRDS. rms.?. , The i.ord Chancellor r. 41111• down to the HMOe at tree o'c'ot k, and after pr .e.rs ,t err read, thr oath• were administered to the folinnhig Peen, as they ! pre .entrii themselves for that purpose, :2. :-- Me Royal Rightly% the Imke of tiloneettee, the Mar quises of R'itichrster and Aitglesea. the Earls of 11.1%- “wilv, Macclesfield, and Punic the L u d oo p of Exeter, , tin I Lord Napier. At four o'clock the House, th• motion of the Earl A I,lsafteoot., adjourned until Thursday, the 17th inst. HOUSE OF COMMONS, FEB. '2. The speaker entered the House this '!,v at dome o'clock, but as the nuoilwr of illealhers rcopoired to he present, in order to constitute a llow;e, dill nut attire sooner, he was unable to Witt the t hair till half-past three. The ceremony of administering the oaths iu►- ntrdiately commenced, and runiintted till four ;o'clock, when Lord CASTL:ItE.II;II mgr, and mot-«f that the .House should adjuiirn till Thurschiy. the 17th of Fe bruary. Ilia Lordship olawrvell. that he felt wand the motion he had ) fist submitted would weet with the entire ioncnerrnce ot all present. It lia•I alit.r‘ been cue twinarv. when the country was *Miami will, any severe calamity, to suspend the funetion% of that Honsr for a si!ort space of time, in order to 4how it 4 participation in the general grief; and he tho -Olt there never was an occasion on which such a mode could be adopted with '•asore propriety than the present.—(l Lear, hear :) The question ass then put. Anil carried arm. Wiwi • There were not more tbau fifty. Meuibers a ho took the swaths. Amongst these nen.— Lord Costlereagh. Lord Palmerston, Mr. W. W. Pole, Solicitor-lienerfil, Mr. Lushington, the Mon. Somers Cue. lord Duneannon, Mr. X. Cali ert, Mr. Miring. Mr. Roliarts, Mr. W. lamb, Mr. Slii:ftu r. Sir. Lowndes, Mr. IL Littleton, lie. Banks, Mr. ti. Pauli-. Mr. Mellish. The 'incise adjourned, at tea inimues Nit four, till the i;th inst. TO THE EDITOR OF THE ST.ITESMAY. -r Stu—lt will not he nereiusary to occupy a very large Portion of your fottpartial Paper, in order to an'wer lie letter of air. John Son, um the pon:ihitient of l'arlile. He observe*, that there is a wide difference between the casco( Kottchtte and that of l'arfile. The Weren'te in their cases I haul mvuuelf pointed out ; hut al they {welt suffer for their opinions. they were alike 111 that respect, which constitutes the foundation of Illy principle. Although Kotzehne was stabbed by a flerman Stenlent. anl Carlite was tried be a Jury, and con.lrlisned (if you please) by the laws (.t his cuolntry, vet they both suffered for their opinions, and therefore L •' tniTerril wrung filly. because it it an immutabie principle tha: opinions mtgbt to be free. When Mr. John Son further proceeds to denonnce Mr. l'arlim as an moony to liberty. and Et propagator of, blaspheme, with other expressions of a similar tendency.l he seems to forget that these are only 1114 OPINION. I • and that so far from affecting the principle whirls 1 have laid down, the public statement of them only serves to confirm and strengthen it. For. what right has Mr. John • to state his opi nions to the world, that Mr. arbor is an enemy to liberty, anil a propagator of blasphemy, ?—Unilitabtedly, dais right must be founded upon this principle, " that' s opinions ought to he free; and if his oriaions ought to be free, why not Mr. Carlile't _ It is impossible, with Justice, to draw a line Gf auction bower!' man and n,an. It is of the rcry na tare and essrnre of justice to be impartial, and to sup port the consistency of principle. It is in vial' to say that one man's opinions ant pernicious, bla.plieniona, ;Ind inj . nriotts to the interests of society. lircatGte this is opinion still; another man start,. up a*d &Iva. I think Just the contrary; I think they are just, beneti eia!, and perfectly consistent with truth s tit:4, and the harpiness of mankind. What is to be June iu this ease? Timm'ly thing that l • au be I lonr, utile.% tr, mean to be bic.it4 Amt . tyrant%, I% to Itt both run their race to;ether. Ire: and unrostedined by the arm of power. A man may be pisiaishoil fearfully, and yet punished vary unjustly. Justice existed betor► law, anJ is the criterautt by which we are to judge of the law. That which is wrong in itself cannot be made right by law ; it will be wrung still, aml always will be was lung, and longer than the world endures. A law to compel a man twin to chawria is a nicked law, because it is a violation of*ligiona liberty ; and though a man might be 'ordain I br Lot, lie ts mild still be punished unjus . 'y. Glean differs from Mr. Carlile more than I do : as far asbistaligions sentiments are concern►d. I am. upon the conviction of evidence, to which I have paid the ereatest atarsition, a Arm and derided believer in ►br truth of Christianity how ever, the Christianity of the establishment, which I hold in just si,hurrem.s): and I shrill be ashamed to claim for myself that liLerty of 3pinion w h ich I could not grant to another. Yuues, lc% 1, la 1 G. Form,Am. Jun. g A: " - " 1 ' Doi vs. co r YTY MO.V f MENT AT A11.1,00%41 • • KIRK.' • On tnesiliy lair, tieing the anniversary of the Port's hirtii,ilan sew rat neigAbouring lodges Assembled agree , ab to intimation, on the Ayr rare - ground, about 11 h'a'ck, Jo acetate detachments, hearing their.vitriims -• "andweeompanieti with bands of musi... :liter ctadw arranged in due order, they walked in pro .l4l4list site of the monument, and there, basing furseCtlretemorses into an extensive circle, the most worshipAti Drtune (hand Master, Alexander Boswell, of .%schitileck, Esq. proceeded *lay the foundation-swim. ' After having done .o, lie addressed those percent in a speech; which was delivered with much energy and feel ing, au* was received with enthusiastic applause. The Rev. H. Paul. of Broughton, then cvnelicied the cere mony with a suitable prayer. when the wimie masonic hosly, joined by au immense crowd of spectators. gate three hearty ;•Imers, and the procession returned in order to the town of Ayr. After lorlgingthe most worshipful °rand Mager in due lb. ft, the sclera' issizes proceeded to their respective lodt i ou.na, where they spent the evening in the ger harmony. The decorations of some of the ludeavere very splendid, and the hands of music w hi c h arrosupnied triena Lad a very imposing effect, and, not ,* i•b.st-rfuliug the 'ireful onrabienvot of the da), iiroaght forth 3, ii ttttt ri.se crowd of spectators. . Alemt seven o'clock, derstations arrived at the (rand r Lear,' when mar) patriotic toasts were giver, tot:ether ,frith is g..7 soma and speeches, highly aplicupriate to the • tic dine. ilo, doe vett., In drinhing as a toast. "The admirers of Apes.' toes occasion to notire souse particulars tr iad*. to the subscriptions which had been oldeinell for , :he Solattuieto : an I Among those gentleinsti who lusel padisatarly it to rt sted themselves in the husinee, hr [ nandlia tted, in terms of high respect, Sir J. Shan, and 14'. LONDON: THURSDAY, rusavAitt 3. • IMO, INDISPOSITII)N Of' ilk M.UESTY. On the important subject and anxious itiquir . ies respecting the KING',► illness, the following are the bulletins:-- Carltua-Palaes. Feb.?. 1400. 11 0 c 1.4.. p. v. The Kiag's speptess hate all been more farourable throughout the day. Ilia Majesty has had three ho.:r.' refreihing sleep 'My erode/. (Signed) ilairiati. W. lexsapTirs i :. M. J. tititxxv. l'arltnn-Pils..e. Feb. 3. half-past IL a. m. The Kin; Lai not ri.*ed a guod ; but CI bi, jast)'s miaow. arc 54.11 fat oaraSle. (Signed) H. ILL/FORD. W. KNid.st: us. M. J. TtLfehtv. We have received Jamaica Papers to the •23d December. (/ROM TUC SINGOTONI CuanNICLUR Or OCITARCR.) We are happy to notice the arrival of his klajesty's ship Sapphire ► Captain llart, at Port Royal, yesterday.' (sprain llart proceeded to Panama from Chagres, ip consequence of s representation from the Governor and Meochants, stating that one of Lard Cochrane's squa dron, the Andes, was then off Panama, and had stopped a British vessel, the Sreculicor, of Guernsey, rare Gould, Master, and had taken from her 20,110 U dollar.. though he ttas told it was British property, and belong, ing to merebants of Jamaica. The Captain of doe, Andes, after keeping possession of the brig eight days. returned the money, hut tbe Officers protested agaiost it ,Iccounts have been received from Panama, which state. th.st Lord Cochran* intended to make another attack on Calla. with his squadron, and that be meant to tale t,•neral San Martin, with MAIO men with him, and to laittl them at Pisco. fir bad a quantity of Con. greet rot kets on hoard. 1 .1 smart shock of au earthquake was fek at St...fitgo de Cnsta too tht. 2;th ult., but no damage was sustained. A meeting a merchants was held in this town on the iith instant. to cosokidera a letter aliressed to them by Hear-Admiral Sir flow Popham. on the subject of the piratical cruiarrs haling men from that parr, Artl re ipie.ting their co-operation to %oppress the same : after which co:nmittee was appointed, to take the must ef fectual means of co-operating with the .‘,lmiral By the Confianee, front Santa Martha, we learn that 150 of the deluded followers tbat were takes at Ili° Jr la MAI., on the defeat of M•Gregor, had been ordered by the %leerily of Santa Fe to hr shot, wail the sentence bad actually been executed on the .I:St Is Oetober. We also learn that a conspiracy in favour of the Inde pendents, at Mompor, had beet' discovered, and that $4 of the principal ringleaders had been arrested, and sent to Carihavena fin trial. We learn that lloliVar has taken possession of (horn and Toll), anal was in possession of the country as far cs. the e.i.sterti side of the Gulf of Darien. Under the present condition of the lit SC . r: health. I which 'nest necessarily interest every loyal men in ' the United Kingdom, we would he cautious to avoid touching upon any subject which could, in the remotest degree, imply that we wet. not stifli ciently sensible to the respect due, as well to sick ness as to sovereignty. Before his 31alesty's in disposition was pnbliely announced by a bulletin,. we, in common with the coniruunity, trusted that the complaint which hod ntiaebeAlsias ayes .• mere cold, or simple catarrh, from which it might be fairly hoped he' would be shortly and entirely re : lieved. and therefore we took an early opportu : nity. lifter his Mxreevrv'a new condition, to throw out certain cousideralloos, which must, ' niore or less, have influence in the minds of men who re flect on what must tippet& to havi bien the pro bable, the almost certisiti.Anses of the pre-sent .con-, dittos of the enuntry. The public caenot be! too soon apprised of What *e think iudispensilile 1 for all to know. The exposition of such foots, Whosisi etistence we doubt not of, as may prevent a re l *i newel of obligations, whict may otherwise con-1 firm the miseries the eoentry. is likely to endue without end. We trust,•lherefore, that we m4y with propriety resura,•:the interestiog stibjeet,for,u with sufficient reason . ..:it is said,; by a kind of jns tifirible law fiction, the •KtNb . never dies, so the concerns of the nation never stand still. No. one will doubt, for a single. inonieitt; .that it would give the him; supreme pldrent.tbisit; the people of his :kingdoms happy: ft' iqiiiils.,lbp means about bringing back that:-ham ~*filch the people IMA IS bare loot, that deserves discussion at this critical' period. We have all the conviction that circum stances; in the'absenee of positive facts, can tarnish, that, when his present MAJESTY was vested with the Rezency, our artful Ministers, implicated in a Ireat measure by the drooping fortune of the coun try, sought to include within their vicwq of future 'measures, at feast the silent acquiescence. if not the cordial countenance of his (then) Royal *Highness. The Prince was then encumbered with many debts, which he was unable to pay, but was nevertheless very desirous should be provided for. He had, beside, desires which he sought to have (ratified, with respect to a certain delicate inquiry and question, and which could be done most assuredly only by tho good effaces of Ministers, then in the full swing of power. The Prince well re niembereal what had . been urged on the ground, that the claim of the Heir Apparent to the Re gency, according to the assertions of Mr. Fox, was denied by three of his Royal Father's ostensible Ministers on a former occasion, when the point of Regency was argued ; and that they were more than half-disposed to pass over his Royal Highness in establishing this high office during the mental deficiency or incapacity of the actual Sovereign. We believe, then, from our heart, that these Gen tlemen, foreseeing the future unpopularity they were likely to fall into by the profuse expenses of a war into which there was no just cause for entering at the first, and no honourable or safe means of with drawing from at last, but by means the most gi gantic and costly ever used by any country in Europe, they had no chance of safety or sairatido, but by closely and inseparably uniting the power, influence, and es - en character of the Prince, inti- 1 mately with their own. The negotiation took place, and Mr. PERCEVAL was the negotiator: but, as to the secret articles of the Treaty, we do not pretend to be able to give them exactly. We do,! however, verily believe, nay, insist upon it, they' ought not longer to be binding upon the Prince, DOW absolutely KING of ENGLAND. They, nosy,! durst not even think of the hard condition* thus imposed upon the then weaker party. That party ought to turn with disdain and disgust from those who stipulated for their being com plied with, to the utter relinquishment of old Bends, and renouncement of early and repeated maxims, and, we ft. ar,of renewed promises. Now, then, we wish to see dune what is completely within the scope of his MAJESTY . . power, and so compatible With his perfect honour. Whatever might be the limitations or restrictions on the Regent cannot attach to .gorerrignly, which is un- limited by esery consideration but that of the laws. We long, therefore, to hear of the recovery' of his 'MAJESTY'S' health, and to witness the exer- else. of a seued, a wise, and an unlimited discretion upon the highly important business we speak of, which cannot but involve the further hazardous fate or fortune of this distracted empire. We predicted that a sensation of interest was excited in the breasts of Englishmen, favourable to the wishes and character of the QVEEN CONSORT. The question put to Alderman WOOD by several respectably looking and well-dressed individuals on Monday, in the city, while his horses were putting to his carriage again, after he had been drawn by the populace ; as to whether lie would befriend the Qt:Exat, is a convincing proof that we had judged rightly of our countrymen, as to their love of jostle:, and disposition to generosity. The %cry lowest of the realm is not to be condemned untried, Mid shall a personage of such exalted birth, and distinguished rank from marriage, be treated worse in that respect (leaven forbid the empire should have to sustain such an ill reputation as must be ' attache.' to it, if its QUEEN met with the same ill usage as three of the wives of the Despot HENRY VIII. Parliament cannot be dissolved till certain es sential points of business have been transacted. The two [louses, therefore. have adjourned till after the Royal obsequies, which are to take place on the lath; they meet accordingly on the 17th, and most important concerns will, indeed, occupy them : !for the country never was in a condition in any 'degree approaching to its present. The voting sup 'plies for the army, after the number oftroops has been Axed on, and the re-enactment of the annual Mu .tiny Bill, are the first steps of urgency. We hope and trust that a large reduction of the military will •be resolved on. Most ungracious would it appear for a new Monarch (if beloved) to wish to have a vAst burdensome standing army at the moment of commencing his reign, and in the period of a pro- Iltind peace also. Economy in the expenditure of the people's money too, we hope, will be resolved and acted out without delay. The Duke of YORK cannot, with propriety or decency, remain Commander-in-Chief, being now Heir Apparent. It was his reason, given to his Royal Brother, for not laying bis claim for promo tion before the KING, in 1803, when BONAPARTI threatened England. The Revenues of the Du c hy Cornwall (now there is no Prince of Wales) ought to he put to the same useful purpose as the generous relinquishment of time Earl CAMDEN. The burthens of the people are become too heavy to be borne; they mint absolutely be lightened in every possible way. It is a duty of humanity, para mount to all other duties, in every man who wishes to be distinguished from the brute, to contribute to its performance. TII F._ 6.. Tatiee.itsq. oftssorlon. He said, that theopait the exer firmest'. these gentlemen. lart:e sums bad been remitted, In fafitersuce of the uuderaking, from the Fault Indies, from .%uterica. and from the inetnipol:s. where* higher. enthusiasm in favour of Barns amt his writings seemed to prevail, than in his moire roil ni ry. • Tile is not to be wondered at; because the glowing description. fil•lticli fir gin.. feelings so congenial Ws Scott:L inen, most hare au effect proportional . to the distaste td which they are removed front their native , land. Thr sohorriptions already. obtained amount, •wa understand, to 1,1041. ; but 300/. are still sailing to roinpion th e atm estimated as necessary to finish the plan which, has been adopted. . • PRICE OF STOCKB Tllll Rank Stock I 3 per Cent. fled. tiffiti; per Cent. Coed. 117ifi , Per Cent. 7 77 4 per cents. 961 9798/1 &per CI. Nicv 111411 Long lon. IS 1-16 Imp. &per et-nt. Arm. DAY AT O'4} O'CLOCK. India Stock 909 PON 904 Di4toilomls 164. Os. pm. old .lenuities F:. 11111 s. ?•I. 7t.. 44. pm. Dittr , Cow. 9t. 0.1%. Coo. for M. G; ii 69 Ar; I.c.tt. 1 ieLet4 4713 Clic AltateiSman. rFA' QUEEN CONSORT OF F.NOLA.Vb. - -..11i..- In obedience (no doubt) to superior comm as * the inercriurry part of the press is cnnitnenciaedit campaign: it has taken the field bekoe the to enn has appeared, and some vigorous steps, no d onb will attend this early movement. We b pre. pared to see ptecedents raked up and forc e d i nt service, in order to facilitate the views or j un n fr the measures lb contemplation. The Que en England, we hope, will be found ready when * contest begins, and maintain her rights with di p nity and firmness. The subjoined article lIIs% serve to unfold the meditated purposes of her milants:— “ It is by no means so settled a matter in Inc, t the wife of the King bermes Qneen of Engl or even of the United Kingdom, as tile public k imagined. For eesmille, in Scii.:and the uses in eases is regulated by the Ireful-al practice of Limp,. and, at the ;Regent moment, the King of Naples i s p h i to be married to a lady who is not Queen. nor rerei,,, the title, even in courtesy. In Eng land, the niatri es alai Crown, in the time of the first Mary, was gives h Phillipof Spain ; and the laws passed in her firm, h well as the coin, hear the joint title of Pliihs and Star r. But the rase most in point, for e i, th a l s Henry the Seventh, who did not contests to the corms tien if his wife, Elizabeth, till two years afire his cession, be wishing. to be thought he was none in.l e to her hereditary rights. lo thee ease of Willi am Mary, the Queen, though joint Sovereign in her right, ha I rvi separate establishment as Queen. h Urorge the First's time, his wife was never at all nea t aimed as Queen. nor, we believe, received any sti or stale from this country. In fart, the uage from ' tore is certainly not in tarotsr of the opinion that*, wife of his present .Majesty is Queen ; but the law g ni be different.” 1 The sentiments of the great body of the including some of the fi rst and most disti ' character- of the age, are evidently fasourabl. the establishment of the Rights and Privily. the Queen. This feeling pervades the met in an eminent degree: A character against w no specific charge has been substantiated, the breath of calumny has vainly attem vilify and degrade, ought, and will, we ue 'dent, claim and meet that respect and Fere . . which arc due to her extilted rink. In Lion of this our opinion, the following placard-- milloran a strong and gratifying evidence. It a to have been posted ep io various parts of tbi tropolis during yesterday evening and this niorri • Long Live the King, Ills Majesty ct KOH° E IV.. And the Queen-Consort. Her Majesty CAROLINE:: May they Ike tad reign together for ever and env! Hosea! Maze! God save the King." 151R8. PIOZZII4 BALL. concert and supper, were given las! Thar.dat at Bath, by the celelsrated Mrs. Pioazi, with wises- us are associates' some of the hest feelings of literary res 'Winn; whose intimate friendship with Dr. Johns& and the wits anal writers of his day, combined sill It own classic attainments, !have raised an halo tat isspaii able Woe around her character. Thirty/-tier lraebla elapsed since the death of Dr..lohnsoss—half tile PIM are of mortals, since those slays when it was tepprei Piozzi was In the veer zenith of her lament !Isom with all her (amities hvigteatnil deer, wit of these is worsting*" which even mane veers bear that periosl she has so pleasantly depicted, she into arrest hrtedrefl cards of invitation to a concert, sapper, for the celebration of her larldiellt Birth-ti: actively employs herself in all the IstrjeuinK proplrveit arrangements; and actually opens the bail, by pit down a country/ dance with all the grace and assort of a tnatron of forty-five ! roe the last month the wok of fashion has been anxiously anticipating the pleasan , of this nnigne entertainment; anal about nine o'clock. , Thursday evening Ike rompany began to aermlale the Kingston Itooms. The •ert commenced at o'clock, anal the supper rooms Kele opens al at t .'after snpper Sir James S1111:11Plft'Z row and propusd health of Mrs. Komi, which teas drank with coda siassn, and with three times three. About tnu &rise danciste comment-fel—)l rs.Pinzsi teal off the first dais with Sir J. Sainsbury, and loy the grace anol ele t oancea her manner agtonished the company: after wl Lowed quadrilles and country dances, alternate'y. lb company olio/ not (pit the I f eative seem- tilt tire (Alia au , l then departed truly gratified with their cnternia 'tient, and plea4tool with flip politeness and atten:i.i! their highly gifted lid.tes+, who, by her ciii.r.ll addl. lity anti in4piriting cheerfulness, charred the wisk company. Their Royal Highnesses the Dukes of Clsrenee, and Glnueebter, and Pri. cc Lc were is attendance at the Palace yesterday; among the inquirers were the Nobility genefl wbo are in town, the Clergy, the Members of t Mouse of Commons, Etarou (Jarrow, and mod the Judges anti Law Officers; Mr. Rusb, Americnn Minister, and most of the Foreign Al bossadors and Ministers, the Cabinet )linisters,o great Officers or State. The Duke of Sussex has been much indispei since his return from Hoik ham ; tint we stand his Royal Highness was much better terday. After the coronation of their late 'Majesties, a order of the procession and the ceremony was i duced at l'uyent-garden Theatre, in great style, br then Atomiser, Mr. Rich, and the spectacle had a I &pions too ; a serious 'Heroic arose on the nersiollit tweet' the two celebrated actresses of the day. Alm busy and Mrs. Hamilton, which of them sliest. , sent the Queen; neither of the ladies would mill pretensions to the honour, and 31r. Eicb *cilia matter by introducing the afterwards adusirable ad. • Mrs. Mattocks, then Miu Hallam, fur the first tine the stage, who was exactly the ege of the Qiieta , i was extremely like her Majesty is figure. GLOOM! no v s.—From the numerous novelt have issued frossi the North, within these last firsyso one might be tempted to ask, " l'als any gool !Ily rouse from thence now ?—tilosferges replies, " 3 : ; It is a work of spirit, abounding in the chief req of fictitious composition; and if the amber en justice at the hands of those who wield the rem reputation will be eststaished is this tiztrbool literature. .After reading " Waverly," " I iag," "The Antiquary," and .. The Tales of $7 Lod," many are apt to conclude that the amosers Scots are now completel developed. The " alenfergas" shows as t hat we have sail sus el:111 of that people. W " 4 .ILft rA N Lh m •bi, P id I I