The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-01-01 00:00:00

et f 4titt AT T.OVDO,I WOWS Tamonnow. 10 Mill. after 19.—Evening. 60sin. after IL ---- sae : s it the Public Offices. ItT: F ~...... _.. _ ,b t .ttattOntan. it Mt eartlllV IWATZSMANI" II tvenerometes WITIII " Tit STATE/WAN." P 7.---.- _ LONDON: i - tIONDAT EVENING, JANUARY I, 1821. Th.- period at which we have arrived, leads us na tarallv to a retrospect of the occurrences of the event fat year Mat has elapsed, and to form some anticipa tion o.thr proceedings that are likely to be developed ' Is the v-ar that is to-day commencing. In more tenses than one, the past year was hailed at its begia• sling, by the retainers of the Court, as a new era, for ' in the first m inch of the year commenced a new h.ign, be the death of an aged King, who had re tained the sceptre of Great Britain for almost sixty *ears. Ilstead, however, of affording a renovated • aspect to public affairs, or introducing measures of guvernaant upon fresh principles corresponding to the demands of the state from the dilapidations of war • turd corruption, and the progress of harialedr.* through the nation, we soon had the molification of feeling a determined adbe resat to the obnoxious line of policy which had involved the country in unprecedented distress, and even a revival of the antiquated and obsolete attempts to eacrease the restraints and depression of the people. An occarrence, of an extraordinary kind, unexpected by '' the pOeple, and undesigned by those through whose crooked end sinister means it had been brought about, bad, indeed, revived at the same time the ancient and e Native spirit of the nation ; and the feeling of indig- Is' nation and resistance it 'has diffused through every rank, ass retarded the mach of arbitrary power, and opened sonic cheering prospect to the friends of their country in the midst of the political gloom that bad been enclosing them around. For more detailed reflections on those interesting scenes, we rase to the review! below of the events of the preptikag )ear; and for the accomplishment of the limpet inspired from the spirit that has now revived, we trust in the same sound principles in . which it has originated that it will be able to carry it on. How far we shall strive to c-..lperate in promoting the patriotic work began, may he inferred from the ezertrons we hare daily made. Of the sin- verity or of the success of those exertions, it is un necessary for us to speak. They have been liberally ac knowtodged by the augmented patronage of a discerning puilic; and that acknowledgment we bops to con tinue to merit by our enerewaed endeavours to discharge Odic duties, and manifest the power and of an independent and patriotic press. In closing► the current year, it is usual among our cetemporaries, to describe it as mote important and eventful than any of its precursors. Whether this aria.• front long-established habit, or from some other cause, it is unnecessary to enquire : but in obedience to custom, we proceed to a review of the prominent c'reun, , tances which hive marked the present vrar. rear I S2O ushered in a new reign, but the ch:atge was merely nominal. The Regent had al rea,ly possessed the Sovereign power ; and his ac ees,i.o, to the throne could therefore scarcely be con ,idered an addition even to his dignity. It - is under stood however, that the speech delivered by a new titsro, to the supposed representatives of his people, should contain souiething consolatary for the dread ful aliction with which those- people are informed they have been visited, in the loss of their chief ma yi . The speech is manufactured at Court ; and ow, 1.--refore, not unfairly. be expected to abound in promises : and certaiuly, the speech pmt into the mouth of his present MAMIE). most amply realized the espectatiou. 'I he tit so told his subjects that his future councils should be guided air TUE PAST ! Now, whet it is recollected that the whole of the sound part eighe muuttenity were dissatiltied with the past ; that they v-rt. stnarting under its effects; that they were 1 . 1- a debt, the amount of which, in figures, would he I :mehaltle, were it not for the melancholy, and an ti • mitiering they experienced of its solidity ; that sesil the whole of the country was turned into a I 'a7 ; that distress had brought thousands of the Pe , o petition for transportation : when all these mt. .-tances are brought to our recollection ; and Miss we recur to the fact, that the people alledged 0:! evils were caused by the past councils .0: the Goverument, (no matter whether that • , was correct or not,) we really think so io ta, promise could never have been framed but in Ilse • I.•ie quarter front which those evils had emanated. t";r 1 1 Uowever, the ominous language which the pre- Aent „ Yu:lms was made to hold to his subjects; and eruct• had it been uttered, when a scene was opened, aist , ...tsting to every Englishman, and revolting to every man of humanity. A plot, we were informed, was discovered, which had for its object the misassina ' 41 "" 4 the lit xa's Ministers; and this discovery was falicweil by the sanguinary exhibition of the first of Ma ) e ‘..hiell, to a well-regulated mind, must have b71 . 41:..05t to a regret, at the progress of cold-blooded civand to an envy of the instantaneous re emu., nt of barbarians. 'this assassination, we were 461 d ., as meditated upon grounds purely political ; but OP - - %err out wanting some, who boldly alledged that the oie was a conspiracy, on the part of Ministers then cr., for the purpose of terrifying moderate 'tier "t the conspiracy was really formed by its un imiti•we victims, they certainly were unfit and den • 'members of society, and were eery properly put of it ; but in this view of the case, we are eillrihy led to a little refection. Assassination has 64 ,1 Po proverbially abhorrent to the nature of Eng- Itsqopot • v., , se ,, . the aesnaters tell %D i ne only that these him. L conspiring Englishmen intended that the intent arose solely from tions; or, in plainer words, from Ministers and of their conduct. What then have been that conduct, which could destroy primitive feelings of Englishmen, and goad thee to the design of assassination ? Nay, what could . , have caused so strong a suspicion of a nameless some thing, in the minds of the Ministers themselves, that they dreaded a rescue of the conspirator*? And how happened it that these very conspirators were cheered upon the scaffold by the surro►►nding thousands ? What, we ass, have not these men to answer, who, by their conduct have so debased and hardened the national character, that a band of assassins, who under other circumstances would have been viewed with horror, were cheered in their dying moments, having first insolently compared themselves to BRUTCS and his followers ? We will but slightly examine the other view of the question ; for we cannot suppose the Ministers to be perfect monsters. Such, indeed, they would be, if it were possible fur them to have fabricated the conspiracy ; but assuming their innocence to be perfectly unquestionable, never, we believe, did innocent men adopt a line of conduct so ambitious to that of guilt. The principal mover in the conspiracy was an intended witness against his accomplices; but although be was repeatedly called for, he was carefully kept out of view. An indict. ment was preferred against him .ou a charge of originating the very conspiracy for which Ms companions had suffered ; and the Ministry re fused to give him up to justice, or even to suffer him to be examined. Shortly afterwards it was discovered that a miscreant bad been, for a period long anterior to this conspiracy, in the habit of circulating placards, inciting the people to acts of violence; and this wretch, it was openly charged, was in the pay of Ministers. Connecting this man's conduct with that of the mover of the con spiracy, who hail been suffered to escape, there ap peared to much reason for suspicion that the tio vernment were neither ignorant of the origin, nor in different as to the effect of these practices. What then should have been the conduct of innocent and honorable men under so serious an accusation ? They should have shew•n their horror of the charge, by ex erting their utmost power to bring the offender to that justice fron► which he had fled. 'I hey, however, first affected to treat the question as a matter of no impor tance; and then, time having been afforded for the delinquent to escape, they abandoned their ground, and offered a reward for his apprehension. In short, it was impossible for their accusers to point out a course so likely to affix probability upon the charge as that which was taken by the Ministers themselves. Their late proceeding against the Qrsest forms a worthy successor to the conduct we have mentioned. This last art was begun and continued in defiance of all hut their own dependants. They appeared to set themselves in brutal opposition to the good tense of the country ; and having goaded their minions to the vote, they abandoned a measure which they had de clared absolutely necessary to preserve the morals of the country. England has been disgraced by the beastly detail of hired spies and discarded chamber maids; and !the QUEEN, having been pronounced by the dietem of Ministers a guilty and In %famous woman, is left, stained with all her guilt, and all her infamy, in the full possession of her right and title, as their Quersi, and the wife of their own ma.iter. Such is the internal situation of " fair unhappy England" at the close of the fifth year of peace. By the statement of its rulers, the national character has been changed from manliness to cowardice; and as sassination has become familiar to many, and has been cheered by thousands. By the same statement, a wo man who is a disgrace to her sex, is good enough to be the Queen Consort of a country, hitherto so• cele brated for its strict morality. If such is really the state of the country, vain indeed is Cie charge by Ministers, of a design to hring about a Revolution; for they have accomplished it themselves: and it is only an early change of measures which can save the cogs. try from total destruction. A private letter from Jamaica states, that the Spanish corvette Diana and Descubrado, of IS guns each, and schooner Morino, of 10 guns, having under their protection an American brig, laden with flour, beef, and other articles of pro► isions, entered Carthe gena from Porto Caballo. A schooner, a sloop, and a brigantine, from the Ilavannah, with supplies, had also arrived at Carthegena. The head-quarters of General bloatta.o were at Valencia, the second in command of the Royal army was encamped at Cucuta. The troops in garrison at Carthegena, am .unted to 1,200 infantry, and 500 artillery, besides 2,000 mi litia. All preparation was made to resist the Inde pendents. We understand Uovernment has paid MY., being the half-year's rent due by the Queen for Brandin burgh House; and that Lally Ann Hamilton has been compensated from the same quarter for the use of her Ladyship's house in Portman•street, by her Majesty, in the course of the last summer. Among other senseless, groundless, and mischiev ous falsehoods, a report has gone abroad, that some difference had arisen between her Majesty the Queen, and Doctor Parr. We have authority to state expli citly and peremptorily, that Doctor Parr's early con viction of her Majesty's entire innocence, his respect for her generous and benevolent disposition, his at tachment to her righteous cause, his indignation against her shameless and merciless persecutors, and his admiration of her invincible magnanimity, have been increased by the occurrences of almost every passing day. Letters from Vienna, dated the 13th ult., contain a rumour, that the mediation of the Pope had been of fered to heal the differences with Austria, and the other members of the Holy Alliance, and that Car& nal Gonsalri would probably be , resent at the GM gress fur that purpose. The commencement of the de liberations at Laybach is not likely to take place very early, as the Emperor was certainly expected al Vienna on the 28th lilt, and would remain there till the beginning of February. r TES COUNT? OF FIFA a ileatiag of the Freeholders,' sad Casmaissionets of Supply, as held In the County Rooms, at Caper, pursuant to a requisition, for the purpose of considering of the propriety of Toting a loyal Address to his Majesty, on the preterit state of the country : the garl of Kellie in the chair. After some preliminaries, the proposed Address being read and seconded, Mr. Aytoun, of Inchtlernie moved an amendment. The amendment represented the loyalty of the meeting in spirit and terms as strongly as the original address, but, after expressing regret for disaffection if any existed, and for the licentiousness of the Press on both sides, it recommended an alteration in the measures of his Majesty's Government. A warm de bate then ensued, in which Mr. Cunningham of Dtm loch, the Sheriff Depute, Colonel Watnyss, Captain Aytoun, Mr. Stuart, younger, of flunearn, Sir John Oswald, the Earl of Itosslyn, Mr. Ferguson, of Raith, and others took an active part. The meeting snb sequently divided; when there appeared For the Address For the Atnentltuent - - - - 35 Majority ._ A detail of the proceedings we postpone from want of room till to-morrow. The list of the minority is as follow : The Earl of Rosslyn ; Sir Charles Hackett. baronet ; Jobe Aytootn. Esq. ; C. M. Aytoun, Esq.; R. Aytoun , Seq.; J. Aytoun, sq. ; T. Arnot. Esq. of Chapel ;H. Arnot, Esq. of Baleormo ; George Aitken. Eiq. younger. of Hill of Beath; David !Slack. Esq. of Bandrum ; R. Ral- Unpin, Esq. of Bnrnturk; John Cuninghanse. Esq. • Wil liam Douglas, Esq. of Pinkerton; Ro. Ferguson, Esq. ; 11 illlam Ferguson, Esq. of Kilrie; Walter Fergus, Esq. of Strathore ; David Fleming. Esq. of Myreside ; James Her riot, Esq. of Ramornie ; Hugh Hay, D N . ; George John stone, F.sq. of Kidlock ; James Kyd. Esq. ; James Moodie, Esq. younger of Cockle , " ; David Millie. Ear'. younger of Cameron Bridge; George Paterson, Esq. of Cunoquhie; Jas. Stuart. Esq. ; Thomas Scotland. Esq.. of Lusetr ; John Scotland, Esq.. younger. of ditto : James Stenhouse, Esq.. of Northfod ; Andrew Thomson. Esq.. of Kinlock ; Andrew Titomson, Esq.. vottnger, of ditto ; David Thomiseil. Esq. ; Reverend James Weniyss; Mr. Stenhouse. chief isilt• sistrate of Burntisland. (Otte name has not been eseertained.) Thete was a close meeting of the corporation of Warwick :his week, but so aneg/y was it managed, and so select the number, that the inhabitants cannot ascertain on what day it was held. The address has, however, made its appearance, and is of the superla tively fulsome stamp. It has received very few signa tures, although they have condescended to go so low among the radicals as to press into their service souse of the Alois Howse people. You may expect to hear of its being presented to his Majesty in about a fort night, (if the present admissistratian should last so long.) snbserilsed with ONE HUNDRED NAMES AT MOST. Prodigious ! ! We understand that a requisition for a meeting in the large and important County of Wilts is in circnla tion, and that there is no doubt of its being own,- rously and respectably signed. Thera is no part of the kingdom in which the Bill of Ruins and Penalties, and the L reneral conduct of Ministers have been more generally reprobated. A loyal meeting was attempted at Cheltenham a few days ago, under the management of the Rev. J. Neale, the Rev. C.Jervis, Mr. Wall, the Prebendary of Hereford, Generals Molyneux, Pynn, and Loftus, Captains Bulkely and Murray, two doctors, an apo thecary, a barrister, and two attorneys, the greater part of whom were visitors, and had no local interest i in the town; but some of the respectable inhabitants having heard of the attempt defeated it, and drove the addressers into an attorney's office (Mr.Owinnet's) where they sat down quietly, and framed a loyal ad- dress in the name of 66 inhabitants and visitants of the town and neighbourhood of Cheltenham." The in habitants of Cheltenham have called a public meeting fur Tuesday next to disavow the loyal address. iVe have sanguine hopes that the projected meeting of the county of York to petition the Legislature not to suffer the country to be again agitated, and the public safety endangered, by any furthr hostile pro ceedings towards the Queen, will be held previously to the meeting of Parliament. A pretty general feel ing now begins to prevail even amongst those gentle ' men who are the most ardently attached to the c ruse of Parliamentary Reform, that it is advisable to let the two questions stand perfectly distinct, and upon their own respective merits; and we have reason to know, that some of the most formidable obstacles in the way of the county meeting have, under this im pression, been removed.—(Lecde Mercury.) MCZTINO AT WOLVERHAMPTON.-011 Friday iast, a most numerous and highly respectable meeting of the inhabitants of Wolverhampton was held at the Public-office, convened by a requisition to the con stables, and called by the same. Sir John Wrotteslev, Bart. was invited to take the chair, and Mr. Joseph Pearson proposed the Resolutions which were agreed to. The particulars we shall give to-morrow. At the Meeting of the inhabitants of Warwick to consider of an Address of Congratulation to her Ma jecy, the Rev. Dr. Parr proposed several of the Reso lutions, and presented the Address, which be requested might be read by a friend. On presenting it he ob served, " Here is the Address, and I hope you will listen to it with attention. Mark every word of it ; it is no common object which now demands your at tention." Tits Dula or Rau.' XGTON.—At the rtfeeting held yesterday, Mr. Bolton and Mr. liladstone were de puted to wait upon the Duke of Wellington. at Ches ter, to invite bins to a public dinner, to be given in our Exchange News-room. With all oar respect fir the Duke, as a mere soldier, we connot congratulate the town upon this occasion, when we think of his conduct with respect to the Queen ; nor can we banish from our minds the 12th article of the Military Cow yention, notwithstanding which the brave Marshal Ney was shot !—(Liverpkool . .ilerciry). Mr. Laws. —We are happy to learn that the wretched apartments, into which Mr. Lewis was placed on arrival at Oakham jail, have been exchanged for more comfortable accommodations. We noticed in* our last, from authority, the inten tions of Oorernment as to allowing a drawback this ditty on the exportation of hops, and have low the satisfaction to state that a comillerable denim, tW this article is aoti,ipated from the zurth of Unstop --(Kends* Ossetic) THR trrierisur4 ame g na thm, b u t MISTING OF Ti political eotisidera• On Thersday last, a a detestation of the Justices of the Peace, s = e... - 10•0 The Vicar.Oeneral, Naples, it is stated, the Emperor of Ar Napl-s, of which " SIR, MT BROTH " Your letter of " vithappy cirevni my letters during .. couriers and ministers tern, assure me that ed by any convulsion ea accident, nor the 6y any interferenri. the peremptory, and fusel of your Imperil and civil, to admit to convey my comm. ty t I have not ceased with which your Inv norance of their rope. In conform tny alliance, and ti f.tunded, and by wh Nice independence European States, i consult the Sovereigns and by blood, and Spsi n, on the caw terruption of an Lions the honour bound to maintai , not doubt, that t' by the Cortes of , der your Imperial tions of peace and States, and to reconci the duties which • rest of the world. to repress such intercept the voice Throne, or inch interrupt the fries nation and nation, should feel happy co-operation of yob. view that we propose or to Madrid. I tetonication of fat I n the name, therefore, fare of our respect' truth and good go% a free country those which the wnhappy terers, designing popular institutions before your Imperial over which you p true Brother, and A letter from at St. Helena, in this place, se , obtained a pass which is prepay; parte—a short within 150 yards an English gen( one story high, fifty-seven room: think, is the one not be furnished port says, will semi Bertrand. tent. The chance of seeing Buonaparte pens. 1 learnt from the person who accompal throughout the house, that he ri s es very exercise on his horse in the most secluded afterwards works very hard with a spade den. lle refuses to have strangers introdr On my way to Longwood, a place very Devil's Punch Bowl (on the road from to London), attracted my notice ; it is ii but in form very like. St. Helena about leys, interspersed with country seats all round, aad numerous telegraph-posts whereby vessels are descried ninety 'The watching regulations are very atrial, use ships Of war row-guard every night, patrole. No American vessels are allowed and even those of other nations are Immediately that their wants are supplied.—(. Aire h .) Doer..--On :tinday, the 24th instant, about four o'clock in the a ernoon, a meeting took place in one of the fields adjoining Fort William, North Wall, be tween Browne, Esq., accompanied by A. Stew art, Esq., 28th regiment, and -- Gresham, Esq. accompanied by Armstrong, Esq., when, on the first fire, unfortunately the latter Gentleman was se verely wounded in the middle of the thigh ; but owing to the skill and exertion of Surgeon lingbes, of Marl. borough -street, the Medical Gentleman in attendance on the ground, who cut out the bullet on the opposite side of the limb to which it passed, sanguine hopes are entertained of Mr. Gresham's speedy recovery. IPOLIT4.V AFFAIRS. [era!, now Regent of the kingdom of td, drew up an answer to the iette: o Austria, for his father the king of the following is a copy THIS AND DRAB SON-IN-LAW, f 20th November begins by stating, that • Mance, have prevented your receiving • r a period of four months." M the 'sisters whom I had charged with let- tat their jonrnies were never interrupt- sion of nature, or any unhappy physi, the execution of their orders defeated re of intermediate States, but solely by Lent as it now appears, totanthoriseel tt- terial Majesty's own subjects, military it my ambassadors to your 9resence, or nnsunications to your Imperial Maim. aced to deliherate on the conseqneneee Imperial Majesty's acknowledged ig • r contents, menaces both Italy and Eu • unity with the engagements upon which • that of all Europe, with your Atajesty is which the territorial integrity and pe- • lice of my kingdom, as of meta offset • - e, is guaranteed. I have determined to reigns allied to me by treaty, by interest d especially the King's of Sardinia and yes and consequences of sosudden an fu- intercourse, which by so many stipuls- r of your Majesty's Imperial crown is • in and enconrage. Your Majesty can- - the object of these consultations, aided ' our respective kingdoms, is only to reel- al Crown capable of preserving the rela- te! amity with civilized and I ntlependeat • econcile the usages of your Conrt with we owe to our own subjects, and to the I. For that pupose, it may he necessary • illegal anti traitorons combinations as ice of truth in its passage to the Imperial Is anti-social practices or institutions as endly and necessary intercourse between in, and Sovereign and Sovereign. lie Ipy to accomplish these oliects, Leith the ;oar imperial Majesty, and it is with this 'ose to your Majesty to repair to Naples I oar presence, Sir, will secure a row reds which is become almost indispensable. erefore, of the peace of Europe, the wel- 'relive subjects, and the saced cause of government, we invite you to receive in hose proofs of our frankness and sineerity i t sppy eireamstances of surronneling fai- ig Ministers, and the total absence of 1 • lions have hitherto prevented being laid • serial Majesty, in the Military Monarchy preside. Receive the assurances of yonr sd tender rather-in-law and Ally. FIRDINAND. a an officer of his Majesty's ship Vigo. dated November 7, 1520, to a frien.l says—" Since our arrival here I have , i to visit the new house at Longwood, • ring for the future residence, of Minna- t description of which follows : It is •ds of his former abode, and resembles stleman's seat, excepting that it is only h, has two wings, and, in the whole, ms ; the most handsome of which, I ne appropriated to his library. It will t . ed until his removal into it, which, re- take place in about two months.--Ce- l's house is scarcely twenty yards dic• ince of seeing Buonaparte rarely bap- t from the person who accompanied nt.t house, that he eyes very early, takca horse in the most secluded spots, and 'ks very hard with a spade in his gar- s to have strangers introduced to Longwood, a place very similar to the Bowl (on the road from Portsmouth ttracted tny notice ; it is inferior in size. ry like. St. Helens abounds with cal- sed with country seats : it Is fortified numerous telegraph-posts are planted. Is are descried ninety mites distant.— regulations are very strictly enforced : rat row-guard every night, by a select American vessels are allowed to anchor, f • se of other nations are hastened away that their wants are supplied.--(lionap- tti n day , the 24th instant, about four a ernoon, a meeting took place in one Ijoining Fort William, North Wall, be- 4-owne. Esu.. accompanied by A. Stew- ; .111ARKRTS. CORN EICRANOC, JANUARY I, 1841—ln conse quence of the severity of the frost, and the stoppage of the navigation, very little business was done in onr market this moraisg, and the prices of all grain may be considered nominally as on Friday, except Oats, which article is Is. per quarter lower, owing to the wig nitude of the arrival. KNottsll. Oats, Potatoi 2ll tot Wheat. Kent. and s. a. Poised Ess e x new saa Ms aid 80 Feed aseetk lis 365 las 00 Flour .... per seek 60 116 Norfolk .... old 40 66 Rape Seed, per last 381. 4111. Rye Barley Malt . ....... 46 61 Wheat, American.. —0 —s WhitePess:....... 31 36 Daatsle .... 66 OU Ditto boiler! 2B 40 Baltic Red.. 62 64 Grey Ditto . . SS $4 Hombre' or Bremen 61 Al Small Beano . 36 36 Brabut Red .. Tick Ditto lll 28 Samarium SIARIERT.—There was a very Am supply of Cuttle it Market this morning, and the prices re main as per last weak. (To shalt Ike Offal ; per Stets of Sibs.) . t o Beef ... . a.. 611. SO 48.104 , cavil.' art. manial. • Mottos.. 34. 64. to.4s.led. Beasts b WV. Veal .... is. BC to es. 06.. Calves Pork .... 16. 64 to /*Ad. Sheep tall Lambs ....11,104 Lamb ..*. . Os. IM. so Oa. ed. FIRS .. illre+M outar•-..This Ma t cuss as last week. Straw sell Oever se slim** ie price. nor APO 4lte4W Yea Loan. Nay .... M. Ins. to S. M. Straw 11. 195... to 11: las. Cleve .. 41. lOC to Al. M. 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