The Statesman. — London, England, 1821-01-26 00:00:00

tion ; you censure Mr. Canning for not turning evi dence against his colleagues, and then tell us that a King's evidence " is destitute of that honour which is said to be among thieves." I shall now in mercy drop this part . of your letter. I never intended to give Mr. Canning the character of a saint. I merely consi dered him so in comparison with Mr. Bathurst. I now come to the last, to the most important part of your epistle. When speaking of Mr. Bathurst, you inform us that " he was not in the Cabinet when the plot was maturing,and, until we know to the contrary, we are bound to presume, that bad he been there, he might not have been the slave to power, to the extent of sacrificing his honour to the " Vritis inetentis tgranni." Here, Sir, you brand Mr. Bathurst with more opprobrious epithets thanany I have thought proper to apply. A reference to the Red Book will inform you that that gentleman was really a member of the CabOet during the whole period you allude to, and was not, as you assume, only promoted to that honour when he succeeded to the situat;on of Mr. Canning. Upon your own argument, you now,Sir, stand self-con victed ; you acknowledge Mr. Bathurst to be far worse than I described him. You have made the complexion Of his character of a more sable cast than even ors/ seri rinty was capable of. You are the same unfortunate friend to Mr. Bathurst, as Sir Wm. Draper was to the Marquis ofOranby (vide Junius) who, if you recollect, was requested by hi* Lordship to discontinue writing in his favor, as the effusions of his pen were far more injurious than his silence. Should you, however, Sir, happen not to be a friend of Mr. Bathurst, I cad readily find a reason fur your oversight in not discovering that that Gentleman was previously in the Cabinet. His abilities may be conspicuous to the Ministry, but I am sorry to say, they are not equally so to the public. Having now, as I conceive, fairly refuted your letter, I shall for one moment revert to my own, to rebut your general charge of scurrility. I neither insinu ated nor asserted any thing contrary to the private re spectability of Mr. Bathurst, and with respect to his public character, I merely said what I verily believe to be true. I said that nature had been sparing when his &culties were formed. And this belief, in compli ment to proved ability, I am bound to continue, till that gentleman will favor us with the fro proof of his capacity. VIRtIIIIIII4. ------- NAPL RS. --....-- isZTTSO FROM TUI 111740 01 FIANCE TO THZ SINS Or xArLas. The following document is extracted from a Naples journal of the sth instant, received yesterday : " Sire, my brother—.!midst the circumstances in which the events of the last five months have placed the states confided by Providence to the care of your Ma jesty, you could nut fur an instant ha-e doubted of the contineed interest felt by ins towards you, and of my prayers both for your individual happiness and that of your people. Your Majesty ie est ignorant of the powerful motives that hare impeded the more early im pression of the sentiments with which 1 am animated. and of that counsel whirls Ifalt.assiboalmeti, hp alhe most sincere friendship to offer you. But I cannot now allow myself to hesitate longer. Informed by my allies at Troppen of the invitation sent by them to your Ma jesty, I ought to unite my instant's with theirs, both as the member of as alliance whose object is to secure the tranquillity and independence of every state, and as the Sovereign Ma people friendly to the nation governed by your Majesty, if not as a sincerely affectionate rela tive. I cannot too strongly urge you to coon: and assist in person at the new congress of my allies that is abost to take place. I can assert to you, Sire, that their views in this congress are to reconcile the interests and ge neral welfare, that the paternal solicited, of your Ma jesty would desire for your people, with the duties they are theentelves pledged to fulfil to their states and to the world. The moat pure glory awaits your Majesty. Too will assist in Axing the basis of social order in Europe ; you will preserve your people from the mis fortunes that threaten them ; and secure, by that accord which is so necessary between power and liberty, theft felicity and prosperity through a long series of gene- rations. If my infirmities bad permitted, I should wil Jingly have accompanied your Majesty to this august congress; but when you perceive that in writing this letter I have been compelled to avail uyself of the band of soother, you will easily judge of the impossibility umber which I am placed of following on Ibis point the impiees of my heart. ffou may rely, notwithstanding, that those of my ininisters who may assist there in my same, will omit nothing in furnishing you with all the support you might have expected from sue. Your Majesty, in tak ing a determination conformable to the wish manifested by use anti my allies, will convey to your people an as surance of your affection by to much the greater, inas much as that determination; I feel wholly convinced, will be the most certain means of securing to them the bles sings of peace and rational liberty. " 1 request your Majesty to accept the expression of the sentiments of esteem, of friendship, and of high con sideration, with which 1 am, Sire, nsy brother, your Ma jesty's true brother, (Signed) " IS." " * Paris, December 3, 1330. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE To-neeno Morales, 41 lola. after 7.—Eveaing. II ale. after S. PRICE OF STOCKS THII ink Stoek TO 7 7i pee Coif. Red. 791 711 79/ 3 pee Cost. Co.. 71111 111 p► Coat. 61/ 901 4 pee feet,. 90. 90 6611 Pi Ct. Navy 11161 106 6 per rem. Her pt Aan. 181 9-16 lop. 3 car Gat. 7(1 DAY AT ONE O'CLOCK. Irish 0 per Coot. lodes Meek 217 e Ditto hoods —4. 404.415. pm. /oath-Sea Ptoek 781 11.11111 s td. I. 4s. Is. pm. fields. for Mossy 4t p. Sauk for Amami Goo. Nor Aces 7114 78 Lott. Tiskoss T. Die. Ebt SotattOman. 4. TMI SUITISU IITSTRSIIIIII" IS IRCOUPORATIBIS WITII " TVS STATESMAN." LONDON: PAIDAT svantse, JaerauT 24, 1821. 2211111• CT OT • LETTER WANIONIBTON, sec. 28. We have received recent letters from Paris, which state. that Mr. fleas se Nstrytaut will seem take his departure for the lteasils as ea embassy. He is to take the U. States hs his route, as sorscial mission. to cedar with ear goverieseat ma the dilfersaers be sieges us ad IPtseee, which hove mire est of the TIM coulicting commercial regalatioas of the two coon tries. A great scarcity of sailors is at present felt at Philidelphia, and I understand that there are at least 40 vessels in want of bands, although 22 dol lars have been offered them per month. It is presum ed that the fear of the closing of the Delaware, owing to the severity of the weather, has induced may of them to go to other ports. A French brig, having upwards of 100 slaves on hoard, from the coast of Africa, bound to Gandaloupe, lately put in at Antigua, mistakingi it for the former island. The brig and slaves were immediately seized by the custom house °lnn, and the negroes released. The Letter addressed by the Erma of FRANCK to the Km; of Names, which will be found in another of one columns, will convince our readers that the principles of the Holy Alliance have, among Crowned Heads, more partisans than those who have been pub licly known. It is consolatory to us as Englishmen, however, to find that the assertions in the declaration of Troppan, respecting the assent of our Government, were contradicted explicitly last night in the Howse of Lords, by the Earl of LIVERPOOL, in his answer to a question from Earl GREY. Other observations dial were made in that Honourable House in the conrse of the evening will nut afford a similar sada faction. The disgraceful language stated to hat* been employed by the Duke of WILLINGTOIS, is justly calculated to excite, among other painfek feelings, the contempt and derision of every indivi dual in the country. We need no further proofs of the tendency of the measures of his MAJESTY'S Ministers; of their ultimate designs upon the liberties of the people; of their feeling towards the community, and their fellow subjects, when we hear their principle colleague denominating a numerous and respect able body of freeholders a 'nob, and the expres sion of their sentiments a farce. It is well that those who have been educated in camps do not often po-sess the same talent for the conceal ment of their real objects as for conducting a mili tary enterpriee. If from the nature of his public employments; if in the wars ; if by his association with the despots of the continent, the Illustrious Duke of WILLINUTON have become imbued with en just prejudices against his countrymen and against free dom, 'tis high time for him to give up those notions; 'tis high time fir hien to admit the light of reason, and to rest assured that the people of this country, whatever be the fate of the illuminati of Germany, the Corevaori of Naples, the Liberals of France, or the Constitutionalists of Spain and Portugal, will new losoLandoe aggeauag, or he dragooned Into oar mission. Can it be tolerated from that man who directs the Councils of his MAJESTY, to designate an assembly of eight or ten thousand most respectable land holders a mob, and their representations a farce ? Is it thus that the free people of this Country are to be put down, oppressed, and reviled ? The yoke of a County to be stigmatized as the voice of a mob ; and a loyal declaration and petition for removal of grievances a Parse!!! Such lan guage might be perfectly reconcilable to the feel ings of the Turkish slaves, but we hope it will ever be met with indignation by the people of England, if suffered to be uttered without censure in a British Parliament. We are glad to find it did not pass there without receiving the animadversion it so justly merited. The proceedings in the House of Commons yesterday afternoon were, from the circumstance of their early adjournment to accompany their Address to the Kt NO. devoid of their distorted interest, and afford us room and leisure to recur for a moment to those of • sere important kind which occurred the preceding night. Among the many gentlemen who embraced the opportunity that evening of presenting peti tions from their constituents and others, praying for the restoration of her M•JZIITT to the accustomed rights and honours of a (arum Mr. Alderman HIMIATI made the most prominent appearance. From the commission with which be was entrusted, he took occasion to defeat, so far as he was able, the very ob ject he was solicited to promote. As a sample of his accusations against the Quinn, be was pleased to state that her MAJESTY in her Letter to the KING, had said, " Your Court is a scene of low debauchery." Yet, what were the words the QLIIN actually employed? " Your Court became much less a scene of polished manners and of reined intercourse, than of low intrigue' and scurrility. Spies, Bacchanalian tale bearers, and foal conspirators, swarmed in those places which bad before been the resort of sobriety, virtue, and honour." So much for the candour, as well as consistency, of Mr. Alderman listuars !!! The Ministers have now revealed their secret ; the sew light which had been so anxiously anticipated has burst forth, and by this time the whole country knows the full extent of her own power, when she pleases to raise her voles in the cause of innocence and Jessica. Deaf to the counsels of reason, blind to the ndseries of the people; or if they beard reusonstranse.ealling it treason ;' r ind if they beheld agony, drammeing it as revelation ; the advisers ;of the King sot saiisted with eecressing the public bamboos, hod prevailed epee their master to adopt an iron policy, sot less spew. sire to the mantry, thee deafer's, to the throw. its elsfeet was to ealmias by force; its bmiesey to sr &Web despotism, or to ascessitate Revolitioa. Vainly thinking that boiler cosh dread bayesits, they add- 'ATFSMAN ed, in time of pesce, thousands to the numbers of the army. Wickedly intent upon silencing complaint, they either suspended our liberties, or whilst tolerating their existence, emasculated them by restrictive enact ments. The name of the Constitution was preserved, for without it, the throne could not long subsist ; but the substance was destroyed. Forms remained where realities had been, aid even these would in time have vanished away, bad not heaven is its mercy inspired the subvertets with a degree of overweening confidence, which led them beyond all bounds, and made them fail, like all ambitious conquerors, through excess of imprudence and audacity. Complete masters, as they conceived, of the Senate and the People, "PY next proceeded to lay a sacrilegious hand upon the Throne itself. Here, however, they felt the, a little caution was necessary : a veil was there two east over their real intents. To pull down um searchy at once for the open purpose of establishing au oligarchical government upon its ruins, might `occasion a dangerous alliance between those classes *IOWA it had been the labour of their whole lives to OH& and keep asunder. The people aid its natural protectors, the nobles and proprietors of the country, might unite in save the throne and restore the con - . *mutton. Sub a combination, they well knew, must prove irresistible. Its formation was therefore to be prevented; and the only safe mode of accomplishing their designs, was to render the throne the instrument of its own ruin. Circumstances favoured the execu tion of an enterprise apparently so wild and imprac ticable. The unfortunate difference which existed between the QUERN and his MAJESTY was blown into a same. Without trial, and even without accusation, det was condeuined unheard, derrived of her title, bar rights, her privileges, and basely insulted with the offer of a bribe, and lease to pursue in banish ment and disgrace, the impure courses to which, in whispers alone, the enemies of monarchy ventured to assert she was addicted ! What was the true origin of so outrageous a proceeding ? Did i: spring from a sense of attachment to the litno, and respect 'for the dignity of the throne ? No; we boldly answer. The friends of the Kix° would not bate 4111 vised his MAJESTY, wantonly and uselessly to incur the odium of his subjects. Neither would the friends of monarchy have thought of supporting the dignity of the throne, by betraying it into an open violation of all the principles of justice, and a cniel persecution of innocence. The real object must have been to de grade that very throne to make it lose the affections of the people, the veneration of the wise, the support of the loyal ; and when overwhelmed with contumely, divested eta pohlie werAgeeee, left without a peep by the gradual subtraction of the Constitution, en reduce it into the helpless and miserable slave of a domineering faction ; or to sacrifice its existence, with. out a hand being raised in its defence, to the establish► went of a permanent oligarchy in these kingdoms. 'I hat such was the tendency of the measures adopted by Ministers, no man of common ,ense or common loyalty can doubt. That it has been stopped and defeated, we owe, after the interposition of heaven, to the magnanimous spirit and undaunted resolution of the Qt . cxx, who, deaf to threats as to promises, threw herself upoOhe country, demanded justice, and obtained it. Her unyielding constancy has been the guardian spirit of the throne. It has rescued it, Hoot as yet from the hands, at least from the designs °file I enemies. It has compelled them to adopt a line of policy more consonant u ith its safety, its true dignity, and what is indispensably necessary to both of these, with the welfare of thepeople. This is indeed a mighty change, but it is as yet only one in. promise. Its ex tent and its duration still remain to be ascertained. Roth however, in a great measure, must depend on the conduct of the country, If she continue true to her mit, Ministers must become sincere, and justice and Mlle( mast ensue. They have begun to yield, and WNW go on. If she relax in her constancy, let her 111 p fully aware that greater encroachments will be SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S. Jun. 11. Deasy.-8 tot apt Reginald—lll to 1 opt c. out of Clears—ld to 1 apt Jock—!S to I apt Polypr. 0AR11..-0 to f apt Lord Daelispoit's f.-11 to I apt Leal—S to I opt e. out of Cottle. DONCASTIM ST. Laoaa.-9 to I apt Jack Spiv:44-14 to 1 Gist Colwell-14 to I apt Sty Lady. made, and deeper ruin and oppression will follow. The Funds have experienced a considerable rise within these two or three days, in consequence of an allertiia of Lord Liverpool's, that l►e should not create any fresh stock this year. This, with the im mense purchases of stock, which we alluded to a few days hack, has created this unexpected elevation. EXPBCTSD VISIT 01 THS Kl %e TO last.awn.--The Cmporation of Hosiers in Dublin, lately presented as Address to 'the King, in which his Majesty was ham my besought to honour Ireland with his presence. Reared.% this address, they have received an Ultima don from Dublin Castle that his Majesty was pleased to receive the same in the most gracious manner ; and from this circumstance the good people are pleased to infer that his Majesty will acce?t of their Mad ia vitatioa. Yesterday the Kieg held a Court for the purpose of receiving the Address of the Honse of Consumes. It was presented by the Speaker, who went in state, ac eempanied by the mover and seconder, and several ministerial N,birs of Parliament. His Majesty relented a meet gracious tower. After the Court bind Ceetiereagh bad an audience. - Menehester Mercury says-- , . We understand that the Earl of Liverpool has stated, hi answer to the bigotry of the Muschester Chamber of Commerce sad ,Masafaetares, as to the probable security of British property la Naples, that be sees as reason why the state of pose., which at pretest subsists between; this temstry and the . kindest of Naples, shield ho rapted ; sad that ittaleastime will, of muse, be given k to die &Ida Apsts sad Aothorities is that quarter, 'to afford every practicable proteetion to British pro. 'party, if ilmr alremataitoes tkosW appear to regaire it." UNIO.Y HALL----Till: DA r. Several persons who gain their livelihood by vend ing Sunday newspapers, appeared at this office to sinner certain summonses with which they had been served, for selling papers on the Sabbath. Mr. Harmer was retained on their part. and advised them not to answer to their names when called upon. as he contended that according to the Act of Par liament, an information ought to have been entered. and a copy furnished to the defendants. It was, however. discovered that the summonses did not bear the Christian names of the parties 'summoned, and the Magistrate in consequence declared that there was no charge before him. One individual had un fortunately answered to his summons before Mr. Harmer arrived,. and he was only discharged upon pip lag the whtale of the expences. CITY BUSINESS. Yesterday a Court of Common Council was ['el.! at Guildhall, which was numerously attended. It being the second Court after St. Thomas's Dar, the Cour:, pursuant to their standing orders, proceed . ell to the Elec tion of Offseers.—The consideration of the Report rela tive to the Orphans' Duties was postponed.—The Liao! &peaces Committee made a Report on the results of tl a Arbitration upon the Remembrancer's Bills, anti recommending a Piece of Plate to be presented to each of the Arbitrators, as a small compliment fur their va luable services, which, after some remarks from Mr. S. Dixon, Mr. Farell, Mr. Slade, Mr. James, and Mt. Clark, was unasintously agreed to.—The Committee for (loners( Purposes presented a Report, with an estimate for Repairing Blackfriars' Bridge, at 'au expend of 48,000/. and recommending an application to Parlia ment upon the subject, which, after discussion, was or dered to be printed.—The Court considered a Report from that I. onimittee, on the present mode of compel log Persons to become Free of the City, which tests agreed to, anti the Committee instructed to bring in a Bill for remedying the present evils: it was also referred to that Committee as to how far the Wholesale Dealeri are liable to be compelled to become Free of the City. —Mr. Peacock, after some observations, submitted a motion for Providiug Seats for the Public and Reporters below the Bar, which was lost on a division, the num bers being !3 for, and 33 against It.—The Lord Mayor's Chaplain was directed to print his Sermon, preached on Plough Sunday.—One thousand pounds were voted to wards the Widening and Improving Upper Thames street, at the end of Queen-street. Tug Aame.—The following is the report of eh? intended redaction of the army s—The whole of the Veteran Battalions; in the three Regiments of tivard4, all men under five feet eight lathes hitch, in the thee liattaliess of the Firsts times •aiee Ceo.foot too. is the Coldstreams; and five feet nine in the third Itefii• went. DREADFUL Fur.—On Friday evening last, about eight o'clock, a fire broke out in the concerns of Mr. Matthew M•Cabe, of John street, Dublin, woollen ma nufacturer, occasioned by the neglect of mute of hit spinners. It raged with unabated fury until the whole of the nnmanufactured property fell a saerilice to the dc coining element. The lower part of the building was occupied by his presses, which notwithstanding their great bulk, was also consumed. By this unforeseen tensity, a most deserving and industrious citizen is, fur the present, deprived of the means of affording employ ment to upwards of two hundred persons, wholly de pending on hint for support. It was, we are informed, at the Public Office in Marlborough-street, and not that of Bow-street, where the person whose house was robbed was required to be bound to prosecute. The Magistrate, it is said, insisted that the obligation to give evidence implied that of prosecuting; and that the expense of prosecu ting, in that instance, would be but a few shillings. Whatever may be the expense in the case referred to, we know in general that the loss of money awl of time in criminal prosecutions, are by no means matters of hiding consideration. But the amount of the charges Is not the greatest point at issue here. In the case of prosecutions of felons it is manifest that the trouble and expense incurred are aggravations of the injury which individuals have previously received. the chief ad vantage these persons can possibly obtain is, that of effecting by the conviction of offenders a salutary im pression upon society in general and an additional snit ' rity to lite and property. This is not of the nature of that redress which plaintiffs seek in other eases of appeal to law. It is unquestionably, and only of a pub lic nature ; and conseqnently the public, not individuals, and least of all the suffering individuals, are the parties who should be hound to sustain the burthen of the un dertaking and of expense. MARKETS. Compt-Excwir az, J as. 2G.—A considerable quantity of Wheat remained over from Wednesday's market, for which there was bat little demand this morning, and sales were heavy of the first qualities at Monday's prices. —The arrivals of Barley have been very large this week t and although prime picked samples sold at Mon day's prices, all other descriptions were heavy sale at an abatement of b. per quarter.—ln Peas, Beans, and Oits, there is no alteration. Oats. Potatoe .... 94 rt a%G LEOS. Wheat. Kent. and Essex new 335 305 old et ettfolk lls Ws 005 SO Norfolk .... old 46 36 nye l6 Se Barley Malt WhiloPees ..... DIM boilers 3lll 40 Baltic Red.. 00 61 Gray DIN. SS * Harabro' or Bremen Small Sams .. SN al Brabant Red .. 00 06 Tlek Ditto 23 26 SMITNIPIELD MARSItT, JAN. 24.—This Market was of a middling descri;tion this asonsiag, the supply waft not so great as on former matrltots. dud the rims were snitch the some as at last market it. (To slat No (lSal t per Sow of Slim) 8ai1.... 4s. id. to is. 4d. 14T11111 AT. MalllitT. Nitta"— 44. Od. to is. 4d. Bouts tool .... M. IL to hst. 44. Oates Poet ... . 4s. Si to Oft. 54. limy and PAINS . , 4.1000 Lomb.— et. IL to Os. 64. rip .. iv HAT•MAIIIIIrr o JAN. 111.—No alterative la the prices of this market ; Straw and Clover the woo as per oar last. lia .y ... I. No. to S. 41. I Straw 11. Sc. . to U. 13s. Amor .. C IN. to it. b. I Poland . ... U Yr Feed Flour .... per sack So 66 Nape Seed, per last W. 42!. * hr I. is a ,i -is 1 I 1' ps 1 I