The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-08-26 00:00:00

'silent of the damage was not ascertained when the in tellieence came away. Letters from Munich announce the arrival of Che valier de Bentz, who was charged with demanding of the Court of Bavaril a passage for a body of troops who ware about to proceed from Bohemia thtoughsthe Tyrol into Italy. It is understood that the Bavarian linvernment had granted the passage, and that the troops would proceed in two columns, one party pas sing the Danube at Deggentlorf, and another at Strati hing. fetters from Naples of the Ist of August state, that two days before the Lieuteaant•lfenerals PrPC and F. t snu,t.• had set out for Messina, the one in the qsality of Commissary iNtraordinary, to ascertain the lime of Sicily, and take measures for the re-establish. rient pf order at Palermo; .tbe other to replace flene. rat l hureh in the Ace of commander of the armies. The other parts of Sicily continued quiet. French Fands, Five p:•r Cents. 7;f. 90c. By reference to our ample Report of the Lords' proeredings of this morning, it will be seen that one of those difficulties which all reflecting men had an ticipated, has already arisen. The law, the constitu tional law, was, in the first instance departed from 1 a proceeding was commenced that is without prece dent (and may it remain so!) without analogy; and how then can any men wonder that difficulties should arise, when there are no known principles for Beacons, no recognized rules to guide thetii Their Lordships won:d not give a list of witnesses ; they would not name where the alleged offences had been committed, when they had taken place ; they would not charge a.litltery, a known crime; but they talk of " adul terous intercourse," and having failed to establish constructive treason, they now want to generate from the Orem; Ha; the odious doctrine of "constructire" adultery. May any such attempts have a fate similar to what attended the, efforts in 1794-5, to graft on the Concitution the repulsive doctrine of " Con structive.' Treason In that farrago which is furnished daily by the foreign witnesses at the bar of the house of Lords, there appears, if the Reports of the proceedings be currectly given, abundance of entertainment to be found in matters, which to the correct taste of squeamish sober-minded Englishmen had used excite disgust. On every disclosure of this sort, we read that the evi dence was received with laNKAter. From whom does th 6 laughter proceed ? Not certainly from strangers below the bar. If it had, there would hare been a cry of `kortler." flow consistent with that " order"' whi, it is so often called, is the boisterous mirth to which we have alluded, how consistent with the high importance of the objects of the proceedings, how con sistent with the gravity of Judges, and how it must operate upon the character of those who are pleased to indulg- in it, it may be unbecoming to in quire. But it is worth while to consider in wi►at way it must affect the minds of witnesses who have furnished the entertainment. They certainly must be pleased to keep their audience in good hu mour; and, as all story-tellers speak fur the sake of effect, they will not withhold what will gain them such applause. These witnesses have, unquestionably, more reason to rejoice in the treatment they experience than any witnesses tint ever were collected since a court of Ju dicature WAS formed. They are treated like the raw recruits, to reconcile them to the restrictions to which they submit, with " present pay and free quarters." If they do not stick to their text it will be very extra ordinary. Besides the indulgence of ease and good living, and the influence of hope of better things to come, they are placed beyond the chance of being diverted fram their duty by any communication with external temptations. Ifthey ever can be induced to devi ate from the way in which they should go, it must beonly from the workings of their wayward minds. Italian consciences are, however, said to be seldom troubled with any misgivings. This sort of constitution may be owing partly to the nature of their religion, partly to the nature of their climate. Yet we know not bow they may come to be affected if they continue long in England, especially " in the gloomy month of Novem ber, when Englishmen hang and drown themselves." It is said that our changeable climate has already be gun to make changes in some of them. It is said— but we will not say all that we have heard, till we re ceive it in such an unquestionable shape as we can pre sent it to oar readers with its proper credentials. We will, therefore, reserve what we had intended to state; and in the mean time only hint, what we believe, that certain of the witnesses prove somewhat backward or refractory. Some of these spirits, we are told. will not come when they do call for them. They cannot screw their courage to the sticking place. A hopeful else of that description, who bad experienced the hor rors of conspnuetion once before on this account, Is dreadfully alarmed, we hear, lest they should return again. In the hour of remorse she had exclaimed, " My life is a Worthen. and my mind a bell !"—But she may yet appear; though whether in the character of a penitent or an approver must be left for tiros to discover. So intense it the daily bitterest which has hoes auiversally excited, with refentnee to the momentoas Proemlints now before Parliament, that It Mast be a THE STATESMAN. matter of difficulty to take the slightest view of the past. The mind is hurried on, in almost hourly ID. quiry, In expectation of a conclusion which appears, at present, to be very remote; and which, when it does arrive, will, we would almost prophecy, be as unsatisfactory as the beginning. It may, nevertheless, assist us in our estimate of the case, if we take a cursory glance at the conduct of the QVIIN . B Accusers, from the time their proceedings first threatened the light; and, with that object, we will slightly run over the events which have transpired in the space of little more than two short months. The Were announced her intention to return to England. Her persecutors had certain cogent rea sons for wishing her not to return ; and to Induce her to stay away, they offered her .ff 50,000 a year. This sum would have come out of the pockets of a people, already taxed, opp 11, and almost ground down to the earth. There is not a labourer in the kingdom whose mite would not have been wrung from him, to contribute to this disgraceful bribe. And to whom was it offered? To the woman who, these Ministers say, they at that very time believed had been' guilty of all the filthy acts which have been imputed to her by the witness Majocci !--In other words then, the offer amounted to this :---" We believe von are an infamous, polluted woman, and that you have dis graced the English character in the eyes of foreigner ; but, nevertheless, we wish you not to come to England, and if you will consent to enter into our viewa,..Cso,ooo shall be your reward. Keep away from England, and you may continue your infamous polluted course. Nay, we will give you the means to continue it more effectually than ever. But come to England and we will pursue yon to dest ruction." This was, indeed, offering a premium for crime !!: We profess not to understand the " Wheels within Wheels" of political casuistry ; but, in our opinion, had the QVECNI ac cepted the bribe, the Ministers who offered it, Irmo.- lag what they say they knew, would hare richly de served impeachment. The Wrest, however, rejected the offer with indig nation, and came to this country with, at least, all the appearance of conscious innocence. These same Ministers then exhibited certain charges against her, charges put in language the most equi vocal and indellwitr, and brought before Parliament, in a shape, of all others the most unconatitatio; The history of the Secret Committee is fresh in the memories of our readers, and we will not travel through it. It was this proceeding which the Mini sters were at such pains to assimilate to that of a Grand Jury. Good God ! How are the people of this country Insulted ! It is known from the Jury down to the Constable, that every prisoner can on his trial peremptorily challenge any person who may have been upon this Grand Jury. The ob ject of this right is a wise one ; and yet, in the face of this notorious fact, here are all the Right Honourable and Hight Reverend Personages who composed that never-to-be-forgotten Committee, ycleped, the Qi-KEN'S, Grand Jury ;—here they are, day after day, sitting in judgment npon her ! Every step of these proceedings present an uncon stitutional, and consequently illegal appearance. The Queam was denied a list of the witnesses ; and yet a man who is charged with stealing a watch, sees a list of his accusers on the back of the indictment found ' against him. The QVEEN was denied a statement of the places where the offence was alleged to have been committed; and vet, in the case we have mentioned, the prisoner must necessarily know ti.e County in which he is charged to have offended, because he must be tried in it. One merit certainly cannot be denied to these pro ceedings. Anamolous as, thank God! they are to the English law, they are consistent, in all their parts, with each other ; and, whatever may be their ultimate re sult, we confidently affirm, that Me Qrsz.v Brill be acquitted iii Me minds of the people. The House of Lords having adjourned this day be fore 2 o'clock, we are enabled to furnish our readers with a complete account of the proceedings till the close, in our present impression. Of course, we shall not publish a Second Edition this Evening. Tue Quartv.—Het Majesty went to the House about eleven o'clock, and in her progress thither was received with the customary applause from the crowds, and the usual honours from the military. They pre sented arms, and the music played the royal salute.— Her Majesty proceeded by her own exclusive entrance to her resting room ; and she there remained, having ascertained that the same female witness was under examination. At a quarter before one o'clock her Majesty hastily ordered her carriage, and it having drawn up she immediately entered it and departed. The carriage was open. Her Majesty bad not been in the house during the day ; she continued in her private rouse ; and on leaving went to St. Juneses-square. Several of the King's domestics have arrived at the Pavilion; and, It is said, that his Majesty may be ex pected here in a few days.--(Brighton Herald.) On Sunday last the 'magnificent communion plate presaged by the Pope to the sew Catholic Chapel in Moor-fields, was said for the first time. The chalice aloes is estimated at 3SU Omsk being of rye gold, studded with pearls, amours, sad ether promos steam ADDRESSES TO THE QUEE.X. The press of temporary matter having compelled ma to postpone our usual notice of the Queen's an swers to the several Addresses which had been lately presented to her Majesty, we now insert the fol lowing :-- To an Address from Sheffield her Majesty returned the following gracious answer : " I shall never be unmindful of the obligation which the inhabitants of the town of Sheffield and its vicinity have conferred upon me by this honest testimony of their fervent seal for my interest, their tender sympathy for my sorrows, and their generous resent of my wrongs. " Though benefits ought to he written in marble, and injuries in the dust, yet the injuries I have endured have been too many in number, and too grievous in kind, to be readily obliterated from my recollection. But though my memory retains the impression, I have not suffered the spirit of revenge to rankle in my heart. It would have been well for me, and perhaps not ill for the country, if my oppressor had been as free from malice as myself; for what is it but malice of the most unmixed nature, and unrelenting character, which has infected my power and way-bid my steps during a long period of twenty-five years ?—Malice of this description, of such long continuance, and such extraordinary in. tensity, has certainly been productive of great misery to thyself ; bet I may well repress the sentiments of re. venge, when I reflect that it must have been produrtiv of much more inquietude i n that mind, which could liste n to its suggestions ; and in that b oso m whi c h coul d cherish a spirit so adverse to goodness, and so imam patible with happiness." The Answer of her Majesty to the Address from Bethnal fireen:— "The Churchwardens, Overseers, and Vestrymen of the parish of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green, are requested to accept my cordial thanks for this spontaneous tribute of affectionate regard. "The present mode of proceeding against me in the House of Lords, may well alarm those who have any regard for the political welfare or the moral interest of the nation. 1 bough the primary object of the Bill of Pains and Penalties is to divorce me from his Majesty, yet it is hypocritically pretended that his Majesty is not a party in the case. An abstract term is employed, in order to corer the deception, and the State is substi tuted for his Majesty. But the State, if it means any thing, must mean the people, collectively considered. But the people, collectively considered, instead of de siring a dissolution of my marriage with his Majesty, have expressed the most indubitable desire that that mar riage may not be annulled, but that I may remain Queen Consort of these realms, and be invested wit,, all the rights, privileges, and immunities which the law has appropriated to that Royal dignity. " To pretend that his Majesty is not a party, and the sole complaining . party in this great question, is to ren der the whole business a mere mockery—the reprobation of the good, the jest of the thoughtless, and the contempt of the wise. Ills Majesty either does or does not desire the divorce which the Bill of Pains and Penalties pro poses to accomplish ; if his Majesty does not desire the divorce, it is certain, that the state does not desire it in his stead ; and if the divorce is the desire of his Majesty, his Majesty ought to seek it on the same terms as his subjects; for, in a limited monarchy, the law is one and the same for all ; or otherwise, the mere volition of the Monarch is paramount to the law; and the Govern moat becomes a deep s:ism." An Address has been presented to her Majesty from the Ladies of Bath. To which her Majesty returned the following gracious Ansiver "'The female inhabitants of the City of Bath will accept my wannest acknowledgments for an Address, which has deeply interested my sensibility.—Tenderness and delicacy are the most admired characteristics of our sex; and trier are the most deserving of admiration. The female inhabitants of the City of Bath appear to be eminently distinguished by their truly feminine captiva tions. Theianguage of their Address breathes a spirit of gentle unaffected piety, which is perfectly in unison with the state of my own . feelings; and is always refresh ing to my heart. I regard this kind of piety as a great addition to the amiable properties of our sex ; and in deed, without it all other excellence is only superficies without substance; a showy exterior without the lovely reality of worth. As far as the influence of a Queen Consort can reach, my own sex shall have no occasion to reproach me with neglecting the culture or the en- I couragement of that unostentatious piety, which shews itself in humble resignation to the will of the All-Wise, I in every variety of circumstances; in a diffusive iter.evo- • knee to all within the circle of its agency ; and in that comprehensive charity, which, without any narrow or exclusive attachment to sect or party, embraces the good of all; and makes that good the highest ambition of the mind, and the most constant aspiration of the soul." The following is her Majesty's most gracious An swer to an Adolreis from Worcester : " I am much gratified by this affectionate Address from the Citizens and Inhibitants of the ancient and loyal City of Worcester. " The present procednre against me in the House of Lords, is of such an extraordinary character, that it is difficult to designate it by any appropriate name. It is not judicial; for it sets at defiance all the accu.tomed judicial forms. It is not constitutional; for the most vital functions of the constitution are suspended by its operation. It is not legal ; for what principles of law are there which it does not contradict? What then is it? What is its proper designation? It is a political non.descript ; a moral abortion ; a legal monstrosity; the progeny of a Green Bag, swarming with slander, and putrescent with falsehood. The flagrant contents of this Green Bag have been shaken into a Bill of Pains and Penalties, by that prodigy of benevolence, whose inclinations are so confessedly not under its con-1 troul. •• One of the features in this procedure, which prim it a totally new and foreign aspect in the history of our jurisprudence, is, that it is supported by perjury, pur chases', not at home, but abroad ' • not in small parcels, but in large bales ; not in detached instances, but in nu merous aggregates. It is perhaps the first notable in stance, in which any Government issued a bounty upon false swearing, and paid three and twenty thousand portals for the importation of such a valuable commo dity. This is the last desperate effort of that selfish fac tion, which is an enemy even to the very semblance of virtue in any part of the state. This is the esp: ii rii ipe l violence of infuriated malignity. If this is repr es se d, the serpent will breathe its last in writhing agony. The evening of my life may their be a calm sunshine. after a day of such deep darkness--such a long protracted con tinuity of trouble and of woe!" Correa Mtne.—About sit =oaths age, a lahowtoe employed is eattleg a drain on the farm of Berta, Is Gaoway, the property of Mr. Murray, of Broeghsew.l discovered apparently a rich role of copri ss re. • short time afterwards the Wee was let to a y Comma; who lately commenced working wit i_eritt tad last week shipped a cargo of ore (sue' 40 toes) ea beard the sloop Saone, for V' mrtheaddee. r, Cam• t • SPORTING INTELLIGE.VCR. YORK AUGUST MEETING, Tstasosr, Ave. Q 4. Sweepstakes of Ili each, lOgs ft. for three years old colts, &Leib. I Oldies, list. *lb.—Lest toile sada gearter. Sir E. Smith's di. e. St. Patrick, by Wailes, dam by Dick Andrews—(R. Johnson) 1 Mr. J. Ferensotes ch. f. The Lady of the Vale, by Mow bray-(Smith). Mr. Boll's b.c. by kiss-Teazie. dam byOrtrille--(Nlarson) Won easy. 4 started not placed.-13 paid forfeits. The third year of a Subscription of 231/1 each, divided Into three Parses, with 30f. added to each, by the City of York, for four year olds. fist. ; and Sc,, Sm. I i lb.—Four Mr. T. 0. Powlett's b. h. The Jaggier. by Comas. 3 In old—(Scot) Mr. keirse's b. b. Reveller, by Comut —(J. shepherd) S Won by half a head. The Renewed !titbit-48°n of Wigs. each. for horses. de. three yrs old colts. 7st. Ob.; fillies, est. ! lib. ; fuur years old colts. isct. 31b.; Allies, Set.; Av e. Bst. lUlb.; six and aged. 410.—Two miles. (1 I Subscribers.) Mr. Ilueldswortb's cb. m. TorrelL by earbents. S era old---(Jackson) Mr. Lambtoe's gr. e. Consul. by Camillus—(W. PieoW 2 Mr. G. L. Fox's h. c. Sardine, Wolsr): 4 )re—(tiatith) Woo easy. Match for 100 gs. h. ft. Pst. 9.1 h. each.— fast mile . Mr. K. Milne, b. f. My Lady, Sister to the Duke by Comes, received forfeit from Mr. Bridling's h. 1. Anodise, by Whilelock, dam by Sorcerer._ Match for 100 gs h. ft.—Last mile and a knit. Mr. Rradling's br. e. by Don Cossack. Bst. sib. Sir E. Smith's bl. e. by Don Cosuek,Bsl2lb Of by consent. HUNTINGDON RACES, Ai:a. 21.—(Litor DAY.) Seventy Pounds for three yeses olds and upwards. Heats, to start at the winning post and run once round. Threo year olds to carry 7.1. 21b. ; four KO. 11b.; five. ttst.l3lb. ; six, thit. : aged, Put. bib. Mares and geldings allowed albs. The u inner to be sold with his engagements for 130 p, If deninuded. Mr. Jones's br. g. Tybalt. 3 yrs 4 i I Duke °flirtation hr. f. %axey, 3 yrs Mr. Rogers's ch. f. Nina. 3 yrs Mr.eliancey's ht. c. Black Swan. 4 yrs . rl v• Major Wilson's b. f. Rotterdam. 3 yrs b 4 3to I apt Ty bait; Ito Y azst Nina. after the first beat even betting on Nina; after second hest, lt to 4 on Ty bait. An excellent heat. JETTING ON THE DONCASTER ST. LEGER AT 1 ORE. 6to art Tramper. 10 to asst Cavalier. 10 to spit Mr. Lonus's Woodbine. IS to asst St. Patrick. 13 to asst Arbutus. Wto agst Marquis of Exeter's The Athenian. 90 to asst Langar. lei .—ln our sporting Intl Itigence of yesterday, Ip steed of—•• Betting at Tattersall's on the Doncaster St. Leger," we should have sated—" Betting at I uric on tht Doncaster St. Leger."—For "ABisidero,' read—Altae aidore colt. THE QuEE.y. Her Majesty reached St. James's-sqoare yesterday morning at about half-past ten o'clock. There was the same amphitheatre of vehicles, the same crowding to gether of respectable persons, as on any preceding day, and her Majesty was again received with undi minished enthusiasm. Mr. Alderman Wood had arrived from Brander itnrgh house about half an hour before. He had with him a large roll of parchment, which we understood to be an Address from the t , wn of Lit erpol. On the arrival of her Majesty, he proceeded to the Howie of Lords accompanied by Mr. Ilicronymous, and auo:Ile: foreigner. It was understood that her Majesty wouli await his return ; hut at eleven o'clock the carriages were ordered to the door, and she set forward attemled by Lady Hamilton, Sir W. ()ell, and the Hun. keppel ('raven, in the usual state, and every where greeted with the waving of hats and handkerchieli and the shouts of the people. The carriage was thrown open ; her Majesty wore a black hat and feathers; and she appeared in health and spirits. In Pall Mall the carriage with Mr. Alderman Wood, returning front the House of Lords, passed the Royal carriage and drove on, without stopping, to her Majesty's residence in St. James's-square. Her Majesty's return from the House, took place at least an hour earlier than usual ; and conseveutly there were not so many persons assembled without the barriers as there have been on the former days; but in St. James's-square the crowd was as great as ever ; and the cheering as intense. The upholsterers to the King have (says The Afsra• ia, Post) received instructions to provide her Majesty with all the furniture fur which she may have occa sion, without limit or restraint. CAII IN Num—An eminent Barrister had some years ago a case sent to him fur an opinion. The case stated c as the must preposterous and improbable that ever occurred to the mind of man, and concluded by asking, whether, under such circumstances, an action would lie? lie took his pen and wrote " Yes, if Me tritoelees Lit t 0 ,,, but not atherwise." A requisition was last week presented to the Church wardens of Camberwell, requesting thous to call a Vestry for the purpose of proposing an Address to the Queen: but the application, it is said, was instantly refused. It is said to have been a favourite maxim of the late Pr•fessor Person, " that no man forgot what it was his interest to remember." This accounts for the peculiar memory of Theodore 3fajocci. It is his interest only to remember occurrences that may prejudice the Queen —he ;I not paid for rememberieg any thing io her favour. It is understood to be determined to diminish the ex pence of the establishment at St. Heim. Sir Hudson Lorie, and all the land forces, are to he recalled, and is future the island is to be garrisoned by marines, sad the command of the station to be entrusted to an 4d airal. A whale, ef the finer species, bet sub larger than common, bed run itself ashore on one oldie send basks at the mouth of the Tay. gaily on Sunday onnsight it was discovered by two of the ferry-pileis, In Reg Pool. below the lighthouse, in about fear feet of water. After the surprise of the pilots was abated, they m amba to secure the lab by Outing sit its eves with the boat hook, and billeting several deep Wimuids with their knives. Oa Tuesday it was linsiOt hp the elver so one of the whale yards. The 'Riveter hog* or the aisle i. 5 me i knee amendment*, Ilk fret; length /dike 137:a She mouth, 10 feel; Wealth drive, *MC. 17 weight, by Weida*, alma ts toss ;. dad. a sepp•ri diatit will rodeo *oat twe tons of's& 111111 mm ri