The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-11-26 00:00:00

t: . : i"-V• l•• . M 6 1 • , I 1 ' ' 4 . . i t I 11 241 THE STATESMAN. In Printer , . Booksellers, Are. I'O BE SOLD By AUCTION. ny Older ror the Lae, moor of the Lae Mr. Thoomoot (' o mer, on the Poeohites, la 1 aoeste-arretotott , 011 TULSI) y, the of December nett, l ow% onottly. o ll ia t,, e d of b, o, of I* losotice t. ill he emelt, riIIIAT EAAl3l,lsli El) NEWSPAPER, called file 1 8 r Lit II 101 l \1.1): toigel her with the 'ft pes., Feame.. Pres..., ;tool et.a y "the, tegitrole tor c ter. n7C 1111 the Ptieting oi.looe.s. Tile 1 loota-e, 14!o.op, nnol Primula 0 :ire, flue etcu ll,•ol% .ou 11a, :11 d ma* toe cowed upon ioninedivielt Aloooo, the whole oot the flowsehold uroodure, Chltoa, Photo, 810 other ft, of porehaving, by Private Treaty. are ve 001e.t...1 too apply to Mr.., oolon Barclay, the toteruosr, 1M the l'retui•e!. i .U 1:. Arr. Js. 0 Waterford CI CatilZ 1 1........ • ivr.eY 0 (iimenbureh Leen ard Islands 0 oF sTocKs THIS 'lank 214 .I per Ceqt. P.M. 57/ N I 3 per Cent. Cor... 59 8 4 per Cruts. 73;,¢ ti prr Cep:. Nay.. 9(4}} 10.11,z. gym:. a 15-h 15 DAY At ONE OCIOCK. India Bond* par 5 2 dis. IF:xclureoler 3ld. 1 '2 p Ditto Ad. 3 5 4) .5t pr. Ccnsnls t;gr Arm 59A Lottery Tic-sets THE STATESMAN. LONDON: TnUftbDAY, NOVEMBER 2G, 1812. The Courier of. last night contains a most extrant diaary article respecting the proceedings of the late rent, and the prospects of the new one. It is high seasoned and well:: prepared for the purpose in tended. As a specimen, we need only extract the followiag passage, which is one of the greatest libels ever published upon the understanding of our coun trymen :—" Never, perhaps, was the task so easy. " to any Administration as the task of meeting the " new Parliament. At what a time, and under what " ri:cumstances, do Ministers meet the new Patlia " ment ? At the 'num.:de of England's glory—at " the highest point of elevation whiels this country " ever reached ! ! long will the p :ogle of this devoted country stave themselves to be imposed upon by such wretched hireling Journals, who, while Melting upon their credulity, are secretly enjoying the StICZ:FS of their prostitution! The public at cention is particularly occupied, at the present most important crisis, with speculations as to the probable conduct of the New Parliament, and its consequent eifects on the Pm see nu; esTs's Government. To us, we confess, no difficulty ap pears in forming a decisive opinion as to what we may expeet. It is necessary only to take a ref rospee tire view of the events of this year, to look nt the state of the various parties into which political men arit divided ; to ins estiga:e their various feelings, in. terests, and conduct, and a tolerably accurate con clusion may be drawn. A short statement will ex empliry this. The present Parliament may he con vid Ted a% divided into four distinct parties, all actoat ed 11; eilier . nt eolthes ;1:1,1 Frireiples, not one of Vlich accords with any of the oil,o+ s. First, the Ath.inistratiosa, conspontided, as it is, of shreds and It:ltches, of men, who, in fo;lner times, would have been eonsidered unworthy of !Le most solbaltern post in the s a rin os der:l:taw:Ws which they arcs now tile ell;efs : it is dill:cult io tleseribe them at all, with any distinct chamfer, politically applied. Their principle ob ject appears to be, the preservation of their places tad the contiletance of the war, as it gives them the „xpenditure of a larger sum than ever this nation yet ?reduced ; end being, of course, the source and .q Bans of corruption to au unnampled extent, is ne onsarilv their favourite measure. Ignorance,. bigo. irs, atd intolerance are their predominant features; and in tits contemplation of these three words, all the i inferior I-entitle:ol°ns of their characters may be disco- i rered.The next in n umber athl in weight is titeWhig and s ome of the Pm party tr.itcd, which is denominated the Oppositian. This party will he very formidable, and muster s• . Ong in talent and in power, and is the cue to which the Ministry consider themselves chiefly appost.d. The nation, however, looks upon them itit jealousy, and view their opposition as a struggle for rlace and power, in consequence of the large pensions and sinecures enjoyed by some of them, who have ample private foam'es of their own; and it might be h°th prudent and just in them to resign• that which is wanted for the exigencies of the State. A third party, and certainly formidable, for it is the most ambitious, and the most persevering, with en adequate possession of talent, is that formed with so much industry and zeal by the IV ELLEsLE y s . The ambition of the Marquis IV ti.i.tit.Lv is prover. bial. Was he in the same relation to the Crown, as the late Duke of °Rue.% !ea was to that of France, a parallel might, with no great inaccuracy, be drawn between them. He is well seconded by those out of his o.vn family, to whom he has attached himself; and ith the aid of Mr.Ca N NINO, and of tbeParliamentary power he has contrived to possess himself of, the vneoor. Administration therefore feel some *pine. beesion from him: The Wet.t.avt.urs have, indeed, great means of annoyance; -.-the Times, their mouth piece, occasionally gives strong proofs 'of this ;—its denunciations come with a voice that speaks in a tone of threat, at to consequences of the most fearful nature; nor was that contained in the publication of Mond 4 y the least plain and powerful. It proclaims that the Marquis Vitzta.xsxxx "asusi " fie invested with the Government, for it he is sot:-and here; in a climax of high sounding worth, is detailed a tirade of p0t . ...-Nuences of very awful import; but net the least is li gn whi ch implies the possibility of the Marquis W 74•- LINGTON abandoning his army to its fate, at the moment when his services:if ever valuable, would be ',he meat so; when reverse seemed to portend to follow reverse, and when this General, in possession of the entire command of the Goternment, with more powerful autharity u ancE subject to less s ecaraul, dim the Com- Mander-in-Chief must necessarily be more useful than any other Officer could have the means of being in a similar situation, who evidently would feel more responsibility, and consider himself more subject to render an account of .his actions. From the WebtAstears, therefore, we have much to appre hend, and what have we to expect from them? roes the declaration of Mr. CANNING, that he is the apostle of Mr. PITT ; that he wishes te be consi dered the renovated spirit of that man, whose mis chievous counsels set all Europe in a Maze, and to whose measures, th . e present miseries of this devoted country are chiek to be attributed; does this profession promisegood to the people? The question will answer itself. To this party, therefore, we arc convinced the country looks with suspicion, arid the PRINCE cannot but feel rietestatioo at thow ebullitions of pride and ambition with w !kb, dui ;og the late ties,ro elation, they so completely emblazoned their import ance. From a picture so replete with disgusting cow -1 templation, we turn with Co t»placeacy to the fourth party. We know not how to designate it, nuless we call it the Party of 11;e Peo,:le. In this Party is comprehended all those who belong to 'nine of the other three, who hold neither place nor pension—fl who advocate nci;her war nor oppression—who are equally remote from Ligutry and irreligion, and whose only object is the country's good! It indeed . , a la mentable fact. that such is the power of corruption, so extensive are the mean s , and so active the employment 'of them, in the present wretched state of the na tional r,Treseutation, that this Party is not of strength sufficient to cope with its opponents, for as it is the enemy of corruption, tyranny, and oprression, so do contendinz interests compromise their differ ences, to cunibat its exertions, and to suppress its i energies. We have thus endeavoured to submit to the na tion a fai!hful statement of do different Parties into which the new Parliamilit is divided, — and we conceive that its operations will be in strict conformity to the principles and objects which we have described to actuate Mill of them. — We have, therefore, but little to expect from an assem bly so constituted. In the wranglings which will occu py their time, their rout mil crintination and recrimina tion, their stroggies fur place, their union against the people, we see nothing which can promise a termina tion of the au ful horrors that threaten us. There is but one remedy, and to that sooner or later recourse must be had—lteform ; within and with out. Peace, reform, and economy, must sticceed to war, corruption, and profusion. It may be driven off, but the day of retribution must art ire ! The following enumeration of the topics which are to form the consideration of Parliament dur ing its ensuing Session, presents an epitome of the exiting state of the country, in its relations, foreign : , nd domestic:- 1. The conduct of the Spanish ear,-not in rela tion to its external management upon the Peninsula, tho excellence of which no one doubts ; but with re ference to our domestic coancils,—is among the first subjects for disewsion. The peculiar cirrumstanees of the Sicilian armament will, of course, couple it . with this. The Sicilian armainen,t ! a meature, which Ministers will hare the peculiar aoanlago of displaying as wholly their own ; and of which, the • execution has not, as iii other acts, of which Lord \VELLINGTON has had the direction, remedied or improved the original design. In this we see how Ministerial Councils would terminate, if enforced with the same talents as gave them birth. 11. The conduct of our foreign relations, ac affect ing the war in the North of Europa. 111. The primary canes and sub;equent manage ment of that with America.—These form other gene ral heads in the Fo'reign Relations of the country, which must come under review timing the ensuing Session., IV. The Catholic Question: V. The East India Company's Charter. These are subjects of British or home policy. In relation to the Ottholie Question, we have learned that it is the intention of Ministers to redin tegrate, if we may use the word, the discussion : or to take up the subject, as if no progress had been made therein,—no resolution adopted in the Lower House, —none rejected in the Upper by a rnajoi ity (of only one proxy), which was, in fact, equal to on adop tion. There is as much wisdom, therefore, in this de termination of Ministers, as there would be in that of a man, who, havitig a long journey to perform, should order himself, at the conclusion of the first day, to be conveyed back to the place from whence he started. It is the recorded resolution of, the lost Houle of Commons, to take the Catholic Claims into 'consideration; and whether they are rejected or granted; they ought accordingly to be at least con si4esed. • Mho attention of Lord BUCKINWIAMSIIIRE has, we are informed, been directed, during. the Recess, to the collection and arrangement of a nest mass of ma terials, relating to the East India affairs, and the re. newal of the Company's Charter. The foltowing are the chief points to which these documents`must .have reference, sod which ore marked oat for dis cussion . • 1. The trade, and the degree of participation which is to be granted to the public, both in that to China, and to India. 2. The Company's Army : whether it is to remain as it Is, or to be transferred to the Crown, as pro posed by the late Marquis CORN NV 41.Lpe 3. A. more rigorous controul in the Ministers of the Crown, not only over the Company's political and military affairs, but the extension of that con troul to the Commercial and Home concerns (eve dally the estailishnieets at Canton and the East India House). 4. The confirmation and improvement of the Civil Rights and Pi ivileges, granted by the Governments of India, during the last 20 years, to the native in 'habitants of the Company's Government. 5. The establishment of the College of Fort Wil liam by a legislative provision, and its extension to the settlements of Madras and Bombay. VI. The last, and by far the most important and complex question of domestic policy, relates to the i state of .our finances; to the condition of public credit ; the taxes ; but especially those of Ireland, and the income-tax here : the present commercial system also, but more particularly . the licences. And %; bile we are upon the subject of money, we cannot help urging the necessity of a strict enquiry into the application of the five millions (including the Army Extraorditturies), given as a vote of credit, at the conclusion of the last Session. Row has it been ex pended ? Where has it appeared by its effects? Cer tainly not in Spain; where Lord WELLINGTON had only 20,000 dollars in his military chest on the 16th of June ; the army being then four months in ar rear : and even at this moment, there are some officers and men no less than six mouths in arrear.— But has Sweden or Russia shared our bounty ?- 11f so, what has been the effect produced by it ? The former Power has embarked and disem barked her troops at our expense: and the latter has rescued herself, and overwhelmed her enemy, by what must be esteemed the greatest military achievement ever performed, but in which we had no share,—the destruction a the city which that enemy had selected for his winter's residence. how, then, have the' five millions been spent Some !men have been said to "do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame :" hut it certainly must proceed from an unlucky dexterity, never known or prac ; tised till now, that others shall he able to expend sa large a sam as five millions, in such a way 'that the application of it cannot be seen in any one par : ticular by its effect and consequences. This mal adroitness should therefore be disclosed, in order that it .stay serve as a caution to deter, if not an ex ; ample to follow. It may be proper to add to the above enumeration of subjects for Parliamentary discussion, that an en quiry will most probably be instituted into the found ation of an indecent report, widely spread, that an alteration was intended in the Act of Settlement. Wht.ther Ministers ever seriously harboured such an intention, we cannot certainly aver, because no act has as yet been consequent thereon ; but we have, at least, strong reason for suspecting so, when we know that their adherents in Cornwall, Essex, Ireland, and also in other parts, spoke of the measure as in contemplation. Paris Papers to the 16th inst. have been received, from %. hich have . given a few extracts. They state, that 500 portable corn-mills, of a new con ' structiatt, b;ave.becn expedited to the Grand Army, and that the army clothiers were in full activity pre . parieg suitable habiliments for the troops (luring their stay in winter quarters.--It is said that the Poles are giving every facility to render the winter-quarters for the Grand Army capacious, se cure, and abundant ; and that in the ensuing spring i the campaign will he opened with vigour, on an en. larged scale. A variety of reports are now in cir. Irritation respecting the retreat of 130NAPARTE ; and it is probable, though he has been compelled to change his plan of the campaign owing to the extraordinary circumstance of the burning of Moscow, that he will emit avour to conciliate and exhilerate the spi. rits of his 50,000,000 of Lorin; sn?jects, by an nouncing-in his next Bulletin, that even the temporary • reverses in his vast military designs are subjected and directed by immutable laws, and that what he is losing in speed he is gaining in power. A letter from Palermo says, that Lord Wir.r.tast BrsvrisicK shewed to a great Personage a dispatch which he had intercepted, addressed to Bosae.twr centaining an accurate account of the British force in tl.l Island of Sicily, and stating how a descent might he made with certain success, ns the writer's party would be prepared to join them. There was no pos sibility of denying the letter, as it was in the hand writing of the person to whom it was shewn—and upon this the final resolution was taken- of removing the person from the island. We understand that it has been determinedlo sub-. ject America to the inconvenience which must result from a stop being put to her export trade, and that, in :consequence of this decision, all applications for li cences to import American produce are refused by the Board of Trade. _ _ Government this morning•received dispatches from the West Indies, dated Oct. 19. . Their contents have not been made public. Private letters, by the above conveyance, state, that the American and French privateers continue to commit great ravages in the West Indian sees, not withstanding our vast naval superiority in that quarter. Admiral Lyszte is to ltaTe the command at Gibral- . tar, in the.soouher Commodore Pinnioss. ~ ff~ ~ Orders have been issued from the Admiral's, partment, for the laying down of 12 new frigates in tl:e different yards in this country. They are to he hwit on n similar plan to the American ships of the, same description, and carrying a greater number of guns. Several additional frigates, are under orders for the coast of America. Part of the Russian fleet is hourly expected at 1 Chatham, where orders have been givot, that the Officers and ships compatiki nviy have free e 4, ,;; into the Deck-yard, in like manner as those of our own ships. The Woorlbrlc has arrived from Gottenhort which port she left on th e 16 t h instant. No 14,s' had rec•hed that pace from the armies near but the most flattering expectations were iodciest . A letter from an Officer, serving with the ( l ois of We.I.LINGTON, states, that tut garrison Burgos, to great bravery, added extraordinary i.. gvnt!ity in its defence. Among the various desi , ,..- svh they invented, was that of placing a L uc , beam, flat on the top of the waft, which whe n 6 ,, troops mounted to the escalade, was let down, and swept them before it. The Earl of MOlit.t and the Cluritess o f L ocaoN have left town for arittington, his Lordship's seat in Leicestershire, where they are to rmaiti for a fortnight, in order to arrange private affairs, prepa. ratory to his Lordship's depa r t ure . Of fi ve chil. then, the three eldest are to accompany their parents, and the two youngest to remain for some time at home. The Wart/Vic, of 71 guns, is intended to take oat Lord NlotnA to India. In relation to Lord Mot RA'S recent appointment, there may have Leen some inaccuracy with respect to the exact words used on the occasion; but the pub lic may rely upon it as an unquestionable fact, that his Lordship's appointment not only was not sug gested by Ministers, but was objected to by them;, being made by the PRINCE RWENT himself, who would not listen to the ohjecticms of his constitutional advisers : but persevered in the appointment in typo ( sition to their wishes. Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East India House, when the undermentioned 06. cers were sworn into the command of their resin. tire ships, viz:—Captain Wool), Marquis of Frd, lington ; Capt. C.l IiNEUIE, Baring ; SA 'MIL ANDS, Rose; J.Amtsoti, General Stewart; for Madras and Bengal.—The Court a,!jou rued at six o'clock till to. morrow. of some of Sir SASH:no ' t i l i , :t o i t g i e ld ly n 1 1 , 7 held it, l u gB against rist ol,a t t h id e : i t ? o r l ) e ‘ i t r I:L ti r o l :‘ , 7s , r li f t :. v i ll ;.:( t I t c :l h s a ~,l m v at e o s f ti, N e l ; e r ss o r u s t . i D 4 : f v t b s uib n e and ry P a t i ty t i r t e c t s i t t ° in . g.— (Bath t r . e it t y t r i , rn ci o i l. for t h at Paper.) Toesdav :norninsr, at 11 o'clock, Lord GWYDIR, as L..ir..1 tligh Chamberlain, Sir Taos. Trawastr i as Usher of the Black Hod, a Yeoman Usher, and 12 Yeamen cf the Guard, attended at the House of Lords, aecorilin. , to mist oat, since the days of Glitj Faux, to examine the vault , wafer the [louse: the last cellar they came to ;s occupied by a wine men. c:tant,—some of the insp2ctors t tsted the contents of the pipes, to ascertain that they did not contain gun. powder. The Serieants at Mace, and others who attend in the procession, nod are saismed in tne ceremony of th • !i.tvereign's towline. Parli.tment, recoived ordere yesterday to be in readiness for next A•Latiday or Tues. day. The Rouse of Lords is expected to produce a most brilliant spectacle on Nsotsday, in a crowded circle, consisting of the Peers in their robes, with the Peeresses and their daughters, and numbers of other Ladies, in full dress. Great interest has been made by Ladies of the highest fashion for places; and it is expected that this opening will be the grad. est that has taken place for many years. The Lounge of Bond-street has commenced for the winter. There was a tolerable shew of Fashionablee yesterday ; but the Officers of the PRINCE RaGENT't Regiment, the 10th, in full uniform (according to orders), so far outshone the usual loungers, the latter appeared like a cloud—while the Officers, from the brilliancy of their costume, shone like stars in the firmament. had there beets but one °dicer, he might have been mistaken for the last Comet, from the length of his feather. Amongst the ordinary loungers we perceived Lord YARMOUTH, Lord BUIRYMORE, Mr. SKEEPINGTON, and Mr. CAVENDISH BRAMAN'. A Court-martial is to he held at Piymouth, oa Mr. P. WasasEst, Midshipman of the S . alvia cutter, for stabbing a Corporal of Marines, belonging i.o that vessel, witlihis dirk. The Duke of LElNsrrll was last week presented with the freedom of the City of Dahlia. His Grace entertained on the occasion the Loan Mayon, itc. and several of the Nobility nod Gentry. • It has been determined to aimains a Special Coe mission for the trial of the persons accused of the murder of Mr. House %LI, and of the Luddites ma confined in York Castle, -0 t the nisTber o f L o .i,veesi 40 and 50. The tri:,ls will mise place in about three weeks. Miss SMITH, we under:heti, is to make her first appearance this tiel , ,nti, at ties Drury Theatre, oa Tuesday next. its the character of Isabella. • Mr. . . 6 ' ; E V 0" M°PR "". Kin: Richard) , when St i ing at atorAiels, nas ntoott.: the Ltgatees of the :ate , Lord CHEDVE3:ITII. The donation wail),:nk,, gtil M 4. observations on books, on SaaxsecattE, Ste. tc sides some money. -- • . On the nrirriage or Mrs. Fel'EN to 5171 WA MVO-, it has been observed by a (` thP 1,14 is or a certain age, she is not -- "W WIRING. The fact of the Mos OF BAsottrrs, ma -• by King' Jute s, is thus stated by D AYtr " The ablkt Ministet : JAKU ever had, posy, was dead. Strsitits, a man of skim' - • had succeeded to his office, and it was now • to sup* from an exliacil Treasury thr p of i.tstss, and of his you'll: tarourite! - The ;oh. Baronet, invented by S.u.tsourty, Imp !d, and two hundred patents of that sneriec of were disposed of for so ninny th,,reand ponsiA! rash SAME Of NOOILITT bad also lid FRiCt annexe" to it." He eddy, 64 Benevotences were easctra, Arc."—The exadiln of beneTelcnces may retioa 9 $ Of the Volunteas LUAIO P I - f ' 1 ' cV . ,••• . 1 1 iftV . 1 i . • ,',I . 1 I li ' e• ` 1 . I { ,;. : , ' to . ,;., • • • • 'i 4i. li , 4 : ; 1: f;; ! i ti) ,' ;" r 'J. .t f'~Z .