The Statesman. — London, England, 1812-11-25 00:00:00

• r . ( ' ' I r . ~~ .' 1 • ij ' ' I ' 1 I t 4 i f 4 . i i • t I P i . 4 1 j 1 1 41, j 1 4.. 1 • 1 . 1 -IM P 'l"j ; 4 1 . 1 A , ?, .' 2 • r . . • 51; i 1 5 . iti ; f'' t,, f ~~+•- • \ ~~, THE STATESMAN. • attention not to be exhausted by the laborious duties or the office in question, and, Above .all, he would add, a strict impartiality essentially necessary to se cure the universal confidence of the House. Neale, rous as these qualifications were, others werestill re quisite. The Thanks of that House would want much of their high value and (elect, if delivered without an adequate arid corresponding dignity of manner and expression ; and their censures would Inc , part of their corrective force, unless they were uttered with a demeanour and manner, firm and im pressive. In asserting the privileges of that House, whist the encroachments of the other branches of the Constitution; they should expect in their s;i:rat& ' a jud ment beyond controul, and an integrity beyond uence. In transacting the private business of the House, nothing was more desirable than urbanity of disposition, an easiness of access, a courtesy of de meanour, and an indefatigable industry ill adjusting conflicting claims, and a constant watchfulness ill pro tecting the rights of individuals. Nor would he wholly passorerthatliberelanddigniliedhospitality which be came their Speaker, and which suited the reek:in(' sta tion of the most distinguished Commoner in the realm. These appeared to him to be the most prominent qua. lineations necessary to exist in the irdividral who should have the'honour of filling that Chair ; and if, in presuming to propeee a person fit for that high office, it had heed necessary for him to resort to his own private jed e entelit, of a persisn so qualified, he hoped he should have known himself well enough, o have shrunk from the task end left its performance to some one better entitled .. tie 'the confidence of the House. But he could not avoid congratulating him. selfored be would venture to congratulate the Hepse also, that it was not necessary on n e pre4 ot oc c o,- s4m to select a Speaker on the hope and promise of future excellence, and. of quelificatious to be de veloped by the Situation. Theilouse might fix its choice on the secure liaris oferied excellence. Those Members who were then present for the first time might suppose, perhaps, that while ho had endea voured to deseribe--imperfectly he most willingly adteitted e —the qualities necessary s tn be combined in a person filling that Chair, he had been tracing merely the outline e of a pictuie which: Oiled only in hie own imagination ; but they Wha had sat in the four preceding Parliaments tvoidd in i h%ediniely xecoguize the portrait of that highly-gifted indivi dual who had, during the whole of that period, pre sided over their proceediagee—Meeire hear !I—He was sure he need not mention the game of Mr. Abe bot.—[hear, hear .9—lt would be superfluous to refer back to the early Parliamentary life of that distinguished person, when he displayed sokh a firm and upright conduct, as a Member of Parlianteatt, and exhibited such a devoted attachineat to the prin ciples of the Constitution ; neither need he. n refer to those qualities whirls had originally rceernmetitied him to the choice cf the House. But he wes aware that he had to claim a very large portion'of their in- , dulgenee and candour for having presumed to aildiess them titus on their first meeting : yet, he would /Lankly confess he could not resist the opportunity of thus publicly testifying those sentiments of esteem, regard. rUneratien, and respect. which justly be longed to that Ceittleman, and which he very sin cerely felt toward, him. He anticipated with entire confidence, the utnuttraous concurretice of the floisse, in moving that the Right Honourable Charles Abbiet do take the Chair 'on hat liouse.—[licer, hear!] Mr. CA RTW RIG lIT, in rishig to second the motion; felt how inadeqnate he was to do justice to the aubjmt he had . nedertakete After, however, the able enumeration by !be Right Ilon. and Lieartteti 'Gentleman who 'preceded hint, of the talents and qtrelitientions which it was necessary for a Speaker of that I fuse to possess, he did not conceive it ne cessary fur him to enter upon them: -• were ill ,eminently united jn the pesou of Mr. Abbot. [Mar, :Ave 1 Of him it might certainly be said, that if he itils called to the first station which a Commoner of this country could fill, his taleu(s and his virtues were every way equal to that station. Before he *filled the Chair of the House, the public had reaped great benefits from his labours ; and his able and meritorinue services in that Chair, rendered it die , to the House and the public that he should be agaiu placed in it. The call of " Chair," having become .. .general! throughout the House, . n Mr. ABBOT said, it Was impossible for hini net te t feel gratified with the very high tete*, in which his Right lion. Friend, and the Then. Gentleman who seconcled him, had mentioned his . nanieeand the highly favourable and flattering manner with I which what was delivered by these Gentlemen had i been received by the Mouse. He begged leave to assure the House, that if he was again called to their J Chair, he would not undertake to discharge their- i duous &ties attached to it, if he did not confide that ; his future endeavours would Meet with the same in dulgence as his past. Some attention to the way in . !, which business is carried on, and the forms of the House, might have, perhaps, enabled hint to go through their ordinary public and private business ;1 but these were by no means the main difficulties of the office; for such were the many new and un looked-for otorrences which often suddenly sprung I up in that House, that unless the House were pre- I pared to support any one of their Members who might sit in that Chair, all other considerations would be superfluous. He only hoped that so lung as he fined. the office no part of his conduct would ever be found• detrimental to the interests or the honour of the. House.—[hear, hear!] Mr. Abbot having then been conducted to 'the Chair in the usual manner, proceeded to address the House from it. He entertained a deep sense of the arduous duties which every person who filled that Chair was called upon to fulfil ; 'and so long as hei • dis?hereed these duties, to the best of his judgment ' end ability; he hoped he should receive the support of the House. lie begged leave to assure the Hom e, that he was entirely devoted to its service. [Hear hear, hear n Lord CASTLEREAGH conceived, that till the choire of the Home had been communicated to his Royal Highness the Prince Regent, for hgap b pro a. tioll, to proceed to any other business would be irre gular. lie could not, however, help congratulating the House on the choice which they had made. He was sure that they must all feel it as a matter of in -- .• eividual gratification, that the Orion was found re -toned to the Commons Hoist of Parliament, w ho 4 was again elevated to the high situation,in. which he had already so eminently distinguished hltnself.— There was no manner in which the proctjedings of the House could have commenced more auspiciously; and he trusted that they would terminate their labours in it manner correeponding Urge' a cow nleneement. He did not wish to lake up more of.the time of the House, and should conclude with mov ing, that the House do now• adjourn till to-morrow (this dab The House Was then adjourned. . - - Arr. _ Mails. DOC . 1 . .. - .'"'" "`..... •' I /1111 ii" - 41 * •• 8 2 lifgefrord 1 0 t!a(1:z .. 1 • t;;lrr;rFoy 1 4O p r • ... • • .1 VIT el' 0 0 • • i;ottEtutwurgli . or• .wrgptcs TIIIS Hank '216 9 per Cent. iecl. 571 i. 3 per Cent. filar. beff per Cents.. 74, 5 per Cent: Navy Mit Long. Ann. 44 13-16 13 ... I ON.T AT ONK O'CLOCK. India Winch par 2 4 3 ilk. Exchequer MI6 Att. 1 2 p Mtge' b 3 4 p ()Tritium -- pr. Ctim , ols for Acet. 591 h Lottery Tickeb TICE. STATESMAN. LONDON: wrlvoz.ttt, NOtEMIXR 95 ) 111111. We are still without any official intelligence frciet Spain and Portugal, of a later date than what her already appeared. It would be seen by our Fal mouth letter yesterday, that Lord WELLINGTON and General Mu. had formed a junction, and .were re treating towards Portugal; but report says, that Lord IVin.t.tN:Tosz had offered battle to the enemy on the plains of Salamanca, which they declined. If any credit can be attached to this report, his Lordship, we must conclude, was compelled to the measure, from being closely pursued by the French, against whose superior force, - it is probable, the Allied Army will not be able to make any effective stand, until they arrive at the frontiers of Portugal; and, eves then, be compelled to retire to their old quitters at Torres Vedras. R We are in daily expectation of intelligence from /Us4a, as the last accounts from Paris are silent re specting BOICAPARTE and the situation of the army.-- It is most probable that the next accounts frr,:n that quarter wi!l atlnounr. the ari ;vat of the Grand Army on tin! frontiers of Poland, ‘vhore it is likely they will take up their winter quattrs. Tsi•ottine• , er• ire believe, can exceed the painful sea- I sation created in the public - Mind, by the present la moldable state of affairs in the Peninsula ; nor can all the turning and twistings of the Morning Port and Courier, nor the fulsome adulation of the WEL LPiLEYS, in the Times, divert the attention of the • people from this most galling subject. We have no doubt but BALLASTEGOS has ci•aducted himself upon 1 a principle, which actuates all the other popular Spa- , nish Generals, and indeed the whole of the real pa-1 triots of .that nation ; that,is to say, all those who are not interested in the continuance of a Govern ment;swhich its advocates allow to .be . detroid of energy and talent, to say the least of it; and does not it stand to reason that it should he so? Let us put the case home to ourselves. Let us imagine, that a Spanish auxiliary force came to this country to as sist us in the expulsion of au invader ; how would our WELLE4LEYS, CIIATILINS, BURRARDS, &C. like I to see Don ESPOZ Y MINA put in the chief com mand of the British Army ? flow would the Gentle men of the Guards (who do not like to be even : under the command of Officers oat of their own immediate corps), how would they relish to obey a Spanish Chieftain ? And how much more then must be the insult to the Spanish nation, in ' placing a British General at the head .of their army --an army proverbial for its pride and high sense of honour—in a nation also proverbial for the sums feelings! Let us not hear the miserable cant of the Timer, which yesterday was disgusting, even to the meanest sycophant of Apsley-house, in its fulsome lwaises of Lord WELLINGTON, who, in a panegyric, as bombastic as it was ridiculous, was at last deified into the divinity of Spain!!! We lament that the prostituted • flatteries of the Titers oblige us to be • thus plain:4 . '4e not to take from the merit of LOrdWETAINGTON: he has certainly been more in defatigable than any other General we have of late possessed, and has deserved the laurels cast upon his brow ; but helms been most brilliantly - rewarded ; and,if the ambition of his family is to involve the great cause i f the Peninsula, trembling as it now is, balanced almost between the chance of salvation and irreparable loss, it is our hottest duty to expoic the oil which this family-ambition may bring upen us. We are enabled to communicate to the nation the real secret history of this appointment of Lord WeLzmosros to the Geueralissimo of the Spanish Armies ; a measure which, we are confident, will be destructive of the I.barsnony which it is our interest to cultivate by every ' possible means between the two nations, and the ;adopting of which is pregnant with evil to the comb. mon cause. • During the period of Lord WELLESLEY'S Admit& stration, Sir HENRY WOLLESLEY, our Ambassador at Cadiz, was instructed to impress upon the Re gency, the wish of the British Government, that a Commander in Chief of the whole Spanish Army should be appointed, and this appointment; it was very plainly hinted, it was expected that Lord WEI& bisezox should receive. From that period up to the latter end of July last, the Regency refused to $:11 , 4*: . ":4Thatvikai' '4 " ; • 4 . 1.4; . ieN • • +- . entertain even the question ; but, about that time, Sir HENRY AVELLISLEY sent them a remonstrance, couched in the strongest terms, which had the effect of inducing them to send the question to the tortes, for 'decision. But fresh difficulties arose In this Assembly, and it was not until Sir HENRY had made use of some very cogent British arguments that he could succeed in getting the subject even to lan argument. At last, after much management, on the 19th .of last September, after an uninterrupted debate of two days and nights, with closed doors, a ' Vote was obtained, conferring on Lord AVELLI VC. TON the chief command of the Armies, which, iu the I present state of that country, was, in fact, creating !him IteceNT of the K tee Dom, and which can-' not fail of being productive of the most serious of cousequences.--But let us look at th% i situation of affairs—the French Army is assuming a !most imposing attitude—it threatens to over ra n I again the whole of what we had a transient posses sion of—and will not this detach from us all those who had submitted to our dominion, in the expecta tion of our remaining masters of the country ?—And will not the examples which JOSEPH will make of !what he will call treason to him, confirm the people In this opinion ?—lt is useless cavilling about words; JOSEPH considers himself a legitimate 1 , Monarch, and has 130,000 bayonets to confirm his right. Nor do we see, in the present prospect of affairs, any hope that we shall be enabled to dethrone him. At all events, the system of destroying the harmony existing between the United Armies, is not the best method to be adopted for that purpose. We much fear that BALLasernos's example will he fol- I i lowed by other Officers, who, like him, command i i popular armies, who of course have great weight with the Spanish soldiers, and whose opinions and decisions have very considerable influence on the pub lic mind. This is a most serious consideration; and we trust our Ministers will look to it. Let us see nothing again to remind us of the Walcheren Expedition—let . us have no more retreats to Coruntia—the blood we have caused to flow, and the treasure we have ex pended, extracted as it has been from a people suf fering at every pore, deserves a better return—and we anxiously hope and trust that Divine Providence may overt from us a repetition of those ,dreadful evils ! The PRINCE RtaasT has signified his pleasure, that he will not open the New Parliament with a Speech from the Throne. His Speech will, therefore, be delivered by Commissioners. We call the attention of our Readers to a Letter we have this day inserted from a Correspondent at Nottingham, which emphatically points out the state of wretchedness and distress that pervades that once flourishing town and its neighbourhood ; if the suf ferings of the people be not, like the orbit of Gcor•- gium Sidus, placed at so tremendous a distance from the sun of Ministerial sympathy as scarcely to be illumined by a feeble ray, we shall hear of some sa lutary relief being soon administered in that guar ter, to prevent the horrors of starvation. Ills Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT is ex pected in town this day from Suffolk. The Crown was removed yesterday from the Tower, to the King's Jeweller, to be cleaned and repaired, as in the event of his Royal Highness's going to the House of Lords, on Monday next, to open the Session of Parliament in person, he is to be accompanied by the Crown, carried on a velvet cushion. Lord G WIDIR, the officiating Great Chamberlain of Ungland, arrived in town yesterday, to be in readiness to attend his Royal Highness. His Lordship exercises that office in right of his wife, who is joint hereditary Great Chamberlain with her two younger sisters, the daughters and coheiresses of Pciixonise„ Duke of ANCASTER. Yesterday the New Parliament having met, Mr. 41eaoy was rechosen Speaker of the I louse of Com mons, and a number of Members took the oaths and their seats. Au account of the proceidings will be found in the preceding columns. The SPEAKER. will, this day, be - presented to the Commissioners, and will claim the privileges of the Commons' House in the usual form. The interval between this and Monday neat, will be occupied in swearing in Members pabtlefy at the -11Ouse, and in conversing with Members privately at the Treasury Chambers. Some people think that there will be no ether business entered upon before Christmas but raising ' money. They may be mistaken. We think it highly: probable, that before Christmas Mr. VAnsverilti may be relieved from the trouble and ditticult t y raising the supplies for the year. The House of Lords has been mush improved in appearance since last Session. The seats have been newly covered, new curtains put up, the throne brightened, &c. fcc. Several improvements have also been made in the passages and adjacent hers, and the grand entrance is completing with the 'utmost dispatch, in order to be ready for ti , e. secep ! don of the PRINCE REGENT on Monday ttext. - •.:2 . Should a demise of the Crown tab: place beferf a Bill can be pasSed to make a dissolution not • neces sary, it would fall very hard upon those Gentlemen I who have purchased voters they never saw before, and who will be equally ready to sell themselves again to any new candidate, On the approaching +meeting the summonses have 4 i been unusually strict !--the paper all with lilac!: edges too!--and not or single furlough, for love or i money.— .• Deskaartosne. Lktorihus Pic!" Mr. Mintirm: IlowAnD is returne.l for three ! places, and, it is said, that as soon as he has made his election, Sir S. ROMILIAI and Mr. Baoveuasf iwill be returned for the two vacated seats, upon the Duke of NoaroLa's itAlet4st. • • • • • ALIEN ENEMIES. The following is the copy of a Letter received by a Merchant in the City, from one of his Majnstys Under-Secretaries of State, in answer to at t cation for a passport in favour of a French super. cargo; and as we understand that the rule will b e strictly adhered to, we think it right to giv e th e measure publicity, as it may be the means of p re. venting personal inconvenience to parties who m p f feel desirous of visiti ng thi s conntry. We feel pl ea . sure in so doing, as we are satisfied of the ev ir ji . envy and propriety of this measure:— " ws, tr ALL, Nov. 41, GEN . TISNIEN,—As the French GovernrmA rw fuse to permit British merchants and supercargo;, to land and proceed into the ieterior of France, f or t ., prosecution of commercial objects, I am directed, t v Lord StnsgoCTll, to apprise y ou , th at i t has li,vo dunned expedient to place French merchants and s s . percargoes under similar prohibition; and I am t o express to you his Lordship's regret, that, under this decision, he cannot comply with year regiteit ;i1 Mr. —'s beLalf. " I am, Gero!emen, acc." Some French papers have beer, transmitted to tuwa, brought by a v"ssel, the arrival of which we n:l!r7,:‘l yesterday. They au , ort!y one e,ny later than tilt former Paris Jo:rrpals, and F!tp:,ly no informativi from Russia, and no tiding.; of 11:riAkA3:7, General Nuot:irr is going out iu mediatcly, ui!L rt reillfOrOMCltt to join LardWrt.LlNG•rons. Captain Butturos:, of the Ville etc Path, attnil. ed this day at the Admiralty, previous to his sailing to biz former station in the Mediterranean. in Elections, as hi every thing else, there may 1* dcfeWs, with results more reputable, and more gra. tifying, than success ! of such sort, was the close of the late Election at Cork. For Mr. MITCHUM; though his seat has been suspended, by the question- . able conduct of the poll, enjoyed alone all the popular triumph of the day : and while his opponent disap. ip , ared unattended, but by his Counsel and his clerks, Mr. HUTCIUSSON, in spite of all his endeavours to the contrary, was taken from the hustings by the citizens, and as if anticipating the events of the Pe. tition, he was CHAIRED through the city with ex.; traordinary eclat ! Nay, more! The chief people of the city, Messrs. LUSLIES, LUMLEY, TRAVIRS, C. LAGIIANS, &c. conveyened a special meeting, for the specific purpose of paging all the expellees of Mr. H. through the Election and their Petition !—and at the worst to procure for him, another Seal Mr. (:ANNA G's speech on the toast of The Prc. srnt Ministers, has been inaccurately given. To be complete, it should have concluded thus: After wish. ing them, " according to the best of their ability— the principles 7111(1 policy of Mr. Prre—Tu whom MI owe ►norc than we can for ever pay ! vie. above 800 millions of National bebt! ! We are authorized to state, that the woman Ca. tholtc Prelates have ne idea whatever of appointing a deputation from their truly to attend any Com mittee of either Hate of Parliament, as erroneously stated in some Dublin and London Papers.--( Dublin Evening Po We have been amused by the authoritative tone in which a little anecdote related yesterday has been contradicted by: the egnirior. Are will admit that our gossipping mode 'of telling the tale in question may have delliited. a little from Princely pluaseo. logy. Our narrative was that of a person, who garrit •anitet fabdles ; hut in the substance and genuine merits of the case, we repeat ow entire belief of the truth of our statement. We believe, for instates, that Lord MthitA. never saw or heard from any of the Ministers on the subject of his appoiutment, uu. til it was a fixed and settled thing; that they not only did not suggest it, but objected very strenu• ously aglinst its taking place ; in short, that it was , the spontaneous act of a High Personage al one, without nuy previous communication to or from hit • official advisers. if we are misinformed on these points, it will be easy enough for our censor to set us right. He has only to state to whom, by name, his Lordship considers himself as obliged in this transaction ; what overtures were made to him by any of the Ministers ; and at what time, and whe. titer or not Lord M. did, or would have accepted such a favour at their hands alone, oa any consider. ation amicable or political. Otte plain and simple question fully asked of the REGENT of them j regard to the capacity and fitness It is, whether Lord Ltvsertion SON); who declared he would march army, ought to he considered (fe ranee of French affairs) as qualified ship of State ? F.xinAcT OY A LETTER MR Ni i ink Sits Ottoistn, 1812.—" The only:to cemnitille t for the mission RCN, with a powerful squadron to the pretence of Negociation, has triumph of the democrats, by wit' ' general indignation throughout thk parties are roused to Cuthusil ;-claim that they wilt not submit to "laiso's election is certain, and the visions has made the war popular rural interest. The demand for pr to Spain mad Portugal is enormou! trade thither are usually sold for The check Which Our army has reel • has not. made our Government oh of as invasion, and it will be tvotif ever an Army shall-be assem bles deemed sufficient to overpower all I tachments are moving from every States to a geueral residearous for several of our leading Federalise ;Ilse policy of the measure, and hart iu the Army l aunder. for t h e i IGeu: MostrAO hay hod loweral coin the Executive,and la. will poSitire! with she invading army. We In threat promulgated by the Govern , subjeesing to military execution 1 subject of Great Britain, who may against her ; but we will soon Wow banging two of our prisoners for army, who may be thus sacrificed stllseless principle, catty ,AL no 'Ow feudal ages." . ... ti ,~.,. _.._ ) le t th r liit o ng ve ; uti:o f, b ,r eli i e i f ts o ta f n t e i e le , dr. hear t d ija f t ro t m he a y ny n :: ointment, uu. f ob h j is e a ct P e P d very strenu. ; in short, that it was sigh Personage alone, ,icatien to or from his misinformed on these It for our censor to set ate to whom, by name, self as obliged in this were mule to him by what time, and whose r would have accepted done, oa any consider. %flan might be respect• f these kingdoms, with tttess of his Ministers. oz. (then Mr. JENIts• I march to Paris with ao ed (from his total igno. ratified for a Secretary. ))E NEW YORK, DATED " The war now appears ission of Admiral WAri• on to our coast, under nt, has completed the r exciting a sentiment of ut the United Stew — ith usia stn, and the eit• nit to h" bullied. Ma. id the high price of pm- ular among the ogricul. for provisions to heont (unions, mut licences t ° I for 104 X) er:larq each. ins revolved i J Cavadat cut nba taint' the project ngain uttempted %; hen- entitled, st 1,1 ver all oppori verY Part or the Cool us for the purpose, sed ra tio s heartily allots id have ()Waived cro.: o ' or flee invasion of CauaZa. d conferences lately 0 01 sit 'rely go ns a Volunteer We have heard of ,lovernor of Caned., 0 'stints any natural born lo may be foundsnut m h um anize his who'll! re for every man deo dived to an ob solete * andd ' o r the . barbarian of ti, -'‘'' ~; 11;i c !It 6')