The Statesman. — London, England, 1810-07-13 00:00:00

'''''' -- ,7 AND DUTCII PAPERS. BuTZLN, JUNK 22.—The day before yesterday the Prefect of the new department of the Upper Adige, and Counsellor of State, Sminici, arrived at Trent, the principal place in tha department. The same clay he addressed a proclamation to the in habitants, at the conclusion of which he says—" By your manners and language you have fora long time been Italians, now you are effectually become so. You have, for the• mast part, during the late anarchy, given proofs of that good spirit w k th which you are animated, and you certainly rival the ancient people of Italy in fidelity and devotion for the Great NAPOLEON, and in love for the best of Princes; how pleasant will it be for me to lay at the foot of the throne of Isis Majesty the solemn act of your re-union, confirmed by the testimony of your gratitude." AMSTERDAM, JULY s.—The French troops,. Waving at their head his Excellency Marshal the Duke of Reggio, arrived' yesterday in this towel, where they were perfectly well received. All Is tranquil here. ( Leyden Gazette, July 6.) The arrival of the Russian Minister Plenipoten. tiary at Be!gradc, immediately caused all the trou. bleat in Servia to cease.—All parties have 'Whited in , acknowledging Ciente Georges, who on his part seems, every day, more inclined to resign- his au. thority. We are assured that, - seduced by the in. higues of a foreign Power, he has changed . his system.—(Saner Paper.) The Russians still continue to blockade NVWdin ; they have gained considerable advantages upon the Danube below that I,lace, and hate penetreted into Bulgaria ; but it appears they wait the arri. tai of new reinforcements, to enable them to cirry on their operations on a more extenblve (Same Paper.) VIENNA, JUKE 20.—We continue to repair our walls —All the bastions, which allt: been damaged to such a degree that it would cost much to place them in their former state, will be entirely de. molished.—(Moniteur, July 4.) • AraSßUncu, Jo NE 25.—Lieutenant.General Deroy was to have returned to the Tyrol, and taken the command in chief of 'the Bavarian troops, who am, still stationed . there ; but his Ex. celicitcy being destined to another and superior command, his Majesty has deigned to confide the superior command in the Tyrol to Ge. mud Minueci, who, hitherto, has been charged with a command in the ciccle of the Eisack, and has had his head.quirters in the town of Brixen.—lie will establish his head. quarters in the town of Inspreck, the principal place in the military divisron of. the Tyr4l.' Court Blinucci will have under his command the three Bavarian Generals, Vicenti, Count Seekers, and Baron Rechberg.—Ml the Bavarians who have quitted the Tyrol have received orders to return to their ordinary quarters, as in time of Peaces ...—(Same Paper.) VIENNA, Jums lft.—The Persian Ambassador from Paris, arrived here to-day. The French Ambassador yesterday received a Courier from Constantinople, who afterwards continued his route for Paris. The reports of• peace between Russia auk' the Porte have vanished. Letters from Semlin, which, however, cannot be 'relied on, state, that a Courier dispatched by the Russian Uriteral Issajew, who arrived oh the 311 June at Belgrade,' brings intelligence of a victory gained over the Puha of Widdin. According to the same letters, it is believed IS,OOO Sr4vians will join the Russian army.--, (Journal dc Rmpire, Jul, 2). HANOVER, JUNE 14.—Thc Commission of Go. /ernment has published the following notice : " According to reports made to the Commission of Go vernment, it appears that many men, fit to serve as soldiers, quit this duchy, united to the kingdom of Westphalia and eater into the service of foreign PI wee,, particularly that of England; tiiiisort ofemigration is caused by the Ccility with which the Authorities grant passports, is ithout sufficient elm- Initiation. To put an end to an so prejudicial to the in terests of his Majesty, our Sovereign, and to the interests of the Country, it is enjoiufil to all the - Authorities, upon their y; rsonal responsibility, not to grant for fifteen days auy pass port. far foreigners, to people who may ask for ono. Maltss ti he to persons well knots if. and w h bse return to the country t:c ut..orit Ws can themselves guarmitee."—(LeydenGszette.) A letter has this morning bt:en handed to us, written by a military officer stationed at Madras,. brought by the last packet from India, by which we are glad to learn, that by the interference of Lord Nliwro, tranquillity has been restored; and the dispute between the Company's Officers, and the Governor of Madras placed on such a basis, as bids fair to be a lasting security to the British dominions in that part of India. The University of Oxford lost the honour 'of unrolling Mr. Snettioa , among .its L. from the malevolent coarseness of two or three erir!..y jellozcs, who had signified their iutention of rising 41111 d, daring their nonplacet on that Gen., tlematt's nomination ; this would have occasioned the necessity of his election by vote; to avoid' *Filch, Lord L RENVILLE, at the earnest request a Mr. S. withdrew his name, although he was sure of carrying that election by at least a hundred s drys to ouc. Yesterday evening, about seven o'clock, as a girl was playing about the rear of the Victualling Office, in Somerset-place, she made a slip and fell to the lower part of the arches, full thirty Gratin depth. She W 39 found so shockingly bruised that the Medical (=endorsers that come in gave no hopes of life. She was cent to the Hospital,; she is said to be seven tem years of age. , . . :_.., REVIEW OF THE LATE SESSION OF PAR LIAMEN ?: ' • [Continued from our Payer of rilorday.) In the course of these remarks, our Readers will observe that 'We have omitted a variety of Circumstances concocted with this fatal enpedi. Lion, both for the . prpose of avoiding prolixity, and of giving-awappearanco of continuity to the narrative. Amonirthese, the transactions relative to the Medical Board, to which we • have incl. dentally alluded, would bold the filet rank in:a list of ordinary complaints ; taut, WU iirtra trite wt, where there is-such, a number ,of glaring facts of a still more atrocious stature, desurrieg in Jegnlsr succession, it was unnecessary; and would, thaw fore, be.. thought 'to pause in err ea., aver, or to so out : or ort way: for inibleeht • fit critninstion against Ministers. The diffictillyi indeed, lies rather is the selection, and were sot the evidence, which support the several allrga. tious, upon record, one could lamely believe • that fiction was not called in tp *O . tlse 1111101e01111 purposes of party. The worst lei ittil l iever, jet to come. t It is the ()Nervation otai Histotlati, celebrated for the vivacity of his portraits, and the truth of F his remarks, after a description of II scene of hot. tors shocking to humanity, that the last and worst -of all the evils, was the public,refoiting fur their perpetration. The same train of ideas leads us to say that the misery and disgrace, attendant on the failure at Antwerp, were never completely felt by the nation, until they were crowned by the ap probation of its representatives. So little Pre.. pared was the country for this, that, although the ' people saw that every sinew of Ministerial power, would be strained to its utmost degree of tensioni? to defeat the object of that inquiry, to which thte servanteof the Crown submitted with-so Medi, reluctance, there was scarcely ati individual, who confined his' expectations of redress to the mere . ,'removal of those men from office. Their own in testine divisions would have been sufficient, ac. cording to the natural temperature of the Ceinsti. Winn, to have caused the dissolution of the Ca. hinet ; and were the Great. Lord CHATHAM him. self at the head of affairs at such a juncture, hie resignation would have been the necessary coose.. qucncq. But let the enemies of reform talk as they may against. the. danger of innovation, the , Goverumeut of England seems to have already un. dergone a revolution, and the forms to have spy.': vived the spirit of the system. After this in. stance. of subserviency to Ministerial influence,, we cannot see what possible Measure, originating from that quarter s , the Parliameet ceu .e.endemn,.. or even censure, With consistency. It was nut a qualified approval, upon a general review of the whole busiwess, that oar legislators have pronounced ; they have gone into the detail, they have examined it in all its parts, have weighed every item in the accompt, have • paused at every stage, and found nothing but subjects for applause. The policy and conduct of the expedition have received the sanction of their , approbation; Ministers were right in undertaking and relinquishing the enterprize; in retaining and abandoning the Wand of Welchem.. Nothing could be More wise than delaying the departure of the armament, until the fate of Austria was ,de. tided ; nothing more prudent than attempting a diversion in her favour, when it was known that she had submitted to whatever terms the Con. queror was pleased to dictate. The very best way to assist the Spaniards, who were in a state of insurrection, to forward our views, was to send an army to the relief of the Dutch and Flemings, who had not testified the least in. clination in our favour. The expulsion or exter. mination of the FrenCh from the Peninsula, and its security from any farther. inroads ; must have been the necessary consequences of sending the armament to Spain ; iu Holland, success, at 'at the very utmost, was dubious, and, had it even * been certain at first, from the situation of the country, its future subjugation by the enemy was inevitable; therefore, it was right to neglect the former, and spend our' whole force 9n the lat. ter object. Such is the conclusion to be drawn, ac. cording to this new Parliamentary logic. The House of Commons having thus. apparently identified ►itself with the Ministry, it it no wonder if the 'steeple should, for a time at least, look with equal confidence to both. The reason for shutting the doors of the Senate, and fur excluding their Con. stituents, is now obvious e and if any means can .be devised, by which the voice of the Press can be effectually stifled, the People of the United Ent: pire will be left completely at the disposal 'of a Junta, that yields to not one of those of Spain in all the qualities essentially necessary for bringing la great nation to ruin. The only thing We find I inconsistent in the conduct . of Parliament; the only thing wantiriglt that 'integrity of character 'hoisted twee by the 'ethic, • •• • • "lersetur ad imam • Qjsalis ab inrcepto proceiserit, et inbi constet." • . . it, that the acquittal of Ministers was not followed' 'up by a vote of thanks from the loose of Com:1 mons ; and that some considerable addition, expe. ' ;.: r THE STATESMAN. cially in those hard times, has oat been made' to the ordinary emoluments. of their office. This would give the People a higher opinion if the can. dour of their representatives, and nor nOne of their honesty. . Nolumus leges Angier mutari, _said the old British Baron, and the sentiment 'is repeat ed with enthusiasm by. those of their heroic descendants, who think that " Whatever is , is right," or, in oilier words,. that whoever holds the , reins of Government is not only most, but alone, qualified to direct the machine* of the State., So pious a dependence have those, Gentlemen on frovidence, under Whose guidance, they know that the empires of this world are placed,' 'that they Ittel an internal conviction that their imp mediate. rulers unapt only immaculate, but in fallible, and that, act as they May, whatever they ,40 44 is wises!, virtuonleit ) discreeteat, best." Stich as do not acquiesce in the orthodoxy of this creed, are a species of political bereties s with whom no faith ought to be kipt,' or , to . ale the unmeaning cant of the faction, are 4 cdfultecteti men." Their veneration for our glorious Pens& titian •is founded upon Borne of its inherent de fects' .anti inflamed to a sort of superstitious devo. tioti by lie manifold abuses—" abundut dulcibde aed • those . who (Wight i* what they very accurately term the doue curt of office, would have a mach better chance in . ease of , a reform by Bonet !Arra ) than by the Legislature of the Empire. ' Yet these arc the gentry, who exclusively arrogate to themselies the 'kin!: of Ipyaky,- just with as much truth and justice as tome'ather politicians', lay claim to all the patriotism of Ashanti: . Were this the cue, it would .boa .i ltaid matter to deter. mine whether the King Or tee: minty . ) , was more entitled twOorneggeration; , but, happily fur both, the nation belongs to neitlmiOf tlin Parties, but is strictly attaelted .to the ,grant , of the Constitution, the only object of genuine loyalty, ,It is in vain, then, that the Ministry and their friends call themselves, ;car' sEeri s i .. " the friends of the King ;" they can no more identify their tor. did interests with his, than the compass of the Crown and Anchor can contain the whole People of England. But, while we insist upon theicinsig. nificance ) when compared•witti the arrogance of their pretensions, we unfortunately cannot deny their capacity for doing misthief t which ha; been corn, pletely exemplified by the whole. tenor of their Mininistration. Clothed in the robes of office, and armed with its influence, a pigmy becomes formidable, and thnvery fretful impotence of his efforts may be sufficient to overthrow in a moment what it took the mildew of ages to erect. . to INC iiiitarli/OfirstOry, we Shall and that the eause . of the suits of nations will' always'ho found in the folly of their rulers, and that.hose splendid villains that blue forth during the storm of Revolution, far 'from producing the shock, have only taken advantage of a concurrence of circumstances favourable to thei r ambition, every one of which may be traced to that original cause. This.is a subject worthy of the most serious consi, deration, especially for those whose influence may be decisive in the support or the removal of an Ad ministration. In ordinary times, when the balance of power kept the several nations of Europe ina 'state of relative equipoise, ordinary talents, or even talents of an inferior cast, were sufficient for the discharge of Ministerial duties ; the par negutiis nequc supra' was the very utmost that was requir. ' ed, and anything above that standard might be considered,. perhaps, as rather troublesome-'-as being calculated t 6 disturb thi dull, uniforM, and monotonous current of public affairs. This was the golden age for our Ministers—for men like the CAN KINGS and the CAtTLEIITAEIIi ; but, unfor tunately, we live in one of iron, and at such a period, the character of a , British Mi. &otter should have all the hardihood of antiquity. One 6t to meet the difficulties, by which we are surrounded, may best be described by negatives; he ought not to be a man brad up in the trammels of professional pursuits, or infected with narrow • and illiberal prejudices. He ought nut to be i afraid to reeky, when necessary,• to first principles, and to meet those who opposed his Government with reasoning, with similar weapons. He ought not to endeavour to stigmatise popular opinion with the nick.name of democracy, nor to confound a wish to reform with a desire for rerolutiOn; Hit ,attachment to the established faith ought not to be manifested chiefly by his hostility to any other ' , and he should not be more anxious for conformity in religious — than Jo, political belief. Its a word, he should not be--or rather, be ilibuld belle very reverie of whet the present Ministers are .; and," .unless something like thil character is to be found, we may talk as much as we please o f th e s t rengt h of fleets sod armies,—(the present men in office have shown, that they are able to paralyse the energy of both), the final• riesult must be the Sun avaalsost AHD ilkitikotsoft Or THE COVNTEL (To be conosiosed.l A few days ago a box, containing a large quart. lily of base coin and 'forged notes, chiefly Bank of England,. were found hidden in a hedp near Rosely jKtl, doulitles‘ fife the u rpm, of being circuiptat Off f4lr Leeds. r • • - : . • Ir"r I! r . • • • ) 1 s . • OXFORD, 3uLT:IO. This City and University now exhibit the dead silence Which follows a thunder storm. The qua. &angle's' are military,. and scarcely a go►susmatt, parades' the Highustreet. • On reviewing the transactions ,)f the last week, it is universally felt) that the University has, if •‘ possible, acquired:a new degree of elevation e stimation of the world, fur the digiriey, • the pro. pricty, mod tlietnagnificence, with which its pro. • ceedings• aro always . characterized. The conduct• of Lord Grenville has endeared him even to those who had been his chief opponents in the election.% This-general feeling has been excellently exempli. 'lied in every•part of the behaviour of the Vice. 'Chancellor,. whola& proved himself an honour to *is -high' situatinn. Every College has given proofs. of unexampled munificence in the cclebra. lion of this inaugural cereMony, and in the sump. loons hospitality, with which their thousands of , • visitors were received. ~ 7 . The insignificant marks of disapprobation, with which some of the public characters were received, only served to prove the general admiration in which they are held. The circumstances attend. ing Mr. Sheridan will long he remembered. We believe that, the three Gentlemen of Corpus, who, in . & manly, open manner, declared their inten tion to oppose, his degretl, were actuated by laudable, but too partial feelings. But we can. not comprehend why Mr. Sheridan, who has been so often plunged in the vortex of opposition, who has so long shared' the opprobium under which the great Mr. Fox so undeservedly laboured, who has so' long borne 46 the whips and scorns of tit' time," should give way to the unexpected and un. necessary modesty of refusing a degree conferred with a unanimity which he has seldom witnessed. it is even doubtful whether it would have bee? oppdsed at all. We speak from analogy ; for, a similar determination had been expressed to op. ' e pose one of the degrees conferred on the last day, .but it passed unanimously. , However, it is ac. ketowledged that the result. was more glorious to • Mr. S. than if he had taken Ids degree in the usual (pia manner. The compositions . for prizes, and the speeches in general have been highly creditable to the Uui. malty. There' was only one exception. Oat. speech in wok verse ex - cited rather the mirth than the admiration of the auditors. . . We are obliged to acknowledge that the comfio. . sitions were better than the delivery. Qor UHL versitiee do not.shine in declamatory elcsautitc,:.— Wo may he permitted to hint to the Heads a)f them that iome steps ought to be taken to produce provement in an art which is so necessary in in, stitutions intended to form the public Smoker at the Bar, in the Pulpit, and in the Senate. • SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. 'NEWMARKET JULY hIEETING I JULY I*, 1810; - The Town Plate of 501. for 3vr old *cola, Elst. 41b. and sltiet ; • tat. Last Mile and a Instance of D. C. Mr. Thuidai's ar. f. The Witch of Bodin. 1 Watson's b. f. Dimity, by Trampator, oat of Lily 2 LS Stowell's b. c. brother to Sir Llavid dr • ' Good race.--5 to 4 oast The Witt - 4_of Endor. . t▪ .a l -01110tue',8,1tahlkithist,p ( 14. i t c s ls 'fir. g y lexabaer, Bst. 71b. 1). M. Vii. -4Giiiid • .D . i:. • . S'. J ;~ ~..~; . ~~t '~ti ,~ •. s , l ..a.►h..,~' ATTEMPT .41I! giCiDE. We ltad to record some time agotheunfortunate death of Miss Palm, who poisoned herself through jealousy. We have now to relate an ac cident almost as tragical, which betel a young re, male equally unfortunate, and equally interesting. Captain W—, as well known in the fashion.. . able world, as in the rules of some of our priso , ns, is the hero of both tragedies. 'That man, it seems, mikes it a practice and a pastime to seduce young females by false promises, and to work their feel, lugs up to the highest pitch, by alternatives of ru, mantic love and jealousy. The young woman in question is hardly, eighteen years of age. • Re se- • duced her about - two years ago, and shortly after Abandoned her to the wide world. Her infatua tion, however, still continued.- A year ago she attempted to drawn herself on his account ; bet he still contrited to keep hope *lite; which is his constant practice. Ile hit her far Mis& Pasts, and on the death of that onforttinate young wo man, found- no difficulty in renewing his connee. lion with her. Ile had left het. ofl Sunday evening, appointing her to meet him (it being Term time) _ on Monday, at a small cottage near flakor-strees •where she found on the table love.letters, .left Qu t purpose to inflame her feelings, and directed to two females, equally heed ess.. She well hoine t work. ed up to a phrenzy of -despair, and took a quail, • tity of lattdatrum. She peaisted in refusing every kind of remedy, till he himself came tolidtutnistet it. She is not yet out of danger. . . The late rains have caused a greatellssit7 •' about Osford.street to be inundated 27.--A 'bake", - in South street, Mancliester.sq . uare, has sufferedia' loss of .301. from his . bouse being inundated. The inhabitants of South Moiton.street, and Davies. street are greatly alarmed co ace6unt of the. oem. mon sewer having given way. The rivulet which forms the icier has swelled to such a degtee'as tia damage theloondations of several houses. Last week is a number of-persons were digging for Beat, at a place Called- Rigg, near Gretna, one of them accidentally knocked off the top of an eerthesi ler, which, on beintezamined, was tointl* to contain a great number of ancient coins hod belh.lauckles„ all silver. The coins were mostly Of Xing EDWAgb I. of . Englandi sod some of the iincieat Kings of Scotiarid, and it is-SuppOsed have been in the ground ittarly, 400 years. • ' ThiPlay Blth, for the herietit of the Bata end Bristol Theatrical Fund, on S tturday se'nnight, Aka Moat respectably attended; Mr, J. Arnatra- Pitied hocest Sisi (fib Wild Oats) with much effect dapSoity. Et.r.rafromas Boyar was *yeti in his best . and most spirited manner t bat when wenp i piove the merits• of the actor,• let us not forgot the ' liberllity of the man—we are credibly informed, that Mr: EV I ,IBTON not only gave his gratuitotsa performance en the' occasion, and paid his own en. peaces to and from London, but left a .I€so.bank. note behind him, for tke aid of hill aged and gent brethren. • • , • .sa i 1 , - , • .1 .i • • 1 ..~ , „t ~~'_~ ,~' ,• • , : • AP • . ' 1 •; . 1 v 1 t ,