The Statesman. — London, England, 1813-05-12 00:00:00

Py . II a f ~~ agreeing to them. Opposition had been made on Vl rieua groonds. Some who agreed that the rights of the City had been violated, would not, however, concur In an Address to the Prince Regent : others, who had no objection to such Address, thought, that part of it which related to as Establishment was not advisable. He had now, therefore, divided the ques tion into separate Resolutions, so that they who re . jetted one might perhaps accede to the other. — The first. Resolution was—" That Lord Viscount Sidesouth, by his unprecedented conduct, in depart ing from immemorial usage, by refusing to insert in the Loaders Gazette, the dutiful and loyal Address of this. Court, to her Royal Highness the Princess of Wales, with her milt graci ous Answer thereto, so that' our regard and ve neration for the virtues of her Royal Highness might be preserved in official security and remain capa ble of being at any time resorted to as the recorded opinions of the City of London, has evinced a marked contempt fur the feelings and opinions of this city,' and the country at large; and that by so suspicious an exercise of his discretion, has seemed to insinuate a belief, that the triumph of the Princess of Wales over a conspiracy so foul and detestable, could have been displeasing to the Prince Regent; and has thereby offered a gross indignity to the Princess of Wales, and cast a most invidious and odious imputation on the honour and character of his. Royal Master ;" The Address to the Prince would now be a se. pirate proposition.: and here, again, he begged most solemnly to disclaim that he meant any digitised or insult to his Royal Highness.. Oa the other ques tion; he hoped that Gentlemen would feel that it was an occasion wheln they ought to vitiaiCate the rights of their fellow-citizens. If thi Court 1 1 should ever show a disposition unfavourable to these rights, he should think it a disgrace to hold a seat among them. He did not see how any objection could arise to his proposition. Some persons were fond of arguing against their own rights, and were always ready to give them up when contested. Some, perhaps, would rise up, and show that the right did not exist at the time of the conquest, and was there fore void. The value of a right did not always de pend on its duration : utility was its true measure; ' and if useful, it ought not to be departed from. He considered the late conduct of Lord Sidmouth as a part of a systematic attack on the right of petition. ing. The Court were always very ready to receive congratulatory addresses, but when complaints and remonstrances were carried up, a very different feeling ' WAS manifested. The right of petitioning was one of the most important in the Constitution, and one which, perhaps more than any other', rendered us the envy of foreign nations: it ought to be sent down un shackled to posterity. If it could be shown, that I Addresses to the Princess had never been inserted in 1 the Gazette, except at the time of her marriage, he had a right to infer that the Address was then pleas- but was now displeasing to the Regent: and on this ground he thought himself entitled to their ver dict. It would have been different if there had been any thing offensive in the Address, but on the con trary, it contained nothing both on public and private grounds, which could be otherwise than grateful to the Prince, both as the Princess-was the future Queen of England, and was the mother of his child. lie then read the Address, and asked, if it were not perfectly inoffeesive and loyal: whether it Showed any hostile feeling towards the Prince : un less it was to be presumed, that he could be offended at the foul coutamination wiped away from his wife, or at . the confident hopes expressed towards his daughter. Lord Sidmouth's conduct, therefore, bad been highly improper : and clearly showed, that his I opinion was, that the Address would be displeasing to the Regent : an opinion which conveyed the highest insult on the Princess, the Corporation of London, and the Prince. Mr. FAvg,.L seconded the motion. He would be the last man to promote unnecessary hostility be tween the City and the Executive Government : at the same time he was the last man who would tamely give up the rights of the City. He insisted, that publicity was the only security for the good conduct of Administrations. The freedom of the press was the best and almost only-counterbalance to the influ ence of the Crown. As to the question of an este blichment for the Princess, he should not have thought it a thing to be insisted on, except for the opinion evpres3cd in that Minute of Council, which had been signed by so many Lords now in office. Mr. Dirs . .; rose to move the previous question.— The sound sense and discretion of the Court would be forleiterl, if the debate should be suffered to go into any length. .1f there was ever any dariger of losing a right, it was when it was demanded not on good grounds. Those persons who were so careful of their own rights, should be cautious how they in vaded those of others. He then read the letter of Mr. Secretary Ryder, in 1812, where be stated that he inserted the City Address because it had been usual, not because it was a right. Whim this answer was formerly communicated; It seas in a• pretty tats" Court ; why did not the Gentlemen fire then, when that letter was read? the wife of the Regent, he in sisted, was as mere a subject as the wife of any individual in the kingdom. He hoped fair sense would prevail it would then be seen, that the conduct of Lerd Sidmouth did not deserve the opprobrious epithets applied to it. If the City should choose to go up to the Regent on this sub ject he was perfectly satisfied, that they would be told, that they had no such right as they claimed. He therefore moved the previous question. Mr. J teas seconded the motion. The worthy Mayor had stated, that there was nothing °Pandit, id the Address to the Princess, * yet there was a pas sage which spoke of a dark and •detestable conspi racy--to whom nes this meant to apply ?—A per., son in the Common Hall had'said openly, that the, Queen and the Prince Regent were concerned in thel Conspiracy. Could it, the n , b e sa id, th a t suc h ex .l precious did not point at some of the Royal Fa-, The Court then divided— For she avodoe—t Alderman. IM Caamantra—sit.---For the preview gebaioa—ld /Wderatea; 76 Cosamorn—St—laa- JurtlYs 31. The original motion was consequently lest. _ tell between Ilutikot and Crfries, for to be reit for at Newmarket on blouday S'~ FRENCH PAPERS. PARIS, MAT I.a—Lettert which reach 11$ from the Departments state, that the' levy of the'guard of ho• nour is everywhere carried into effect with the great est celerity. Young men of the most respectable families feel all the advantages gnrntad to a cog)* d' elite, destined to serve under the eyes of the-Soso reign. Already do a great number of voluntary en rolments in several Departments attest how mach this favour is appreciated. All 'those wins are alive to their Own interebts do not watt the designations of the Prefects,. but hasten. upon that career wMch U opened to them. In the first fortnight of May the organization' of these fine regiments. will commence, and the. French army will. soon have to :reckon in its ranks 10,000 men filled with ardour and good will, and remarkable for their fortune and edecation. Neaxneuto, APRIL 24.—Accoents from Vienna itunounce. the death of Pacha Molls, of *Willa, i iirho Was killed by the inhabitants of that forts.— Ike . Porte has made fresh preparations for war L egalese the Sera ions. FRANKFORT, Aran. 28.--Yesterday 11111 SIRW af• rive t*o superb battalions of the. Imperial Guard, ..other will arrive to-day. • • According to letters from Mayenee, all the houses .0 that town are filled with troops, and k may, with. out exaggeration, be said, that the French Army was never, en a more formidable footing than In the pre. ' sent campaign. ILASTAIIe t Arm, riet.The fine divideent Bays. iiao`ti'oepa, inkier the orders of Gen. epoelowiels, which was lame. tilde 'ago firmed at Bamberg, Ins mlirchert foeStiony. • BMA, Aram. 4,—We expect in the ueighbeer. heed of this canton .the passage of 15,000 French treops, coming from the South, and preceeding to the Grand Army. . siLANAPORt, APRIL 27.—General the Dadra ist rf . l6llll.llCe yesterday arrived here with !Camp. • • • I • Generals Pestrowski, Kmsiski Cortes, tad Phitas, also arrived here. LINTZ, A raiz. 22.—Their Majesties the King anti Queen of Saxony and Princess Augusta arrived here yesterday, and alighted at a country house which had been prepared for their reception. We expect to.. morrow the King's Brother. The King and Queen will continue their route to Prague. VIENNA, Arlan, 21.—A report had been spread that the fortress of Zamosa had surrendered. Ra i ports, however, of the 15th, assure us that on the • contrary all the attacks of the Russians have been repulsed, and that the place was - iu no danger. FRA N firma, APRIL 27.—The troops endear the I command of Prince Eckaauhl and Count Vanciarnme will quickly be upon the banks of the Blithe, parti icularly if, as it is presumed, the Marshal succeeds in combining his movements with those of General Sebastiini 2 . who is marching on. Luneburg. LISBON PAPERS. LISBON, APRIL APRIL if. EXTRACT OF AN OFFICIAL DISPATCH FROM THZ MAR.. QUIS Or WELLINGTON ) TO HIS EXCALLINCT lON INIGUtL P. FORJAZ S DAT= HEAD.Qt/LATERS ERZ __ RADA, APRIL 21. " The enemy has withdrawn all the troops which he had on the left of the Tejo, and on the 10th inst. evacuated the city of Toledo, but still preserves corps in Madrid, which General Laval commands, and General Sonlt's cavalry is to the south of Ma• drid, in Gerage, Leganes, &c. - " Nevertheless, the Army of the South bas occu pied almost all the positions which have hitherto been occupied by the Army of Portugal, and, according to appearances, this army has collected in Palencia i and its vicinity ; that of the Centre appears to be still inthe•province of Segovia." Lisanw, ildrit I.—We are assisted Mkt positive i accounts have been received in this city of Marshal Suchet's army having been completely defeated by the army of Alicant. • BADAJOZ, Amiss; 18.—We know that 3tooo En glish entered Placentia last week, where General Hill, with his Staff, was expected; we are ignorant I of their ulterior destination. LISBON, MAY 3:—Soules army occupies - a line from Madrid to Burgos; Jbseph's one from Madrid to Salamanca ; the Army of Portugal occupies Toro, Zamora, and other strong places to the north of the !Douro. Lissom, Ault. 27.—The Gibraltar Pepere state, that the islands of Corsolla and Laguets Were occur pied by British troops. It is calculated that there are 20,000 French to the I neighbourhood of Salamanca. We have accounts from Madrid to But 15th of April, where a French garrison of 400(1 men like. wise remained, having advanced posts in the'direc , tion of Toledo in Fuente Duena and Leganes ; that js at furthest three Ipgoes from Madrid. The At ! Petilledo.intrite Ifert2th A peil,:with-his-'eliiisi r sist,en Altai* de &mires, sit leagues horn Mvilrid. CIUDAD RODRIGO, APRIL 18.--The headquarters of the,Army of Portugal were lately in Palencii, and those of the South in Cuellar. Madrid, on the 10th, was still occupied by French troops, who were, how -- 1 ever, ready to march at the first signal. IIRDIFIIT; Esq. member for Tabs, para.- of for the amendment and ajainst the motion of Sir .1. C. Hupeause, with C. BRILDERT, Esq. member for Milton. Newbyth, the seat of Mr. BAIRD near Markle, N. B. was on Saturday sennight completely destroyed by fire, except the two wins, containing the library, which was preserved. The Royal yachts, Charlotte and Sovereign, are ordered to be Stted for sea'immediately, and to pro ceed to atteed on the Duke of Cumsassoia. Walpole's Houss.—A most-sliming accident , happened , at Lansdowne Roue, on Toads,' last, whiek had needy proved fatal to a large party who were litraeg with ,the Menials of Lasssowas, in Berkeley.mplare, by the centre: roof. of the bees' faltingio, and some of the largest *SIP laudof through into the dining mom, from eee of which, Lord Gewalt, eldest son of the Marquis of Sues 1011. 9 received a slight Wog, bet fertenately the rest c the company escaped cohort. This disaster was occasioaed by some of the. priaelpal dashers of the rat being sates through by the kfreet.. l r 4 LONDON: WEANVIDAT, UAV 12; 1813. • • . • The Nertherit war-plot seems to. thicken as we proceed in our political and diplomatical researches ; for some of oar private accounts, by the Gottenburgh Mail, insist upon it, that the differences between the Swedes and the Dues are made op again! ,Tbe fact is not absolutely impossible one of these doughty potentates may (for any thing we know to the con. trary) say to Ms neighbouring King, in the words of Peochest---" Brother, brother, we ar4 both in the wrong." • The Prusel# Sum.:Jawvie.,)/terrr arrived 1. few; TisePteis aith_.9 7 4r 40 4 110 7_ • _ Court to treat with the British Ministry : se doubt too urn the subject of the ancillary aid we *IR lend the Allies at this critical juhcture. It is remark. able that this mission issis bees delayed so long. But it is never tocklate to ask for money ; and of this ar ticle John Bull can make 'sough while the wheels of the Paper-mills turn mend. We hare this day given a few farther eitratts &Om the French and Lisbon Papers ; and although they do not contain any new intelligence of great im portance, it will be seen by the Paris news that the formation of a new Gourd of Honour, amounting to 10,000 men from the first families in France,. is nearly complete. This is a new species. Of force, and although many of our countrymen may doubt the truth of it, we are et a different opinion, from a knowledge of the military character of the French. nation. In the Ileitis of Cummons • last night, a very in. I teresting debate took place on the motion of Sir Joint COX lIIPPIILLY I Bart. for a Committee If Enquiry into the Penal Laws which affect the Catholics, the tenets which they held, s and all the other circuro 'stances connected With their situation, and their claims. This motion was powerfully and successfully opposed by Messrs. otairrix and Corsi pro, who t in apetcbes replete with the most solid argument, the most .pungent wit, .and the most insfituatiog elo quence, proved,' that the only effect •of such a resolution would be to retard or to defeat the great object of Catholic conciliation and national harmony, which the Legislature has, we trust, at length determined earnestly to pursue. The question has always appeared to us to admit of a very prompt and satisfactory decision ; and how -1 ever . well Wended the motion of the Ho:tearable , I I Baronet any hairs ken s, ... it. Was surely very un necessary and indiscreet.: , lig the Catholics to be believed upon their oaths ? If they are, no sego dais can ba more perfect than those offered by i:the Bill novr before Parliament. If they. are I not, Catholic exclusion is not, nor can ever hive ! been practicable; since it is on their respect for their oaths.. that . exclnsion depends,. and always 1 bag depended. Are : we to believe, for * mu. ment, that amongst this 'body of lien, the sanction of an lath is powerful as a barrier of exclusion, but _impotent atait *lnstrument of restraint; that such is the peculiar anepreternaturet elnrctWra. at the Catholic mind and character, • that amongst them the practice of perjury is sure to incresse, In ' proportion as the temptations to perjury are di. minished ; that having never 'violated the • sanctity I of their oaths, hi order ,to evade the regulatiOns' lof a Government . from .the advantages of which they were unjustly excluded—they will now first begin to disregard them in order to subvert tt. .Gor . rernment, the foil advantages of. which they bre „/ permitted to partake. The second reaaing, pi.* fCatholic Bill stands forti:esoironigill::VSkee; 4;0 3 trusty fOr the peace and welfare. of the Empire, at length, as well at for the justice doo.to so numerous and respectable a body of our fellow-subjects, that It will be carried by a triumphant majority. . . . " Our good City of Lbndon," it must be veil. fined, has, by yesterday's proceedings in the Court of Common Council, mud., what Alderman Csr,i* rasa would call " a h—ll of a kettle of fish". of the business. The fiugelatan has not shown himself an experienced soldier. lie overcharged the piece, and it burst in Ms hand, and thereby, •of consequence, missed the proper mark. Colonel squad will all "'Poke at this failure. The ParailvaPh, -4 that Len; Susstotrru, by so suspicious an exercise of his disosetion, has seemed to insinuate a belief that the Mang* of the Princess of Wares over a*COMPIPSey Se foul and detestable, could bare boa displeasing to the. Palms Ream," &C. was lose than could be counted en for adoption. How ever salutary the remedy, too large a dose at one thoe Ws In its elect; as Doctor ADDINGTON, the father of the Noble Lord, would acknowledge, were he sow alive. Bet there Is no harm done, a little time lowly ia list. •The Pill, ..lestsad of a bolus, may liglble4otiotbur II irkbetit the aid of Mr. Boa; . „ for certain' it it that ear aillightened coantrynnen will paver *all?* the discratiaa of a newly-mac% Pee r to intercept the constit u ti ona l intercoursebetwee People an d t h e i r Ki ng. , • n the Awl shall he hope the Pvicze fake to drew., The ewes which save and Ca asoomo the Crowe. Captain Baron's, of the Cki'Were sloop, arrived this Morning at the Admiralty, from the American Station, and brings a confirmation of the former ac. count mentioned in the American Pap m ,. t ha t the Emperor, of ausszA had offered to become a t the diator between the U n it e d S tat e s and Great Britain. . We think it probable that this Officer is the bearer of some dispatches relating to our differences whit' America, but no particulars have yet transpired. Yesterday the Portuguese Ambassador , Ba ron NicHOLA r &e. had interviews with Viscount Cu. TLEaPAOII. The Doke of BanlisWica had an in. gervi gor withdEarl BATMAN?. His Royal Highness returned to London on Sunday night. He visited the Palmer Rearm , on Monday afternoon accom paakd by his sons.' His stay in London is expected to be very short. The Marquis of WELLINOTOTI is raising a Cavalry pellet corm in aid of the Provost, to punish and Lreaelstandl excelling of the sofdiery 113 were eom. anted on Ilse last retreat r---the corps h fabling Iv SCOV&LL, wbo, k ig supposed, will com. install It: • . . Mr. Brulow gave notice In the Hoye last night, that in consequence or the prolonged debate expected upon the subject of the Catholic Claims, he should postpone his promised motion on the Leather Tax, which stood for this day, until Friday next, when it Is expected that that very important matter will be ilhoietlet fully brought before the house. • :The Earl of FirioALL and Ms son, Lord KIL. Lan', arrived on Monday at Klliallall's Hotel, Brook-street. The Earl of licassmse has been in town for some days, Sir FAANcts Goma), Mr. Bunke., of Glinske, and the Irish Catholic Secre. 'tau, Mr. Ray, have rentable(' in London since the presentatatlon of the Petitions of the Catholics of . . Ireland. - - Mr. KAYE, the Pdessenger, arrived at tht , Foreign Office on Monthly, with Dispatsthei from Mr. Tristan. TON, at Sweden. lie brought two silver base% which caused a rumour that he brought a Treaty irith him. I. ASSAULT ON LORD C0C11RA99..--On Monday evening, a servant man in the family of the Earl of Dundonald, In Statford.street, Lisson-grooti, having some high words with his Lordship, Lord Cochrane, •who was in an adjoining apartment, hastily entered and reproved the servant for his behaviour. The man instantly turned round on his Lordship, and, after some very abusive lan4uage, kicked his L • ship, knocked him down, and gave him two or three cuts. Fortunately the other servants entered on bearing the noise, and prevented farther mischief.— The man was taken to the watch-house, where he was lodged all night; but was yesterday morning like 'rated by Lord Cochrane's desire, his Lordship not wishing to prosecute an old servant who lived in the family above 16 years. His Lordship, though se verely cut, we are happy to learn, is, not any way `dangerously wounded. Corm-ExcnaNcr, May 11. There are but .few arrivals of any grain since. Monday; a large gm. tity of Wheat and Barley being on hand, made a I good supply this day: Wheat dull sale at last prices. Barley 2s. cheaper. Oats 2i. dearer, owing to scarcity. Peas and Beans brisk sale, at last prices. No variation in other articles. Wheat .... 105 133 New ditto 00 00 1/itto (Foreign) .... 118 145 Beans • Rye Barley ditio.... t 51 Oats ' Malt . 9O. 98 Fine ditto ..... . • ... 00 110 ' White Peas xi 80 96 Pohlad do • • Ditto (Miss)* - 100 165 Feed ditto 23 51 New data ..... 00 00 Fine. Flour ...... 105 110 Urcy Vest • ' 64 68 Rereads The match 2(100gs. is to inst. .„, rEsmAriv:t • ••; To4..ivispopoitrra; • , Mr. SiAlßill'irltdlkAlio2laktaceiesd ‘ aoae• sr •• • . $ . - • 11 . a2rs• le t ••' • • D r 0 01 arm Out AT AT was ( 1 01.0C.K.. Bank 212 India Beads 1 2 /i i i.• per Cent CeU; Red. Cif tie n tegr Per •= . 411 4 Madam • per Ai m sui v i v i Co ut zo r l; ff ir tex. 22i THE STATESMA N. NAVAL INTELLIGENCE. lPtruoterw, MAY 10.- .0 in the Andromache frigatei from off' Bourdeins ; Medina frigate, frt m Coronna ; Mendota: from Malta—from thence in t n weeks, and five weeks.from Gibraltar: she brought hotn4a fleet of Rs skit. • lite ships for St. George!, Channel parted off Scilly, -under convoy of the Phaeton frigate; the re. mainder of the fleet have passed up Channel. The dichates sleep of war le stated to hare captured ' a large American brig. Came in the American ship Mount Hope, from Geneee Town, - for Cadiz, retaken from - a Pooch privateer by his Majesty's ship Andromache. bZailed'Nl* tittr! airid NriOrt inn-brigs, the 111 Willer foi , Portsmouth, with i convoy, the latter With a convoy for Guersey. Dusts', MAY 11.—A French privateer was off bore last evening, and endeavoured to capture some vessels coming up Channel, but the Cordelia sloop • of war heaving in sight and giving chace, she thought proper to sheer off, but we have not heard whether she.has been captured. The COrdeba has sent in a French boat, which she captured off Calais. A large American , brig went past this evening to the Downs, prize to a Folkestone privateer. Two frigates passed to the westward this afternoon fro m the . Downs. A report was in circulation last evening, that 3. boat had arrived from the other side, bringit.4 it account of the defeat of- the Prussian Gez.. tit Blocher by the French. .. DEAL, MAY 11.—Ciro' down several ships and . remain. Arrived the cygnet, E ar' Moira, and Mary , transports, for Portsmouth ; t ley also remain. Also the Thetis privateer, of Folkestone, with the Anse , ricsin brig Governor'Middleton. laden with manta, ice. from Charleston, for Hadn't/lux, which she caP• tared aftera chace of 21 hours: Sailed the Abundance and Doiphia store.ships, for Portsmouth. i.ONUON: Primed and l'abikabed by D. Lova& al lb* fita4asuar Wince. r. nalialvet.