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Til 'E• 6UN itl.lBtlE %V (No. XIV.) lIIStORICAI SkETCHE§ OF POLITIC 4 AND PUBLIC MEN for the Vet- 1513. 7'e ,be continued Annitally.—LtiNGMAN, 4EES, ORME, and PatowN. , -8 . 00. price 7s: boartlo. We cam, with great sincerity, recommend this useful' volume, because though temperately and ably Written, there are many of its political opi nions, espe.eiallynn kite subject of Home PUlitics,. (in' the nceufacy 'of which we can by no ugree. - - - A - voluine -of the same kind was, we be,- lieve, though we have not seen it, published last year, so -that this is the second of the inteadtd - Series. The Author, Whatever he is, conies to his task with so evident -a desire to treat his sub jects fairly anti i:npartialiy s that it t..-ould he ttei tiltr . nor impartial in -us ; even where we most differ troth hint, to treat his arguments in any other way than -as the offsprihg kit honest-princi ples, and independence of The arrange ment of the matter is lucid.; and the style is pos sessed that character of and fierce Which is best adapted to historical. narrative and political disquisitiOn. We do not know whether the public generily will be as' much gratified with the perusal of those portions of the Sketches, which are purely histo— rical, as we hare been. •Sure, however, we are, , that they Cannot be read by, tiny one without • giving high Satisfaction. ,To us, they wete peen itarly agreeablea- After turnw_iling, as Public Journalists, through all the events, piecemeal, as -they Ocenrred,which arc herecleatiy auci systemati cally recorded, we were quite delighted to.glide so. -smoothly through the saute matters svhich we had before passed with such infinite pain and actable., Like the huntsman, who, with many efforts and almost intiderable toil, has Cleared himself a path through the tangled forest, we were charmed-to find the path, whiloin -so • laborious and painful, all at - once easy and agreeable. Though every Reader may not, peyhaps, experience this feeling, we are vet convinced that every one will be pleas-, ed by . view In this condensed state of those momentous affairs, scattered over the surface of 1813, which, both in Russia and Spain, led to the happy consuunnation in which the world re joices in 1814. The subjects treated of in this volume (which is hottest printing and margins, and therefore contains a good deal of reading) are as follow . :-1., Minis terial abut Party changes during the year. 2. The Princess of Wales and delicate investigation. 3. The Catholic Question. 4. ReneWal of the East India Company's Charter. 5. Finances. 6. Campaign in the Peninsula. 7. Campaign iu the North and in Germany. And S. America. To all these important topics the Author brings goo d i n f o rmation, and certainly a calm and dis, passionate spirit of inquiry. There is much plain sense and often great acuteness in his reinarks, though we are inclined . tr' think that he some times permits himself to, play oa the surface of his .and rest contented with a superficial ex.' amirfation, wa,cee ntinutv would give a very'llifterent result to his reasoning. This we deem to be particularly the case with time second article abo s ve eatimerated. His praise of Ministets in the first short Essay is, to say the least of it, as niggard as it could well be, consider- - ing the prosperous estate into which they have conducted the country. On .the Catholicit ques tion, we question much if. any man could -advance any thing either new or entertaining in discus , sion. With regard to the settlement of the affairs of the E. S. Company our Author is extremely suc cessful in his remarks, and on the religious part of this controversy in particular we have derived much pleasure from his statements respecting the employment of Missionaries. The fifth_ Chapter on Finance is less to ours taste than any of the others—it is a drY detail of opposing systems, neither of Which are explained with the clearness so observable in the rest of tha work. The three last chapters are unusually accurate and entertain ing, and, afford a concise and intelligible picture of all the mighty military events which so Much distinguished this Wonderful period. With re, gird to the policy which ought now to be pursued towards America,. we differ tot° ccelo from the. Author. He prudentially recommends extreme moderation—we equally prudentially recommend a hearty drubbing—" indemnity for the ,past and security for the future." Every man actmainted with the Yankee Charaa , ter is convinced that this is the only way to'make . them act , justly now, and keep the peace here after.. - • - _ • _ Snell a production as this admits of no extracts, and we therefore close our, notice with repeating cur tribute of approbation to the design and to its execution. WINDSOR, JULY 25. The QUEEN, Princesses AUGUSTA- and MARY, arrived at. the Castle laSt evening - ahont lire o'clock from London, to dinner. • PriIICeSS.SOPIIIA continues confined'to her apparttnents. This morn ing, after attending DiVine Service,.the PRINCESSES went to Froginore. Friday being the anniversary. of the battle of -Salamanca, the Offi-cers of the sth regiment, lying' here, gave a grand dinner to their Colonel, Ge neral WYNYARD, and the Officers- of the Royal Home Guards, at the Mes S-room in the Barracks. • Yesterdoi , morning' the annual examination of the Scholars of Eton, 'for the Fellowship of Kintit;'s College, Cambridge, and. of.yonng Gentlemen for the Foundation at Eton, commenced. The Exa miners wc.re tile Rev. Dr. Thackrav, y Provost of College, Cambridge ; the Rev. Edward - Polehampton, and the Rev. Mr. .Collon. The Provost and Examiners from King's college were mei i n Eton College Quadrangle at two o'clock by the. Provbst, Fellows, Masters, and Scholars of Eton, when a Latin Aildres4 was delivered by Mr. 'William Roberts, Captain of the School. The. company retired to the Prov os t' s a partments, where an excellent dinner was vrovided for them. in the evening, the young Gentlemen of Eton College finished their day's amusement by a re gatta on the Thames. The Recitations at Eton. previous to the vaca tion, commenced this morning At eleven o'clock: iiiitti4 tia'Phi4.§ PARIS, JULY 22. CHASIBER Di' THE DEVIITIES:—SITTiNc_OF JUL': 22. Tlta I.tiblia Were 'apprised; that the of the Finances Was _yesterday id - lay bet'ore the Chamber the state of the Finances of the King-.I dam and aS We - interest- Win - eh it ek,cited ivas great, the Chamber was crbWaetl with autlitOtt, The Tribunes were too small to contain the crowd. Several Ladies, - rather than forego the pleasitre.Which they. promised themselves of liear ing and seeing Baron Louis, invaded the Chamber, and 'took possession of the seats appropriated to the Legislators. This intrusion was against the Standing Orders, but French gallantry would not perMit the Legislators to enforce theta with ri .guur. They recollected that, upon great occasiont,, the Legislators of Antiquity used to cover dee laws with a veil when the infraction of them was in= evitable. Some English Ladies,' who were easily . known by-their little hats in, the shape of a shell, also got into the Chamber, much more easily than - they could at Westminster.' 'Whatever advantages t , .04nglisti pretend to have over us, they must confess their infer►ntity to the French in urbanity and politeness to the Ladies. Tilat is always a point gained-. At half-past one o'clock' the Ministers of the King were announced,and the Abbfi Alm\tesquoiit, Baron Louis, and M. Ferraud took their places on the. seats ,assigned, to them. The Minister of Finances then ascended the Tribune. Isis, dis course was clear and methodical, and delivered with a firm and distinct voice: The silence of the Assembly was so profound that We had 110 diffi culty in following him. The Minister begun by enumerating the diffi culties which he had to surmount in ascertaining precisely the financial operations of last year, which were, nevertheless, indispensably neces. , sury as a / guide on the present occasion. It was necessary to. seek, in the present state of the finances, the means of clearing up that chaos 'which subsisted, and to form an exact statement of the arrears of receipts and expenditures. public must know hOw many extraordinary ef fects, how many immense disbursements,. have been made since the Ist of January, 1814. In the - first three months we contemplate an arrear of 230 mill►ons of livres (9,700,0001.) In the ..second three• mouths, the w►se %Economy which was adopted reduced the expellees one-half, while the receipts were doubled; the rcceivta wtre fruwo ever totally disproportioned;to the expenditure which the public safety required ; but thanks to the vigilence anti prudence of Government, there will not be a ditproportion of more than 1-Bth be- The tweet) the receipts and expences in the third three months of - this year. In the last quarter it is hoped there ‘vill be an excess of receipt of one 'fifth, and in 1815 a perfect equilibrium will be es- If the former system had been folloried, the. Governmentwould have expended 1,245,800,000 livres, about 52,000,0001. but-by means of redue- tion, of, ceconomy,' of the evacuation of French territory by foreign troops, and the amelioration which has taken place in all the branches of the public revenue, that sum has been diminished by 418,60 1 .‘,J00 livres, and the receipts will amount to 827,415,000 !lyres. It was found impossible to avoid including in this Budget of 331 millions of livres, which hail *been expedded in the'ordinar;y services, before the present Ministers came into office. There would therefore be a deficiency to that amount, which-the Chamber would nave to make good.TheMinisters would haSten today be-_ fore the Chamber all the necessary information, anti the documents necessary. to enable the Ministers to form their judgment. It was necessary on the present occasion to consider of the ways and means to raise the Ways, and Means. It was im possible, at the present period' of the year, to change the nature or the taxes, without affecting the sources of the public 'revenue - , and-producing the most serious inconveniences, The direct taxes .were-those which afforded the greatest ground for hope. They might be esti-1 mated at a sum of 291',500,000 livres. The Registry, Stamps, &c. &e. 114,000,000 livres ; indirect duties, • 86;500,000 livres ; doors, win dows, cancels, &c. &c. 27,500,000 'lyres: Total, 520,000,000 livres ; which sum, deducted from 827,009,000 livres; leavei a deficitof 307,000 MO livres. Budget of 1815.—After so long and dread ful a war which necessarily ensued, time alone Cau heal the wounds which exist: That blessing can only be.hoped for from the influence of peace, the mother of industry ; from the re-establish ment of order in all the branches of •the Govern ment; from the effects of a paternal Government, and from that public spirit which multiplies the re sources of the people. Some regard must also be bid for these unhappy countries which have been the theatre of the war. The service of the year 161.5 . , . ritli'itic 618,00,000 livrei. ilk Ma] ascertained that it, tvill be impasible to cry the reiregbitientS farther Without endan; , erin , ; the safiety di the State. - icspotiObili'ty the AliniSters. insures the faithful appliCation of ;the public funds 16 the object's foi- which they. ar aPpropriated. The greatest exactness will be obServed in the pa y cut of the lie creditori, of the pensions granted for ac knowledged Services, O the. tierson . .i 13mployed: under Uovernment, &c: &c: The bait of Govern ment kvill also be employed in maintainirtg a Police to guard the pUblic tranquillity,, in continuing use ful Works, in ProViding for the eXpences ni?cfeFsary for the Ministers of Public Worship, of the tios pitals, of the Armies, and of it Marine propor tioned to the rank which France 'holds in Europe. The King also wishes to give to the Adminis tration a firm and steady course,- to encourage letters, the arts, sciences, and industry, and to carry the State to the' highest degreeof prosperity. Of which it is susceptible. . To prOvide the inside necessary to cover the expellees of 1513, the Mi= nister of'-Finances took a detailed evieW of the variout,tources of the public revenue. The di-. reet imposts would amount to 340 millions; the du ties of registry, -&e.' 120 Millions ; the Post Mi lks, Lotteries, Canals, &C. 28 millions ; indirect Contributions, 130 millions. total, 618 millions.' was not without r,egret that the Duty on Wines, &a. was selected to form a part of the Budget. of 1013, The tlial-practices. which prevailed in its . -collection !Sere 'known, and the King Would have abolished it, but the state of the kingdom compelled him not to give up resources, the_loss of which would have been fatal . to the safety Of the State. lie has nevertheless directed his Mini sters to adopt ,every means to get rid -of those vexatious forms which have lit;en complained of since the duty was first laid on. The Minister then proceeded to state, that the deficit on the Ist -April last, was 1,305,000,0G0 livers-, from which, a sum of •549 millions might be deducted ; as the' payment of it could not he strit;tly_enforced, there would remain a sum of 7'39,00,000, legally sub ; ject to payment. Tbk - was- .\burthen w hich it. was necessary' to get rid of with tpanour, that is to say, with justice. The creditors would re ceive a solid pledge for their debts.; Ist,, in the strictest ceednotny in the expellees ; 2dly, in the alienation of a certain portion of woods, and of all-old national property ; 3dly, the names of such creditors being inscribed in the Great Hook, with an interest of five per ceut.. The other se curities should be payable in three years from this .date, bearing an interest of eight her cent. The Minister then proceeded to detail the form of the distrihutiOn, and of the repayment of these obliga tions. lie after Wards adverted to the plan of a Sinking VOnd for reducing the estAlished Debt and enlarged upon the happy effects of such a sys tem upon -the Public Credit, and upon this part of the subject he quoted the example of Kngland: The above is a short extract of the Speech of Baron Louis. The Projet of the law Which he pre--. . ktipted to the Chamber, Was the 'necessary result of - 111e' above S - tazement. ; 'there were, however, three new points in it ; Ist, That there should, be granted to the Departments which have suffered, by the ravages of the war, the necessary allevia tions ; 2d, The Departments which have ex perienced an increase or a diminution are to be taxed proportionably; 3d, No imposts, ex . ceps those sanctioned by the present law; shall be 'raised. under any pretext. The speech was then ordered to be printed; and distributed. among the Members. Fornier-St.-Larry mounted the Tribune, and called the - attention of the Chamber fo a subject of the highest importartee—"- the I►ay « ment of the debts contracted by the King dur " inn his abode in Foreign Countries."-This . proposition was recommended iu alt atile and feeling speech, and received ‘vith honourable unanimity. • There is to be a .grand Fete given at the Hotel de Ville by the City of Paris, on the '2sth of new.t month, in honourof the Peace. ,The King will be-present. • Murat has sent out a squadron against the, Al gerine Rovers, The French Funds are nearly stationary. 5 per Cents. W-90. Action, of the tautl y ._ 1105. HAIiIBURGH VIENNA, JULY 2.—A report, probably originat ing with money-jobbers, that a Financial Decree will soon be-issued, putting the 45 millions in' bonds, called anticipation bonds, out of circula tion, declaring them valid only in payment of taxes, •is quite unfounded. This is not the mo ment when the States can directly. apply to the improvement of the finances ; they must first - have time to secure peace, and put the arms out of their hands. HA.,Novatt, JULY 11.—The report invented by one Silbenchlag, and inserted in the Bayreuth, and from that copied into the Bremen Gazette, of a- cession of Hanover to Prussia, is hereby offi cially contradicted, and a suit is already insti tutvd against the author of the report. JULY 12.—\Vc expect our 111inister, Count MunSter, _ back frmn London. His Excellency will, it is said, attend the. Congress at Vienna. BERLIN, JULY 12.—Gen. Count L'-Estocq is appointed Governor of Breslau. General Count, Tattenzien 'is arrived here from Magdeburgh. BANKS Ol THE MAINE, JULY 9.—During the time that Erfurt was in the hands of the French, three millions of soldiers were quartered.there. Prince Ypsilants, formerly Hospodar of Mot- , davia, is,at Batted, near llcestatt, _where the Em press of Russia, and many strangers of distinction are now taking the Waters. Prince Charles of Leimingen died oh' tile 4th inst. at Amorback, -aged VlENNA.—The,Empress Maria Louisa has re pounced the million of francs per annum secured to her by the - Convention of the 11th of Ain H._ Buonaparte, who always treated this Princess with the highest respect, does not cease, in his present retirement, to give her kola tune to'titne marks ~• . - •P . ~t i •, p. pit Di.xtrenuo, aad,to write to her. I cl '' t hat letter, which arrived u te*.days ago; lie s'q 6 ' the honie which he iiow infl'a`bils" paredto his `fortiier one; bnt that if,,,s l !e one visit hint iri Elba; he wciaid have a I{i 7 g e. ready. , . • i fi iO 3 AuGstiAd, St;LY s icreof Nutnerous''Engliiit Ship 4 of the'r4te and ittg l' Lions to rec'it'e in ETtabpao.alepo.eni.s‘ovans.ottn‘Alei.i.i;.ifill);l7l.o.liticl;; tire cruising in that nei , hbourhood , FROM MAINE, ' 7 3 , ..1LY A‘ Russian Officer lately lodged,at a n Inn 3 ' c0r ,4 5 The Ilussian- Staff Officers wear veil fi lle t ,;si o feaillers theil• hats And helmets.r" t t tine day happened,to ilieet the Frenching''i door 5 the latter, tibt thinning be ! °. ' e tlii° French; said ahnid; " This Officer has - e ei 10 1 . ed cock, - cock, - and 'noW Wears Si}," replied the Russian in Frenc'''i ~ ro lli have killed a .ti.y large Cock ('Gallus) , wear some of his feathers • • 0A . I ' l o' r ARR.tyrD-I„lri•atice, .1 Iltaiburgbho!o) a , .1 Gus: 1 Waterford. Dur,-,-.3 Gottenburrh 1 Lis burgh; 1 Dublia, 1 Waterford. .rl-; IS P I I I. I N I Y ( A E l C l ) t i. s?l:.: l lr. (3 ( ,)' lC5 c i.ovx. i ' f ,s. P r ' 3 per Coli. Red. 65•.11 „ ' 1 Itidia 13,IiJi, l'O' j , ' . ro 3 1 1 )-'l t C ('cut. l:l't t Cots. Si ) :° : s. lim t . i ( Ex in c i l :ii n, 1 = ci 1 '11 ` 2.111.51.;55. 4 e t 694 sper Cent. Nat , zNno. 9741 C onw i s fur raugtis ' - .111 .Haub L. An n. 16 . 1 „ * • - 9, E. ErroN, Stocli-13rolier, 7 . ..!1 - . t• it' , , . aria NO. ti, Cutiel" ).- t . o , ' ooo'o , i( )pi , r , . HIGH WATER AT Lc)Niyo '1 N BRIDGE 1) - . tes irft` Morning, 22 nri,nntes after) 0, I Erening,:l7 I ,, i' Lt ..,,,,,,, -----,..----, . :;;/ • SULEM QUIS DICERS FALSUM A i , orAT ? . - - LONDON, 7717 ES 1)21 . 1; .114,Y 26, 1 814 ' d C The French Budget was produced Oil e ) and,•as it is an important statement, wto voted as- much of our space as abstract of its chief - featuteS. -It oe c ' e l es t pages of the Moniteur, flnCi displays th e t el e re °' Means for 1815, in which year tho:gi''iscei6 .mists t - ci bring the expenditure ‘vithiu thei. ti t The rest Of the.news in the French rg in the Hamburg!) Mail, with the e% ceP some unauthenticated rumours, is. portant. The French say (by mistake) CHRISTIAN Of NORWAY haS• propo sed t b e o ess i ' . the Princess of-Wm-Es. Hek Royal however, - about' to visit the Cantina!' S V ; :is Royal Highness the Duke of Sc ss got iol , as we anticipated, entirely abando ned of which he bad given notice, r eSpect ia ' r oor l ' i duet piirsued, and to be pursued, by Father towards his Daughter, the Pri"ce',,, r , LOTTE of WALES. His It. 11. migh t I :bsv li , wisely, or indifferentlywiselv: wisely) 1- "itlo-o.et: ing from moving so insidious a point t, and, indifferently wisely, by doing' `v ild to 0 11 c; done, in getting ,out of•the diffieo lt Y his indiscretion had plunged him, a s g. I %,rIC .W J possible. For this advice, we observe' ice takes the merit to himself, and,_ tr" elY' ,„vb el .l2 delighted to find that ane ther's' lo ve ' 6it h r ; debted for direction to the regar d r : i i ,,, L ion, s ; Friend ! When we reflect upon the r ei tv ,P: r y existing among the Parties involve d of SossEx's Notice, we arc fined svit4; A t •• meut and grief ; with astoniSha lot, ev es f it Peer of ,Parliament, H. It. • thought this a fit topic for discussion.. be.s'°l;2: grief, that, as a Subject and a Brothe' to ever have been induced, apliarentlY'ereti • ce' countenance to the base insinuations ftnl-4211 designing. Faction against his a nd t i t te ' r e r We are at a loss to know opo the Duke of SUSSEX pretends to itnvei3t,cl(s°,,e:' terest in themelfare; hapPiness, ' 19(1 5 ii'6)e.:l./ Niece than the PRINCE .REGENT. fare, happiness, and health• of h s i s ioce'A. fier of We never liked '' Une/e-fatlzers.e oppO,ocii read Hamlet,' and cannot ther efc if ' oc le this assumptiOn of paternity il iedee d TUS."' This Uncle, it is said, p' , , . • the young Princess, at Connaugn` tbe I , l ' o o t ot , 0 she returned to her duty, saline:l-I:e;rtooiro,:reiLtlettecol:ii:v, with rigour or restraint ; her very soon 5 and he engaged he r I 03 :it 11 1 I to tell all her troubles and complaint '6lololl', 1 ing the visit, however, he was, in 1;00 ,bt t° properly denied access, and ttiO6 , s eti 4 01 teP — 0 1 ' I P there was a superior authoritY 1 ig" all officious, advisers, g ivers Of Petty grie:ool4l, right,and pseudo depositories b i P e i' ls , s S` In dudgeon at this supposed 9 11.1° - ,• t b 10 4 t 0 , 6 highness came down to Parliarnet),bibitWiirilt, tiee, and we see what sort of I,,st n li it r _made ! With regard to his sr o f 0' 0 5 4 lament to observe a Br3neb 3tion' st 4 Stock so far forget his P r°P er sw aile rs lend hhnself, by implication, tO ro ily 3° 1 20 P, his Brother. As if - ther e (1 4 ,13' • t o of g rea t e r restraints being maw . 0 0" 1 ber g cess than were necessary. w ell it if her Father were not as corisu the \\:l th e Ple, 'the' t heir 1 ,, t oe li>(ink, s W e I ‘\ 1 (11 a ' l ' l 4ti g . It l his ~is h [r „ t j Yo:i c 13 41 1 ?citri c ("'LL C`~t~it~ :Il yV c ation tl a i, ll, 4 tli, Illati 4 Qf iut t one' lib eta t he re! 4 11 , 1 b ttia gt t tai gni } 49.. • Pii ret ‘ve trxj j 3 a v, tis teth t Ib Y „ r esg a tt , e 14oh Part 1 Il a i s , ertti. l etl4 t e i tr t 1 telie (liq I,ihr ti le ( ;iv e ori Ilt) 11 Pl ac - t %t ate ice re his th Sh ort z‘i.ore into i Ci tit‘i f rorli f oi . it tllz llt Pre s,t teg