The National Register.
London, England, 1814-11-20 00:00:00

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER-20, 1814.

PRTCE 9d.

. The prospects-arising from this system, we do not like to
contemplate. There is an incoherence and inconsistency in
the scheme, that we think will prove self-destructive to it,
and,. at 'the same time, an ample field is left for tbe diplo-
matic npeiations of France. Talleyrand has not ,been idle;
and, while the 'military springs .o& that country have been
restoring to their usual state of elasticity, he has been cm-
ploYed in communicating to all the parts of hei:diplornatic
administration their wonted activity..
With.the loss.of Belgium • he will route France ; with the
partition of Saxony .he witl operate in the centre of Ger.
many .with the non-aggrandizement of Wirtemberg and
Bavaria, he will re-obtaki bli footing in the more southern
parts; with the dissatisfiedstate of Italy he will endeavour
to *re-estahliAi the influence of France in that country.

This, however, calls fo'cibly to our recollection he lead-
ing article of the Gazette de Bourbon, alias the Times, of yes-
terday. This article commences with a sort of sketch of
the situation of Murat : of course, it begins with an abuse
of him, and a declaration that his talents are of a mediocre

complexion ; but we are astonished to find that Buonaparte
is quoted as the authority for this incapacity of Murat. With
all due submission to the Typographical Sc vereign of Print-
ing House Square, we think that Murat chewed a great de-
gree of prudeLce in his conduct subsequent to what is called,
:IA with propriety, the decielvP campaign of 1812. fte
went as_far as MosecAs, and,.from that instant he appears•to
have determined on -web measures as would secure his own
'safety and protect the lives of his subjects. Now, with sen-
sible men, we strongly suspect that Murat's prudence will be

deemed infinitely superior to Duonaparte's talents; for there
is no doubt if Buoriaparte had been satisfied with retiring

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behind the Rhine immediately after the decisive campaign

of 181'3, he could there have treated'with every possible ad-
vantage. At that m•ment he held all the fortresses on the
Elbe, on the Oder, and on the Vistula, and possessed
such a territory, as would enable him, in the event of any
negotiation, to secure to himself the continued possession of
Belgiuni and Italy. •
Now, we repeat that, under such circumstances, we do not
think Murat either an incapable or imprudent Sovereign,
and consequently not half so much so as Buonaparte.
The Editor of the Ga:ette de Bourton expresses. a convic-
tion of there being some weight in the idea of his having on
foot a regular army of 90,000 men and a militia of 60,000
that can soon be embodied ; but he expresses little fear at the
threats of his partizans, that he may become the head of a re-
volutionary party in Italy. He is incapable,.says the Editor,-
and however popular he nay be in Naples, his conduct in
.1798, in shooting 22 persons who had oppposed him in his
M,m when acting under Buonaparte will prevent his name
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from being respected in the1aw.444,..0f 'ltaly :Tisk-46.1C
cogent a reason as that given for . the erefiion of. ikglgit!tn:
into a kingdom, which w4c fopQs) in. ee *Alt lin& alia.e,&.
Commentaries. 14
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With the other rensoninis Or this profound Editor, as to.
IL4.,idetkorNurat's acting wisely vfe,llm,no4!litz
t 4p ;- that if )110'4 an army of 99,,000 men:
and 001rhillitia. ready to be embodie4 this. is 4n. eveit
44..9) ick vies
traders skajl.not pear very swop. .
BO; optlet aders recollect; that" there is such an army
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in Staly; that this IrTy, is cpnAtnaoe.4
.4 A french Vener4,,
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.that be is supported heart and, hand;by ,tbe whole popy..l
141j0 0.4 Italy. It will, in the prepent.itate.of things, afford
-:ri!.6o,f Ole.li°o-

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—.To. elucidate this subjeei, we would refer our feaders
the •Wtrict from the chrgnicte of the cpngresp. The de- r
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aciiption there given ,4if. Talleyr;p4. fear, too true, ,
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and wilf if t at I atiffr,d supnort to our' reasout•tig,, if jt
01 no, ey
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aPjtCar that " 0.44 Fffinee.hov.c clirCa4 btql. •
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sera try tifferq.frunt Ward map pit varier.),
VINNEA, Nov. 3.
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n the Chronicle: of the Congress we read fl e following Short .1,
Sketch of the niuSt distinguished Statesmen at the Coneress
44 ttei• Us • a moment co'risider*the'reat ripen who new assist to
arsk
iit 11Ce Annie faleef •the'WutV;!.4•ll}eiternicit, Castle-I
reagh,llv,rdenteergi nett l'alleyrands, ,This fret acts a inureinvonsfant
part than people sepprete, inasmuch -as •be checks the projects of the
test, •tvd throtss fit:iracles in the way of the• plans already eoncludeti
Veriled iu Oat the ferns of .ptilitics, fts be, accostapartird-the gm
conipiercir almost to die titinit of the precipice,, endowed 'wirb-rate
triletiri; skewing with great effvct in the back ground an a4embled
army and a throne not yrt to be'shaken, he:possessed maity Wiiys ttif
epfureing his purptissils.,• They coy :twilit", now softest; far storm* of
she conferences as to remove , hrs chair .and pretsud tee pring.a.Way,
brclose he will not cement to see the'left bank of .the Rhine In pos.i
aciesion of great. powers: but hsralwiqs remeinod•sirittip, because-the
conversation soon, after turned Du Italy, or Switzerland... He seldom
appears in public. 'fi:e slate of his foot efforderoatterdenough finiu-
eity to eiteose bins. iris •head, on the•‘other hand, he but theitiore
sitund : himei ailiances with Franambeltrobeen alreadylaccretly stored
fiOrn more thsu one qiiarter.
" Lord cossiereagi, sees all iris wishes anticipeted. His' eye is
every *here ; and pertesps he acts the must extensive part. He is a
man of en agreeable • person, isetweets 4.4 and. att-yeato of sitot, itf:tfie
middle siire, rattier thin than:e otherwise,...asult u littlegpeleJ His pro-
inincilt nose, his open countenance, and,the simplicity peCuliar to stse
English, eteke him easy to belittle:en:. fie is pOwerfully ‘sUppcisted by
I.urd Stewart in all hal diptioineticieeasuees.!, . ' ••
Prince Metternich is Otte' of the most seoomplished courtiers sn'd
statesmen of our times. Obligingness, affability, and policy, alter;
nately 'inspire his actions. It is ftlipom.ibki; to show thore-turrand,vevi
astiiity of• talent. - He is supported ,by into uf, Altstinituishadv tektite,
aides %,hpm-is Gents.
'The voisido of the head of Prince Ilardenberg is .becemees
white as the inside. His countenance is open, his Imit smiling, and
4.s.twhole 4ppeetiance t now iwbf) sire kiin.writit veneration. He
entertains the ;molt !krill views in .every respect. When it dcpends.
on experience, prudence, and philanthropic Ideas, no one can pita-
tend to. bkher rained titan .41e, either in•Prussie or et the Compress..
puticy,sgepts,othstilie has declared his principles, to he rather tit
a .yielding nature : the ,recel,:ed card is covered, while ether; are
Cutireiirting upon many different points.'
Count ,Rfireptetrode sots, every where with•energy. It is realms-
t4l9ile not„.10 •acknowledge.his peat talents. At the conclusion of this
hide stetcb, *e Must mention Bailin Stein, whose whale counientinee
espresies the-finis. iioperrstrhable will of an energetic statesman. Tliere,
is Alen, icestut .to suppose, ibs he groins. in lartlaging the great
in-
terest+► of flussia.' .
iv The %vitae of the Cerrnan Constitution, which is much favoured by
adv.iiicittg rlipidlX., though there are many endeavuers to
titniter Os work,- 'lkre is no. of ,441143, and the learned
Itoonselfor Irfirrtens has often need tv listen very attentively, in order
*0 register properly the different vpiuiou.,"

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V. 20•

OF LAND.

TO TUE EDITOR OF THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

41n.--:-As tire' evidetrce' on the most interesting subject
that.everagitated the public mind, the alteration of the Corn
Laws, is: now laid before the world, and left for their and
tlifit . tentiesentatives'• decision, on this point a watchful eye
should be kept. .To the operation of the different evidence
which the land-owners have brought forward, with a view to
give permanency to their
_overbearing rents they have laid
on their land during The last twenty years, Sir, it is my wish
'to draw your attention, as high rents strike at the first prin-
ciple on which the vital strength and physical powers vrit7 our
nation, depend. First? .upon what princiule was the - ... •• ~ •
deter-
mination 9f, the lAn4ow,ners.f.?unfled, when they advanc,ed
Their rents.douple wIlAt they were prior to the war ? Pro.
fiablifrom it'eouyietion in their own minds that they, as a
body, ought not to bear their share in the extra expenceti of
the contest, as it must be well &nowt) to them that eXpences
Must Ocetie beyond the. Ordinary coup se of our expenditures,
the war being parried on in distant parts.. All money ex-
pended by loatwor subsidies to other nations, or in pay-
ment Of troop.s out of the. country, is a real WO to the nation,
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in pro4portion as it reduces its. capjtal. Now, Mr. Editor.
hoW are we to. meet these ‘ipences ? We must bear in
mind thafthey are- supposed. to
.lje for the general good of
all classes Of society, therefore we should, as a family, 'all
hear oueproportiOnal part of them. But the question is, who
has borne them, and .how .they. should.bave been borne ?
Spypose a peisqn haying,„acquircd -.an. ingftme.equal to his
real wants for subsistenee Aud nvesprio 41 some unfore-
seen Cense he incurp. an additional evenee, beyond bit
Aealli, "bow is This men to irear.up,, so as fo meet this diffi-
tnity, -Bois to keep-limn Sinking, but by a frugal retrench-
ment in
.his expenditure ? his whole family must be deprived
of apart of their• natural supply. Nob-ably he may be pos.
sessed:of the power to throw this ex-pence on other persons;
if so,_ the operation. is still the,sameohe ,e,txperice is• incurred,
and nri.st he. iborne bx some one. This is...Rrecisely the csse
wiih'the land-OWtieii. 'Whey liave . renneck, the. payments,
itillicic'slioUlcr lVie 'teen • Made by tliemsclv es, to uther per-
Soot. That is rendered -evi'ilenelcy 'die advance. of rents to
cover the. War .lexperices: •Thereby—they have evaded the
payment of their just Contributc;rr, by throwing the whole
euence.of;he. war upon_the mickile.class of society;..to. whom
I no. other resource, is
.left, than a reduction of their. natural
i means .of sOs iatence, N.ow; ...nr. Eciilor, j..sliu u id. be, glad
i:tgic ticl*,.;f v4iit pa-rt .of ibri, ipenees of, tike war, (and the war
we were informed was to. prcvelit: the land-olnfirs property
itirtif begin iiiiiilea a'nd' Oro. 60111 iheir'ios session) has.been
ficirne.
by this body ?: it:Sili.; you can point out in inione .
period of the last twenty years, that this most respectable
ihody.haye reveßehtd titiy.one part Of.their lukuries or aplen-
-14°9! (11.43!:,1.1v.Ants • airy Are. far...removed from), if jo the
dri)4l.49cepaso,(l m4,olit tviaol, their estahlistißents they; have
fil... surpassedii all former p.erio.ki n oetr,..kkis tog, which ,c 9 ail d
nof Wive Geinsihe'elsett Au Iso' co riltye4. their.fairAniota
' !iii Striipbriorthe war; y':the opicitioa
,at.this Fpjy.it Ptin-
ci pre' they have reduced 11)6,0 pfie PoillinAi ortti4 incluttrlpus
1 And most useful part .' a -.our potpies leet irt mpg riti, ..yOOSe
I life And yAt4Loiste_nce. dimends,:eo,etharlty, , W,44,mustlhe
The reflections of the greg.,4,ndomer„.richutistqWellWe-
iv*ltt.ll.rit2,,,ltfliViNlW.A, . PACO.-.2Ve+fi8514411..9f their
iireas? '.-,urry oisds• rq)t
,o, oing,t9,9therias filemuld 445. h
Vtileiildid 6 them. ' tr. lir Vitt ttie lie 31)00,5911PP-
, : •l,la 1... i• -a , 0 0.. 4 1 .•.. 4 - • •
iiate their claimi to bi ren4 htistoitit ysst.W! .01c. eV i 7
Ounce they have brought filvtar4 to- support their Ono;

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