The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-27 00:00:00

THE STATES

Wallachia and Moldavia, and browsed the Danube for

the, capital. These 6ne provinces being bounded by
Hungary, it is not impossible the Austrian Eagle may

perch upon them, to keep him flint in the interests of
the Autocrat, until it should suit their convenience to

serve the Turk as Tamerlane did Bagazet.
At home we are quite happy, if such happiness could
exist in the absence of the King, who will soon ap-
pear the most polished Gentleman, at the most polished

Court in Europe. ' That he ought to be well received
by the Bourbons, is as certain as that it will be other-
wise with the great body of the French people ; but as
be is likely to spend a deal of money in Paris. The

folks there, as long as it lasts, will call hiui the Grand
Monarque.

In London, the cry is, what bad Sir Robert Baker
done to be removed from the head of the Police ?
A man learned in the law, an amiable character, and
a Gentleman, with every requisite to constitute the
Magistrate and the independent administrator of the
law to his Majesty's subjects. The only reason is,
because be was not as willing to cut down the people
as the beardless-boy who assumed the command.—
Here the wonder becomes the more wonderful in the
ease of Sir Robert Wilson, who is dismissed without
any cause being assigned. From a statement of the
price of a Lieutcnant-Colonelcy being above six thou-
sand pounds, Sir Robert's loss must be of great
magnitude to a man of a small fortune, as he is
said to be. However, we feel pleasure, in per-
ceiving that although his services are despised
where they should be most valued, and where
his talents are abused and sycophancy rewarded ;
where peculation is considered no crime, and Patriotism
a never to be forgiven offence ; where the Cardinal
virtues are most talked of, and less practised. Still,
Sir Robert Wilson, like a brilliant sun, breaks through
the clouds of oppression. The strength of the country
feels itself insulted, it reprobates the little acts of little
minds who have deprived him of that scanty interest
for his money, which twenty-seven years hard service
should have at least secured to him. But we live in
an age of wonders, and should not be surprised at any
thing from the same source. It is still a great plea-
sure to find his constituents in the Borough of South-
wark come forward to second our unremitting exertions
in the cause of such a Representative, and we hope
the patriotic example will be followed in every town
and parish in the United Kingdom. We again and
again repeat, let there be no A, B, C, D, subscriptions,
let the names of the liberal donors be made public, as
a stimulus to those with more means though less incli-
nation; let the pennies, the sixpences, and the shil-
lings be collected, and let every Briton have it in his
power to lay to his children, " your father has sal4.
4csibail his mite to a brave said eseritorions wilmwevelltik
was dismissed from the service because he was a humane
Englishman." This is the way to let all have a share
in the glorious work. Let not the minions of power,
the informers of the gang, or the black coats, prevent
Englishmen from showing to the world their grati-
tude to a man whose iife has been honorably dedicated
to their service.

It is now more than a fortnight sincea verdict of man*-
slaughter was brought in against the officers and pri-
vates, who were engaged, on the 14th of August, at
Cumberland-gate ; and we must own, that we did ex-
pect, before this time, to have heard that some out-
ward form of an investigation had taken place, if it
had been done only to save appearance*. And shall
we then peaceably sit down and conclude that it was
only our want of judgment that had led as to believe
that such investigation was necessary ? No, no ; we
cannot without deserting our post ; ire cannot, as
Statesmen, as British Statesmen, suffer such an event
to pass by without raising our voices against it; with-
out forewarning ottr fellow subjects of the dangers
into which sUch a precedent may precipitate them ;
without using all ear endeavours to hinder its
taking place, by awakening the Mind of the people to
a sense of their danger ! Under the most arbitrary
governments the common administration of justice is
►offered to take its course. The subject, though robbed
of his share in the legislature, is still protected by the
laws. The political freedom of an English Constitu-
tiOn was once the pride and honour of an Englishman.
The civil equality of the laws preserved the prosperity, ,
and defended the safety of the subject. Are all these
glorious privileges the freehold of the pttopl% or are
we only ttnatts at the will of the Ministry ? Surely
it is not a lest crime, nor less fatal in its consequences,
tb encourage a flagrant breach of the la* by military
force, than to Make use of the krmt of Parliament to-
destroy the Constitution. The Ministry s rem deter.
mined to give us a choice of difficulties, and if possi
ble to perplex us with a Multitude of them." Lest
one Infringement of those laws, upon which the safety
of the nation and the authority of the constitution
depend, should engross the attention and arouse the
minds of the peoples before they have scarcely had time
to take one into consideration, their minds are called
off by repetitions of the same offences, in such tepid
suecesilitn, that they have no leisure to sit doer' and
cast up the consequences of any. And this hoodwink-
ed and blinded by the_ingennity of their rulers,
they surrender that liberty for whichi if they were
aware of it, they would willingly and generously shed
the last drop of their blood. " Had we taken sip this
affair at an earlier period, we should have been accused
of an ■ncandid and malignant precipitation, as if we
had watched for an Unfair advantage against the M-
iniver' and would net allow them a reasonable time to

do their duty. But; instead of iimplOying the leisurbi
that they have bad in a strict examination of the af-
fair, 'they seem to have considered this indulgence at
a security to them, that, with a little time and mi-
nagement, tint whole affair might be buried in silence,
and ultimiaely forgotten." And if our only object
were the punishment of the soldiers, we per-
haps might likewise have been unwillingly to have
urged the shatter to any extremity; but the
affair doe's dot regard individuals; it regards the inter-
est of the whole community, and the lives and safety
not only of ourselves, but of our posterity, to whom
we are bound to deliver down the Constitution in the
same healthy condition in which we received it. It is
the laws of our country that has received the injury,
and it is to them that the remedy must be applied ;
they cannot, like the injuriesofindividuals be closed srp
and healed by time alone ; no, for unless the proper
application (that is satisfaction) is applied to them,
they never will close, but remain like an increaiing
wound, to irritate the whole frame of the Constitu-
tion. limey sot be undeserving of our consideration
to enquire into the pernicious effects which may follow
-from each a precedent. The death of the two men was
thought to be an event of too flagrant a riatuie to be
passed by without any notice. the Coroner accord-
ingly sat, and the verdict pronounced that an offence
had been committed against the laws. What was the
natural course that was then to be pursued ? Were
not the offenders, according to the laws of the country,
at least to have given bail for their appearance to
stand their trial, or in default thereof, to have been
confined till it took place ? This was the course thit,
on any other occasion, would have been pursued ; but
in this instance, the Ministers by this means would
have had to comply with the wishes of the people ;
and sooner than submit to such en event, our laws are
to be broken, and our lives endangered. This is the
consequence that will naturally follow from such a
precedent ; but, as it is our bounden duty to watch over
the safety of the people, we shall, from time to time,
still continue to put them in mind of their danger ;
and if we should, which heaven forbid, fall in our
endeavours, there will still be left us one consolation,
that we have done our duty as far as the means which
we possessed would permit us.

An express arrived yesterday with disratches for
his Royal Highness the Duke of York, announcing
that his Majesty had landed at Calais at hal tpast four
o'clock on Tuesday afternoon. Every preparation
had been made by the local authorities, to give him a
suitable welcome, and all the English from Boulogne,
Dunkirk, and other places on the coast had poured into
Calais, to witness his landing.
Among the exhibitions prepared to entertain his
Britannic Majesty at Brussels, is, we underhand, a
grand Review, which, from local as well as national
circumstances, cannot fail to be interesting in a eery
etiesordinary degree. The Review is to take pima.
onaitelield of Waterloo. The podeloas that were
most remarkably contested there, oa the day of the de-
cisive battle, will be occupied and attacked by troops
that will go through the same manauvres as were
practised in the actual engagement, and as complete
a representation of the ever memorable scene as can be
given on a limited scale, will be displayed berore the
Kings of Britain and the Nethetlands, who were the
most deeply interested in the issue of the battle, under
the direction of the fortunate commander by whom it
was won.

id the sitting of the tortes oh the 28th ult.. a dote
was read from the Minister of the Interior. i-equiring
to know, " whether his Majesty could appoint one of
his Councillors to the office of one of the Secretaries
of State for the several departments into which the
affairs of the kingdom are divided i" This question
was discussed with great vehemence. One Dephty
declared that the Minister had sinister views in pro-
pounding it, Which be would expose if it were per-
sisted ; another proclaimed it a " ntanduvrei" and
many declared that a power of nomination would be
an Woad upon the Constitution•. Aftet a warm de-
bate, it was decided, " that the King cannot appoint
one of his Councillors to such Secretaryship, nor to
any other office or employment."
There have been illuminations and ether rejoicings
in different parts of Portugal, in Consequence of the
abolition of the office of Captain Mor, which was last
occupied by Lord Beresford.
The Bishop of Babis made a motion in the Porte-
gtese Corks, on the ink., for preventing burials
in churches, which, he observed, converted the sa-
cred temples into receptacles of putridity. He pro-
posed that cemeteries should be formed in all the cities
and large Wink bf Portugal on the plan Of the Log-
11th burylhg-groonds at Liaben and Oporto. The
motion Was laid on the table for a secoitd reading.
when it Will be determined whether or not the qtestion
shall be discussed.
By a decree of the Owlet a Dew national cockade
has been adopted for Portugal. The colours ate white

and blue. -
Letters from Hartitiiiis of the 6th ot August were
received is town on Tuesday, which state, as news
from Campeachy, that the Independents in !Addeo
bad sustained solvers' defeats, abd that the communica-
tion between Vets Cruz and the capital had, in con-
sequence, been again established. O'Donnjn, the new
Viceray of Blekicoi was daily expected at Vera Crliz,
and great dependence was placed on his persoal
enetgy for ,*storing confidebee to the royal cause.
We are exceedingly happy to hear; that there are
new tour elegant Steam packets eft ployed, in guying
passengers betwixt Londan and Leith, tiz. the Moun-
taineer. City of Edinburgh, Tourist, and flames Watt,
one or other of which, will sail from here every third
day, to that piatesgoes Sae vessels hare stew an
opportunity afforded them to &Mubarak and ret
turning withie the week ; the oantaitteer liaaporkwased
the voyme to and . from Ilidinkent in six days, Jibe
afrived here yesterday is om Leith, including
stoppages at Shields; Scarborough and,. Yatmeeth
lauding se4 taketiesia.passebgers. She is to sail aisle
for these places Si &ads/ ant, 30th Last., friar new
gate Halts, east earnerof tbs Towel.
• Average pion of Grain from the week ended the
13th of September, 11121-6 Wheat Olt. Id. ; Rye ills
' 9d. a Barley 271. 5d.; °stiffs. Id. ; Deals Its, Id..
, Piles 311. lUd•