The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-10-22 00:00:00

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Ring and the ‘44l,erilkent. On Saterda tk
parade of the troops II hilitittAtlitt le 10.4
the Thoilleries, Mars I the Duke of axoomb.,
signed the command of t In to the Doke of RAous
who may thus be considered as being restored%
Royal favour. His Majesty has else appeiew
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M•joe.General GAl.DallAtt to be CornalaDdint of ii
fortress of Thionville. It was still uncertain orr 4
18th whether the Emperor A LEXANDEN wool& top
visit to the French capital. On Saturday the Xi
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transacted business with the Minister of the Ned.,
end the Councillor of State DE Mtn, Mutt,:
General of the Posts.
The French and the other Journals which wen,
ceive from the Continent, however nearly they eh
published to the seat of Congress, confide as Wei,
mation worth extracting as to the 'objects libidos.
dune to engage the attention of the greet Diric h
seems the conferences were going on Oh the mei
secrecy and activity, and it would appal, de bete,
to effect this, they were held sometimes st oulicals.
ter's hotel and at other times et another. Wass sot
concur in believing that the discutsinas 'elite tout%
measures to be adopted for guarsoteetog the plus
and tranquillity of Europe," for the greet object spot
which this has depended, according to the usual reprie
sentations, has been attained; sod we mom sup.
pose that the whole of the Sovereigns of ths
Alliance went to Ais .. is . Chapelle merely k
witness the affeneme:its feminine to be meek
for the evacuation of France. The bargain has bets
struck, and the money distributors hare lett IN
spot. Messrs. BARING and lion had left Ais.b.
Chapelle before the 14th, and the Paris ?versos.
noonce the return of the French Bankers to the.
pital. The Ministers of the Allied Power, WI, I
doubt engaged in framing Treaties which may dew&
mine what shell be done by each of the Semite

when any emergency shall occur. We augur no poi
to society, who cannot but be interested in theme.
liberations and compacts, from the secrecy in irliir4
they are enveloped. In the proverbial frailty ri
Treaties, however, we find some comfort, ad
much more in the assurance which the eolith
ened state of society affords (painfully enlightra.
ed by these faithless Sovereigns and Noises
themselves), that whatever emergency may sot,
threatening the thrones of despots, mankind sill
never again so generally and cordially unite to rep
port the men that have deceived them, and have osly
matured plans for keeping them in eternal theory.
The French have destro) ed the despotism that dirs.
ed end impoverished their country—this has bees
effected in spite of all the poorer and all the swam
of the Allies; nor can human might, or all °martial
intrigue, reduce that country to the situation in shirk
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a ntenste;s4aiinsiiiie e7tbie p;;Tod at Mrr.altlntt►ir,
there cannot be, end there ire not two opinions;
bet though they failed in it, the French itsds 604
to make the effort for a better Government. 171/y
lived under a despotism which every wise aryl goo&
`man must have wished to destroy. There 'listed
among them privileged Nets, anot*lisitic all ho.
nours, offices, and distinctions, and exempt hoar bar.
dens. They were governed by valets, nistressm4swi
chamber-maids. Property had no security from Rigel
repatity, nor liberty from Royal caprice. Such a
state of things naturally engendered that seining
hatred and contempt of their Rulers which is the sere
forerunner of revolutions. It so happened, that they
brought upon themselves worse evils than they at.
tempted to core; and that Owns evils were aggrarsteri
by the interference of the foreign supporters of de•
spotism and profligacy. But this does not shirt
that there was no evil, and that therecouki he no ciao
Time, not the Foreign PO Hers, hut been the ally
tranquillity and freedom in France; and this and'
liary, whose progress and effects all the Kings
Erupt-fors of the earth cannot arrest, whose eilest'
influence will lay them all in the dust, will yet gin
liberty to all nations.

&tract of a letter from Portsmouth, Oct. el.-- I
66 The Regalia (transport), Dixon, strived frow
Ceylon—sailed 26th April, froM the Cape 22(1Jaly,
and from St. llelena 13th September-7eaperieneed
dresaktal shock of thunder and lightning, which struck
the ship, and knocked down every men that wool
deck; one of the crew, JOHN ART'S, was kill.'
on the spot ; the main ilia' airsiAtea4 was aplitt
-royal and top gallant-rodtti mnderyet OFPl'.6l,oloCreal
mast shattered, and about two-thirds' of the, ja6l6' )
mast carried entirely away, sad the starboard lisslP
iplit. For some time the Regalia was thought tot
two fire, being enveloped in smoke, sad
attongly of salpher."

Yesterday morning Earl BATHURST tame to lora
frons'Petney, and had an audience of 10 PAWS
IINetFT.
Yesterday a Court of Directors wes Sold at tile
East India-house, when the following Captains wme
sworn into the command of their respective Writ
vie. t—Capt• C. MORTLOCIC, Lowther Castle, r"
Bumble, end Chime; It. Neserr, Esse:, for ditto.,
Preparations are mak* along the eoret feteer
accommodation of the 'troops on their disembarka-
tions. The 95 rifle rifle regiment moved en Toesbe
from Dover loSliOrnctiffe, and the depots of the 4th
sod 29th infantry, from Deal to Canterbury, ire°
whence all the other depots, escept thomsof the stbt
9th, and 52d regiments have proceededio,Challielle.
A packet, called the Hibernia, has been fitted sp
ai Dublin, for the purpose of sailing between tb"
city and Holyhead, 'having propellers owder Wl"
Which drive her against wind and tide, exclusive of
a full set of Fining and sails.