The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-10-16 00:00:00

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• THE MAW.
Extract of a letter f.otn Hanover, Oct. B.—The post
for England is just stoic% out, so I can do little more'
than inform you, that his Majesty arrived, at three
o'cluck, at the palace of Herrenhausen, which is within
two miles of this town. His Majesty wag met on the
—road by' a treat concourse of persons, including civil
and militery officers, farmers, artisans, &c., and they
all welcomed their Sovereign in the most cordial man-
ner. It is understood that his Majesty will see no vi-
sit Ors to-morrow, as he must find a day's repose neces-
vary, after having travelled upwards of six hundred
miles. On Wednesday his Majesty is to enter the
town in state, and splendid preparations are making
for the occasion. This town affords but few places of
accommodation, and those are now crowded to excess.
It was with great difficulty I could obtain a bed-room,
and on entering it I was not a little surprised to find an
order of the police affixed to the door, directing that
the price shall be a Lnnis-d'or (about sixteen shillings)
a-night, while the King remains.
• extract of a letter from Osnabruck, Oct. s—l have
• at length arrived in the kingdom of Hanover, but am
• still one hundred miles from the capital. In my pro-
gress to this town front the Prussian frontier, I wit-
nessed the strongest manifestations of loyalty anti at-
tachrnent to his Majesty. A triumphal arch has been
erPrted on the spot where the boundary line' is drawn.
Stadiar arches are constructed at every village I have
clone through.—At 6landorf, the first village I came to
after passing the frontier, I found the landlord of the
inn, who is also the post-master, brushing a suit of an-
tiquated unifartn, in which he intended to appear before
Iris Alajesty. He said he would present his Royal
-Master with wine of a hundred and twenty-five years
01,1, poured out in a:old cup, and expressed his earnest
hope that his Majesty would condescend 10 accept the li-
h,t'ion. Before! left M unster, this morning, I discovaed
teat the postboys had adesperate contention fur the honor
of driving his Majesty's carriage. One of them, who
wa:, a fellow of some humour, said that the Koenig
rou Prutsexi (the King of Prussia,) when he pissed
tarotileh, did not provoke such angry feelings among
• them, as they would all have been very well content
to let any one who pleased drive his Majesty to the
d-1. You will nut be surprised to hear that the King
or Prussia is no favourite with the postboys, when 1
cc''i you that by an order lately issued at Berlin, any
ore of them who shall be found asleep on his horse,
is to he pl .ced on a seat, formed by three pieces of
wood, brought to so sharp a point as almost to pierce
throng!' the flesh, the unfortunate offender being all
t.:e time compressed within a wooden frame, and un-
. able to relieve himself in any other manner than by
tut effort attended with a varied sort of pain. This
• putiishment continues for six weeks, during which pe-
riod the wretched sufferer gets nothing but bread and
. water, except on the third day, when he is allowed a
little broth to sustain life. As soon as the time elapses,
I.e ia obliged to pay a fine of twelve dollars, and is then
restored to his former situation, only to undergo more
•ag ravated inflictions, should he again unhappily
daze while on duty. Front this instance you may form
tolerable estimate of the polity that exists in the
I;.:ag of Prussia's dominions.
SATURDAY MORNING, OCT. 6.
lits Majesty i,: expec.cd to snake his entry into this
towu at four u'uloc I:, and the inhabitants are going out
it, great numbers to meet him. He sleeps this night
at his palace here, which has been fitted up iu superb
aty le; and should b:s Majesty continue his journey to•
naorrow, he will proceed as far as Nieuburg (a town
aldiat half way between this and Hanover) and arrive
04 the following day at Herrenhausen, his principal
residence. , Deputations from Austria and Prussia are
Low at Hanover, waiting to pay their respects to his
Lt tjesty, on the part of their respective Sovereigns :
and among the ilinstrkus relatives of his Majesty, who
Lave preceded his arrival in that town, there are the
Duke and Duchess of Cumberland, the Prince and
Pi•incess.of Hesse Hombourg, the Princess Augusta,
a:ttl the two young Princes of Brunswick. The ae-
ceturnodatious of the hotels are under the direction of
the police, and you may judge of the demand there is
far them at this moment, when I tell you that the fixed
noz eisartal is about :IL a day for two rooms.