The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-04-14 00:00:00

THE STATPBMAN.

DEAL, Artist 13.—(Jame down from the River
the Apollo East Indiaman, .for India ; Everetta and
Barrick, for. Quebec.—The Louisa, for Trieste; and
the :Matchless, for Boston; and remain in the Downs.
—Sailed the Trent, Anson, Thomas, Unity, Wil-
liam, Benevolent, and Apollo transports, for Cork,
to bang troops from Ireland, and to take them to
(Mend.

PLYmotirit, APRIL It —Came in the French
vessel Le Leocade, Guy, Master, from Morlaix
for Bourileaux, detained by his Majesty's ship Sca-
lark ; also arrive,l, the Edward, Lourey, from flour-
deans for London, with goods and passengers.
P01.T5/40UTII, APRIL 13.—Arrived the Amphion
and Ringdove, from a cruise or the Western Islands.
—Sailed the Spy, fr6m Guernsey ; and the Bermuda,
for the Downs.

LI V ERPOOL, A Parr. 12.—The homeward-bound
Jamaica fleet, we this day learn, had aet passed
the Havannah on the '2Bth of February
:Vinson°, Arittr..ll.—Yesterday morning, about
10 o'clock, the brig Namptwich, Herbert, of and
from Chester, for London, with goodi; struck on
the small rocks in a thick fog ; in a few minutes
they succeeded in getting her off, and used every ex-
ertion to bring her into this port, but she unfortu-
nately sunk near the Grasholm, without saving any
thing, except their lives, and the two boats, in which
they arrived here.
LONOMOPE SOUND, ORKNEYS, MARC!! 30.—The
brig John, of North Shields, Jones, Master, bound
to Miramichi, was lost here yesterday evening.—The
crew (except one boy) were saved.

I The new Income Tax Bill has been drawn op by
Mr. Lowenes. According to report it is to be
twelve and a half per cent. on all returns above a
certain rate, and gradually to descend to five on the
lowest. But the same principle of taking income,
and not property, as the basis of the assessment still
remains, toge!her with all the inquisitorial powers,
of which the whole kingdom has so justly and so
loudly complained. 'Whether the new war is to be
undertak.,n for the sake of this tax, or this tax for
the sake of the war, we know not—but without the •
one, we certainly should not have the other.
There was a report yesterday at Lloyd's, founded
on letters from the coast, that firing had been heard
in the Channel, and that it was said two privateers
had .•-nio out of Dunkirk to prey on oar trade.—
This we do not believe. No Tessa could sail from a
French port, 1. r such a purpose, without a letter of
marq,e; and it is clear that BONAPARTE has no de-
sign to he the fiat to commence hostilities. It will
give him great advantage in the conflict, if the war is
forced upon hita.
On Sunday next, being the first Sunday in Easter
Term, the Judges, Serjeents, King's Counsel, &c.
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will meet the went Honourable the LORD MAYOR,
Sheriffs, Aldermeu, and Common Council, City
Officers, &c. at St. Paol'is-Cathednd, at eleven
' o'clock, to attend Divine Service. The '4eraion by
ioegh war may be avoided, and peace, we ere the Rev. Mr. Bums, Chaplain to the LORD MAYOR,
may be preserved on terms which at one time and Rector of St. Mary Woolnotb. After which the
.on.itiered honourable, war Is still expected; Lono Mavoe (according to ancient custom) wilt
entertain the Judges, &c. at the Mansion-house.
o,oiigh Ministers, by their own declaration, are
Ynterday, between two and three o'clock, during
to shape their conduct by that of the Allied the ho' der-storm, the electric fluid took its direc-
,eigns, me hear that a Message from the PRINCE con down one of the chimneys of No. 15, Frederick-
rr is expected to be brought down to both place, Doswell-street-road, exploding with terrific
of Parliament this evening, declaring " his violence, destroying the whole of the glass on the
ination to prosecute hostilities, in concert
side-hoard in the parlour, melting the bell-wire, and
damaging various other articles; the party-wall was
is Allies, against the Government of Bosa. pierced in two places by the subtle fluid, the mortar
." it is also confidently expected, say the from which was scattered in every direction. Mr.
war faction,. with their customary abuse BENSON, of Sadler's-Wells Theatre, was writing in
cloit.ontade, that " within ten days Great Bri. the parlour at the time, and sitting nearly. Its the di-
all her Allies will have proclaimed war against rectiwi which the destructive fluid took, without re-
Gels qyzirping the functions of Governmentin ceiving the slightest injury. The adjoining house,
No. li, was also much damaged, but not so much as ,
and by the Ist of Mny the armies assembled the one above mentioned. It was reported, that
French frontiers, to co-operate in restoring both the houses had been knocked down, and several

r.illiiy to Europe, and a free Constitution to persons killed.
7e,ni!l be little, if a! all, short of 600,0(X) men," All the Proclamations of BO
NAPARTE, on his en.
orn, as APO( himself says, he has millions
tering France, as well as the documents favourable to
N
Ise. But will not this imposing a Constitution,
his cause, are published at Naples regularly as they
arrive.
r free or not—(it will not be considered es Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
.if it be imposed, and that by foreign arms East India-ilouse, when the new Directors elected on
•r: the Fleas:it nation, be going beyond the per. Wednesday last took tke oaths and their seats.
t! , second avieralion of the Allies, not to in-I • CHAIM% GRANT and THOMAS RaID, Esqrs• were
'ie with the internal affairs of France? chosen Chairman and Deputy Chairman for the year
iiv is uil ; and to talk of such a Declaration ensuing.
RAWSOATE, APRIL 9.—Viscount CitillOT, Grand
0.I.:1 actually issued by the Allies, and of . &dyer to the Duke of ()BLURS and suite/ landed at
Prminations being cherished by them at the the Castle Tavernsfrom Ostend, from the Lord Li-
:P.l3 the rankest inconsistency, of which none verpool Ramsgate packet, on Friday night, and pro-
-1 7.ladin.,n tt the Editor of the Tinges could be emitted to London on Saturday afternoon. The brig
.4tbion, PaLstra, with some of the Staff Officers, and
ii 3 ~ . also,if the r molar be true, that the new i
of the All". is f""ded °l' the 11'6°f the' part of the-horse troop of artillery, on the evening of
the 4th missed the Pier of Ostend, and got on shore ;

rif t ;...
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~umnut,which was offensive anffdefensive
s the ;easel will be totally lost, the materials, &c. saved
'n'i% t 1 I. BUNAVAIITE should refuse the terms of ' at low water; they had little difficulty in disembarking
*1..t9 the Atlies were disposed to offer him— and getting every thing out of the vessel. The Lord
11.`le..sire. In estalrlishing a mutual guarantee Wellington arrived from Ostend this afteinonn, with
". 'Pertice Sta'ei for 20 years, if he should passengers. On the Captain's waiting on Colonel
their terms. and continue on the throne if —, for his certificate of dispatch, he informed
ral'ef,--1:0 Is , if the new Declaration is so found. i him an express had brought the pleasing intelligence
the Allies reconcile it with common sense and
i that Dunkirk has declared for Louts XVIII. ; .and
,feise that they shall act upon 'the offensive al- ' two regiments of British had been ordered immedi-
,‘o, %hen r,ox %PARTE declares himself ready to . ately to assist the Royalists from Ostend.
I the terms of peace which they then offered ? INQUIST.—TharSday an Inquest was held at she Wattle's
.'ill mere absurd to talk of making war to re- (finetsld.... Niinedvi-road, Mr. HouGsos,;l
public tranquillity, when that tranquillity re- ins in one ivif the new buildings neare the kelp,' noli'asull'arkr it
unbroken. Wednesday owning. The Jury having viewed the body, and
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. i heard the evidence produced, although a great deal of inssiery
_............—... I was attached ii. she rose, were of opinion, that if murder had
e hear that ti.Loao •is to be immediately pro- been committed, it woad not be put in a coffin; nod. impressed
11" thwioitu;:,.rn.ttilea, utter a lung deliberation, returned a verdict of
e city. Mr. MxLusH, the Bank Director, ' —Slip
font conference with the CHANcti.Lon. of the; Cons ExcitA sot, ANVIL I4.—The Wheat trade
rtkul.e on the subject this forenoon. : continues exceedingly heavy, and our prices are no-
i mina!, except in those instances where the sales are
ciunts have been received from Normandy by forced, in which cases lower prices must be submit-
''lemaii who has arrived from that province, ted to by full 2s. per quarter.—Fine Barley sup-
'ho state, that a conflict had arisen at Havre ports Monday's prices; but all other sorts are Is.
per quarter lower.—Beans, Oats, and ether grain,
"Ice hat WPPII the friends of the _KING and the
are dull sale at Wednesday's prices.
rislili Of N %rout) yi, when eight or ten persons
,sen killed in the affray. i SMITHFIELD MARKET.—Aran. 14.
To ons the (Wit, per stone or tau.
ntsiort fi ram America says, that Mr. M 411180 N oreg
....o. bd. 1.• ha. 8.1. I
Head or Cattle this days
';ifiell Isis desire of resigning the Presidency of sfution .:N 01 t. 6., 0.1. How* .... 740
'inch States. We do not know the fact from Veal .. ti, t)d se 74. 611. i sheep ... ' 6,61...
i:y. Perk ....6s. (Id. s.. 71. 01. Calves
Lamb ....8, Od. to 91. 64. 1 Pip
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COMPARISON not mentioned before in any of our hlsterians, yet
IN FRANCE AND THE GREAT, GLORIOUS, AND Englishw.ii s n o
BETWEEN THE LATE UNANIMOUS REVOLUTION icnunsoivnamtioonf ,ehleuctlisoszemosieeKrehtna,4,inler of
y til
that
UNANIMOUS REVOLUTION WHICH TOOK PLACEII% an • ons that
UNANIMOUS compare the manner of rho,lpction d aa.. ~- rOnn Hon
IN ENGLAND, IN THE TEAR 1399. of King Enwahn the Cosesssoit and of Ki ,ts Wit.:
TO THB EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN. LIAM 1. with this action may observe, rind which listh
Sta,--I have read with much pleasure the two' been observed In all coronations Since that time."—
letters of Mt. CAPEL LOPPT, inserted' in the States-' No doubt what Mr. TYRRELL writ had been observ,
man : the last contains a description of the late Re- , ed, for he knew that this custom ceased at the comb
volution in France, as impresiive as it is just, in my
opinion ; nevertheless I must differ with Mr. L---- nation of CDWA AD VI. I shall sty no more this
point, which I leave to be explained by the- men of
respecting one point. Ile saes, " there is no compe• the present day, who contend for wltht they call
tition in history between the recent Revolution in natural allegiance —a
thing to me gulp lecnteprelien.
France and any other. It has been the most trait. sible. Hiving stated the contract, I shrill now pros
quil, free, and full manifestation of the people's will. teed to state some of the most flagrant vioLfions of
Landing with six hundred men, Antibes on one side, it, which were deemed stAcient to Warrant' the de.
Toulon and Marseilles on the other, he (Boma,. position of this faithless King.
PARTE) (meld not have advanced a day's march had One of the Articles exhibited against him Is that of
the generolleeling not been with him from the first." packing a Parliament, instead cf al toe iris the people
I admit that BONAPARTE. could not have advanced a the right of FREE ELECTION, as by the ancient laser
league in France if the general feeling had not been and customs of England they wore entitled to. ft
in his favour; and I acknowledge in the success of says, that he" gained over to him the persons thus
his enterprize a full manifestation of the people's will . illegally nominated by favours, celierS by threats
but I cannot admit that no competition is to be found and terrors, others again by bribes and sifts, to con-
in history between the recent Recitation in France and sent to such things as were prejudicialmi the king.
any other. On the contrary, I mean to bring forward dour, and especially by granting to hislirthe sobeillf
from our own history a well authenticated nevolu- of wool for the (rem of hislife, and ntiotlier subsidy
tion, wherein the nation exercised a right of resist- for certain years." This is the XI Xth Artitsle, and
ante on principles, the justice and morality of which a very remarkable one it is.—Row diftsriutly the •
are indisputable, and which was effected in as Iran- same actions are ansidered at CUffetent 1111011 I i
quit, free, and fell a manner as that which has so The same charge that was.held agth.ority stffficietifto
lately etched the wonder of many, and the malice depose a King, in 1399, was flyely mode by Sir F.
of, I fear, not a few. • To prove my case as the BuiIDETT against the eirttsowis Aged C.trtLEnsanst,
lawyers cull it, I must take it ab ovo. RICHARD IL and only diestv-torth a laugh from thaf mode& Gen.
came to the Crown of England, says that excellent Benno. AnotheeArtitlelefites -to the King's mite-
historian, TYRRELL, "not only by hereditary right, !thys and,is thus expressly :-.-64 Nis'twithstanding the
but by the general wishes and consent of the people, .seid King, at hii :coronation, had sworn that be
who had an extreme kindness for him in respect of would. cause to be done in ill, his judiensenti equal
his father (EDWARD the BLACK PRINCE), whose me- justice, with diegreadn. In Tit ain! ~irtah; yet
mory was most dear to the nation." Ramer has the the said Nog, 1%09! i . sietty, ligarOusli
folioning remark on the occasion :—" Ricitaite bad ordained, ander grtat penalties,. that ne men ilsoula
three uncles who might dispute the Crown with him, intercede or petition in favour of 'the
.Dektkor LAN.
and support the pretension with plausible reasons : carrEit then in banishment, and hi so doing he acted
the young Prince could only claim the Crown against the bond of charity,. and iashly violated his
by right of Representation, of which there had -
, oath." Here are two crimes specified in one article.
been no precedent since the Roman conquest;" ,A" imPedimen s placed on the freedom of petition-
-and certainly there was none in Saxon times.— big, iii *4l'4 it was even to be punished With
That nation, so famed for valour and freedom, would great penal t the people had not equal justice
have thought it a disgrace to be governed by infancy , with discretio n mercy and truth as it appears they
or imbecility. If the King left a son a minor, an I were entitled to. Hence we sea that truth, at that
uncle was always preferred. Sometimes a bastard period of time, was a debt due to the people, not at
brother to a legitimate one, as in ATHELSTAN ; and . crime for which they might be punished, as at pre.
EDGAR ATHELING was totally rejected from hobo.' sent, in the case of libel. In all my writings it has
cility. MATTHEW PARIS expressly says, that 64 no beet contended, that JUSTICE, MERCY, AND
man had any right to the Crown, even in his gme,lTll:u'l'll, constitute the spirit of the Etielisti Con-
hut by the good will of the people; notwithsteuaing. stitution. Another Article regards the banishment cif
(says he), if any of the late King's family are atom , the aforesaid HENRY Dliklic of LANCASTER, which
worthy, they ought to have the preference." RAPIN having been done by the King's, own arbitrary will,
tells us, it was apprehended, as RICHARD was only not by the judgment of his Peers; was " done by the
eleven years of age at the time, that the Duke of said King," as the article declares, " against all jut-
LANCASTER, styled in England King of CASTILE, lice, the Laws and Customs of the Realm, whereby he
the King's eldest uncle, and the father of his sac- da m nablyi ncu awl tbe crime ofperjurs."Here is enough
cessor, HENRY IV. by the means of that great Re- to show that this King was a breaker of his oatb,enda
voluttee which 'is the subject of my present in- subverter of those very twat, customs, and /ran.
vesligation, would have pretended to the Crown; chises, which he was crested arid paid by the people
but as he was the first to do homage to RICHARD, he to maintain and preserve. So that these verybacts
was, on the contrary, the means of confirming his I were of themselves an abdication or forfeiture (the
succession, and the. Parliament invested him with the.; words are synonymous) of the Kingly office. The
Regency. Thus RICHARD obtained the Throne by , instant he broke his compact with the people by,pack.
the concurresice of hereditary right and popular ap- ' sag s Parliament ; by dealing out unjust and un-
probation. The same approbation which now con- , merciful judgments contrary to truth, &c. &c. that
stitotes the right of the Sovereigns in France j instant he ceased to be a King ; all which we are
and England ; and he lost it, as the BOURBONS and given to understand by the Act of Deposition itself,
the STUARTS have lost their rights—by bad faith. I which runs thus : " In the name of GOD, Amen,
I have already quoted the words of Ratite, that the I We JOHN, Bishop of ST. ASAPII, THOMAS, Earl of
people had an extreme kindness for this Prince on GLOUCESTER, &c. &c. by the Lords Spiritual and
account of his father, whose memory was most dear Temporal, and Commons of England, specially de.
to the nation. This was the disposition of the people • puted, duly considering the many perjuries, cruel•
when he mounted the Throne, this• was the cause ties, and other crimes by King anyone done and
why the nation submitted to be governed by a child•; committed, and puhlicly exhibited before the said
and, perhaps, it was also the cause why the Duke estates of the kingdom, which are so public and nob
of LANCASTER, HENRY IV.'s father, waved his pre- seorious that they could not be denied ; and coml.
tensions. No reign could be more auspicious, none tiering also the confession of him the said King, &c.
more flattering than this at its commencement, as the &c. we do on the behalf, and in the name and by
Poet has, indeed, described it— the authority to us committed, ex abundunti, and
" Fair laughs the morn." Sm. for the greater caution, pronounce and declare hint
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the said RICHARD to be unfit and unworthy the rule
and nothing could be more hideous than its close,
which the same Poet has compared to a whirlwind, and Government of the said kingdoms, &c. and by
that— reason of the premises to be deservedly deposed from
" Husb'd in grim repose. all Royal dignity and honour, if any such be yet
Expects its evening prey." remaining in him."
This dreadful change was the consequence of a The term exabundanti, and for greater caution,
change in the sentiments and disposition of the show that this act was considered only as a forma.
people : revolutions are first made in the minds of lity ; for RICHARD ceased to be King the moment he
men. So has it been in France, and so was it in broke the compact with his people. It.was that
England on the above occasion. I must now speak compact that made him King; and wbeo the corn.
of thecauses that made the same Prince, who mount- pact was null, his Royalty was null top, And,
ed the Throne with so much popular favour, become therefore, this act depose, him from all royal dignity
the object of their abhorrence, their contempt, and and honour, if any such be yet remaining in him;
even of their derision. The reader must needs think, that is, if any honour or royal dignity can remain
that so great a reverse of sentiment could not be pro. in the said IticilAßn, after pecking Parliaments, irt.
(limed without a cause, and a very potent one. too.— dieting merciless punishments, ant) such like breaches
We read the cause in the objections which were pre- of his Corenatiois Oath- for, let it be' always re.
ferred against the King iu Parliament, where he was membered,—a perjured king, accordlog to the an.
juridically deposed; they mention various violations cient lsw of England, is nolcangat all. "He re.
that he had made in the course of his reign of the ceives (sayi FottrEscuE) his power frees the people,
Coronation Oath. To proceed methodically, let as and he.cannot govern with any other power":—why ?
see what was RICHARD's Coronation Oath. It was Because the power is delegated on conditions; con-
not so full as that which his great grandfather, ED- sequeutly, if any of these 'conditions ate violated,
wen 11. took, who also was deposed for breaking the power ceases. , • ..
Ibis Coronation Oath, as the act of deposition proves. The feeling that pereaded England, when the Deice
'That oath seemed to refer every thing to the will of of LANCASTER, with his three skips, appeared off
the people ; and EDWARD swore to maintain such the English coast, was a hope a being delivered from
laws as the people should choose— Leger quas out- a lawless tyrant, whose heart was a stranger to truth
tug eligerit. Ricuatte's oath was to maintain the and mercy—the hope of being restored to that no-
ancient laws and custom of the realm, and to ad- cient birth-right of free election, which they had
idnieter joitice with mercy, which, indeed, Is the been deprived of by means of fear, bribery, and
present Cdrottation Oath ; so that it should seem as I corruption—the hope of security to their property
If the same -breaches which incurred forfeiture then i against illegal confiscation, under the feigned pre-
iroold do' it new. This oath having been taken, . tence of Parlipmentary Representation—the. hope
?Velma, adds, the Archbishop led the King, the :of being rescutid from' punishment not salictroned by
Lord Marshal walking before him, to the four , the judgment of their Peers—the hopes that truth
Wets of the scaffold, and showing the King to would triumph over perjury, and mercy over op-
tile likople, declared the purport of the oath he ' pression; in short, that a Government of Law
bad now taken, and asked them if they would would succeed one upheld by arbitrary will only—
be 'subject to this Prince as their lawful Ruler, was the feeling that pervaded all ranks in England,
&c.. The historian adds—" This ceremony, though when the Duke of LANCASTER, with eighty men, of
whom sixteen or seventeen only were armed with
• The Archbishop of CA
faunalwraituey, in his Sermon at • lances, landed at Ravens in I k It'
.. Be_ purg, or s ire, after
Hlillitlrll Corotestisor, preached SAM. C. ix. v. 17.
hold the man that 1 spake to thee of. this same shall rule over having cruised a little off the coast, in order to
say people."—The intent of this Sermon. says the historian, show himself. According to Tip:tau of Wel,
was to snake a comparison between King RiciAßO, whom
.he
_:_ hoer noted , ..„
tea u a v RRELL
supposes to be a child. and his whole government a mere childish ling"mos quu Y . I
way of action, anti King Dignity, who Is a perfect wise man. known, than there repaired to
Ac. Tynansa..—ln the filennon preached on the Deposition of
s. LOUGHBY. Ross, D'A acv, and B
EnivAto'll.
Enivasto 'II. the Archbishop of Ca:manual( took fur uts •
text, " fox Papal, Ye: ltd." . ly after at Doncaster, the Earl of

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