The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-06-14 00:00:00

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TEE EMPEROR OF. RUSSIA, KING .
PRUSSIA, tfc.
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Yesterday these Illustrious Princes, in pursuance
of their laudable plan of viewing our various national
establishments, paid a visit by water to the Grand
Military Arsenal at Woolwich. By seven o'clock
In the morning, the Royal, the Admiralty, and the
Ordnance barges were collected at Whitehall-stairs,
gaily decorated with streamers, pendants, and ban-
ner. A band of music was stationed in one of them.
The Admiralty barge bad the royal standard—others
the Russian and Prussian flogs. It was a beautiful
sight—the day was fine; and the band playing at iti-
,iet rats the favourite national airs, •made the scene
-truly delightful.
At nine o'clock precisely, a gun was fired, as a
signal that the embarkation of the illustrious Visiters
and the Priest Regent was about to commence. The
Regent was-escorted by a party of the Horse Guards
to Whitehall-stairs; and the Emperor of Russia, the
Grand Duchess of Oldenburg, and the King of
Prussia, by detachments of the Blues. Generals
Blucher, Telly, Platoff, and a number of other
officers, accompanied their respective Sovereigns.—
.Lord Melville and other Lords of the Admiralty,
the Secretary, Mr. Croker, the Comptroller and
Commiesiosters of the Navy, were. also in tbepro-
cession. The little fleet of barges, gay and 'glitter-
ing with flags, was collected in a line—other beats
were in the distance, with red pendants. The barge
for the reception of the Monarchs was more distin-
guished. than the rest, by the superior splendour of
its decorations. As soon as the Illustrious Visiters
sfepßed !se board, the band struck up God save the
. King j'and the fleet moved off, gliding gently down,
and greeted with the acclamations of the thousands
assembled Or. the wharfs and shore.
As tilde Majesties passed under one of the arches
of the Strand Bridge, they were saluted with loud
haws from the crowds assembled upon the arch.
Blackfriars and London bridges were crowded, and
there the same tribute was paid them. Off London
bridge the city barges, with the Lord Mayor, Alder-
men, &c. joined the procession. On clearing the
bridge, their Majesties had a fine opportunity of
witnessing the immense commerce of the port of
London. The wharfs, .the barges moored by the
side of the river, and every open space thatrould af-
ford a view of the aquatic procession, were filled
with spectators, who cheered the Illustrious Visiters
the whole of the way ; and the ships of war at dif-
ferent stations on the river fired salutes as they
passed. On their arrival off Woolwich9 about 12 ;"" ----- r- - -
1 has been restored, and its independence secured.":--- I
o'clock, the Thisbe, bearing the flag of Vice-Adm. Isere declaration re
This was drank with enthusiasm.
Legge, and other ships, tired a salute, and manned their ' diency of thole'
The C114\18311.01 •said he had to propose a toast . • hick fop-
yards. The Nelson, of Mons, was inspected. On I
which every Gentleman would drink with pride and : : . '
landing the Monarchs were ',ea:. ed by the Earl of !
pleasure. It was the Duke of Wellington,
Mulgrave, Master-General of the Otrinance, with all who had ; /mule
, honoured Somersetshire by taking his title from a '
due honours ; a discharge of the great guns took
town in that county, who, by his abilities P'
place; and the Royal Party, with their numerous
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bravery had raised the military character
suite, proceeded to slew the Arsenal and Laboratory.
i country to a height unparalleled in its hi,'
Much time was occupied in the inspection of these
who, by his brilliant victories, had •l'
and other departments of this magnificent establish-
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restore the inestimable blessings
spent. •A discharge of Congreso% .oekets also took Ipeace! The room .rung witl•
place, and the effects of that tremei.:., L, lir ration of
modern warfare, the secret of whose cornposirom !As I rePeatel Songs, glees.
alive the festivities en
been hitherto confined to this country, were e.sliihit-
of Mr. lAngton.
ed to their Majesties. It was three o'clock before
e
the Illustrious Visiters left the Warren, to proceed to thanks P. fr'
the Barracks, where refreshments were provided for '
them.
About six o'clock the Royal Party and their at. :l 4• L •AU•O r-
tendants commenced their return to town by the way
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of Greenwich. The Prince Regent preceded the ca-
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valcade in a close carriage, the Emperor of Russia
and the Duchess of Oldenburg were seated in lan
open carriage, as were also the King of Prussia, silrd COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.— A little musical 1
the Princes his sons, in another. The road from
Woolwich to London was lined with carriages ; and at
entitled The Grand Alliance, was produced
the same eagerness was evinced by the people to be- at this Theatre last night. It is intended as a tribute
hold the Emperor as on his first arrival in town.— of respect to the Illustrious Visiters who now ho-
The 111usttious Party was every where greeted with nour the British capital with their presence, and
loud and incessant plaudits. 1 embraces the whole vocal strength of the company,
in which the males represent Marshals of England,
About half-past seven o'clock, they passed over I
Westminster-bridge on their return to town. The dressed in the military costume of their several coun-
a and the females their guardian angels. The
ney hotel had been crowded to excess from four I
that time. language of the poetry is in praise of the virtues of
o'clock till
ening the Prince Regent, and his Imperial these •Illustrious Sovereigns, who do honour to the
In the ev
Dial Royal Visiters, dined with the Marquis of Staf- age in which they live, and secure to themselves
at Clevelan every thiug, short of immortality, that the great
the]th old gallery.d-house. Dinner was laid for 84 in r and good can desire, o this mortal world cam he-
The King of Prussia arrived at eight o'clock ; the stow.—Tee songs, adapted to loyal and popular
Emperor of Russia at a quarter past eight ; the 1 airs, were well esecu
terl, and the piece event off
lirince Regent followed soon after. There were 1 with eclat.
The LORD MAYOR having inspected the Meal-
also present the Princes of Orange, Cizasteriki,
Radzevil. the Princes of Prussia, Oldenburg, I-lar- i weighers' Returns, ordered the price of Bread to be
detrbeg, Gagatin, Dukes of York, Clarence, Kent, I raised flair a" Assize, being a farthing in the
Sussex, Gloucester, and Weimar; Duchesses ofl Quarter° Loaf. .
Oldenturg and York • Prii:cr ss Volochowski ; the • EXTRAORDINARY SLATE.—Lately a flooring slate
Prussian, Russian, and Wu' tettiberg Ambassadors :I was sold by Messrs. TIMM, SIIIESON, and Co. the
propsite to his dwelling-house, against the
rietors ofTresniaun Quarry, to Mr. W. Tuoame,
the Marquis and Marchioness of Lansdowne ; Earl i
and Countess of Liverpool ; Countess ',level' ; Lora ; and placed o
and hady Castlereagh ; Earl and Countess ower • ; Town-hall, in ppoLaunceston, where the market for the
!sale of oats, is held ; it is two inches thick, and con.
Lady Culling Smith; Lord C. Beutinck ; Marshal
De tains eighty-four superficial feet. This slate attracted
Barclay de Telly, arshal Blucher; Geuerals
the attention of hundreds of people on Saturday
Yorck and Below, Sec.
I (market day), who were astonished at its size. At
General Platoff sent an apblogy.
The same Illustrious Party after dinner went to the the same time there was in the quarry, a slate, two
ountess of Cholmositieley's residence, in inches thick, thirty feet by nine feet, containing 270
Earl and U ' superficial feet. It is presumed this is the largest
PicEadilly, to a ball and sepper.
'this morning the Imperial and Royal Visiters left slate that was ever seen in the kingdom. The rags
and scantle, in this quarry, are also remarkably fine. 1
town at an early hour on their excursion to Oxford.
The Vicars-General of the Diocese of Paris have : An official return of the number of regimental
Tiiey will pay a visit to Blenheim, where Lord :
given notice to the different Curtis, that the'aticfent , officers of the regular army, printed by order of the
4 ':,a ries Spencer is gone to receive them. To-morrow about the Host. in- grattrl'pre= l !loose of Commons, states them at, Field-Marshals
lariling they will be waited upon by the Heads of custom of carrying
cession is to he re-established. This ceremony Wit receiving full-pay, s.—Generals receiving fall-pay,
Houses, and afterwards introduced into the Senate-
been dropped since the Revolution. Some strong ;74 ; ditto, half-pay, 7 ; total, 81.—Lieutenant-Ge-
house, and receive the honorary degree of LL.D.—
regulations have been adopted as to the &sere.; nersh, full.psy, 113 ; half-pay, 44 ;, total, 157.—
The Prince Regent will be present at the solemnity;
of Sunday. The shops were all open in l Major-Generals, full-pay, 152; half-pay, 69; total,
and it is understood will take up his residence at
Paris on that as well as other days; the streets were : 231.—Colonels, full pay, 111 ; half-pay, 41; total,
Christ Church, the Emperor of Russia at Merton,
and the King of Prussia at Corpus Christi College. , more particularly crowded with articles of metchan-1152.—Lieutenant-Celonela, full-pay, 518; half-pay,
' disc or traffic; and all the Theatres and minor places Ibo ; total, 6iti.—Majors, full-pay, 572; half-pay,
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•of amusement performed an the Sunday evenings. 40; total, OW— Captsins, full-pay, 2504 ; half-
. On Saturday night Viscount and Viscountess CAP' pay, 456; total, 2980.---Lieutenents, full-pay,
TLEREAGH entertained the Emperor of RDTPIIA, the 3908; half-pay, 81-6 ; total, 4725.—Cornets, full.
King of Peessik, the Duchess of Otostivenet, the pay,half-pay, 86 ;told, 290.--:Ensigns, fell-
PRINCE REGENT, and their numerous seiner, with a pay, 19t0; half-pay, 378 ; total, 2298L_
grand supper, after their return from tits Opera.— The popular play of Hon the Eighth was an.
The Royal Patty did not break up till three &clock noonced for repreaentatiem ten days ago • bat
in
in the morning. . • , -• • consegerce of a notiiileafibb received at the'Theatre„
Last Thursday 120 reptieitskon and labourers, from 4MO trattet, ttia foirefweisanee was Suspended,
besides several women aid boys, were discharged sad It Will net be `peipsyned duties the present
from Plymouth Dockyard. ie w& t' . - -

SOMERSETSHIRE SOCIETY IN LONDON.

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took into cust►►dy. The Prosecutor, conscious
of ha \ committed no sort of offence, expressed
his willis to accompany the Prisoner to the
watch•house, or wheresoever he should think pro-
per. .One of the men in company then charged him
with being a notorious —, and charged him to the
assumed constable, with a heinous offence. The
Prosecutor, appalled at the idea of such an imputa-
tion, begged the party would retriffet such an insinua.
lieu. Ti►e Prisoner, however, had him in charge,
and he refused to let him go until he had hushed up
the business.. The Prosecutor first gave three shil-
lings. but this was not enough. fle then gave an
eighteen-ptiny token and a shilling, and then he
was suffered to depart. Some evenings after this,
the Prosecutor met the Prisouer under the PilitZtLs,
Covent-garden, and charged him with this offence.—
The latter denied it, and expressed a willingness to
accompany • the Prosecutor and let him see where
Ise lined, bet having got through the crowd, he

ran off.
There w
was fully

no doubt as to identity; and Prisoner
red for trial.

A camp is forming on Titeltseld common, where,
it is expected, the Russian Guards will be encamped.
The troops at Weymouth and neighbourhood, at
Winchester, and in Sussex, are ordered to move to-
ards Portsmouth garrison. These arrangements are
toeparatory to the arrival of the Allied Sovereigns,
itufl other distinguished persons.
, The price of gold bullion is reduced to 51. The i
'eines, which was lately at 281. is reduced to 245.
All the foreign eichauges are rising.

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GRIND CIVIC-'BASTs
TO THE EMPERdt OF itIYSSIA, THE ICING OF
PRUSSIA, THE PRINCE REGENT, la. ls Iri! Pi •
The Jr, . . ...
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- of the Houself 'Lords, by the Earl of Lauderdale
It was yesterday finally deteimined; in come- in tie Appeal, Grlesba,-CoratitigharU„rifter. Mr: A dour was
on rejecting the motion he made, on the third rend: heard for tee Appellnat.iiad Sir Statue Rowdy and atr. HOlz
(pence of a communication between the City Re- ! ing of a Bill, entitled ".An Act to permit the Ex- net for the Respoudeel, the Occrre wa. atSr.'wd.
membrancer and Viscount Sicklualith; that the grand jportation of Corn, Grain, Meal, Malt, and Flour, la the Appeal, Whyte o.ll..scher, Mr..lldrher 6n? heard for
entertainment to be given by the 'Corporation of the !from any part of the United Kingdom, without pay- tbe Appellant, and alter Mr. Adam, stn. was heard for s: e Re..
City of London to the above illustrious - characters, , meat of duty, or. receiving of bounty," to omit such ret';';',;„; r,',
%rodent, Mr. Ad•oo. jun,. was
jliet.ll in p trt MI tile S:1114e aide..
should take-place in Guildhall; on. Saturday next, at l'part of that Bill, as repeals the bounties, which, for1;::::"=:eli'll,Ite Hyr oesces were e imagined
with el:spill to rue iiffettionate eem tort of ler. flu,. attsurrards
six o'clock.. As it is to be a State dinner, the King's, more than a century, have been given on the export- his wife. Further proceeding ou Wed:les:1:1. .
Yeomen of the Guard, the Gentlemen Pensioners, .:stiort of grain : The Batch Trade Bill, nod the tan Manafat tory Bill, well
&c. will attend in their proper places in the pro- I enasatiffed, nod ordered to he reported. a
44 Ist. Because the abolition of all bnenties or The Sheffield Country Trade Bill woo read a third time..
cession, and in every respect the entetitainroent is to' the exportation of grain, without any enquiry, at a Lord LIVERPOOL presented a Mestetge Era n the Prince
resemble that giveu on occasion of a Coronation. ' imoment when, io compliance with the request of a 1
Regent, with regntrt to ocl:radio( of the litt44 in troops at
The greatest exertions have been made for several ' numerous body of Petitioners, a Committee has tic- .'ortsm.uth—For a Report of which see ConllTlOli.
Tne Message was ordered to be take:: iota c Usi.lestation to-
days past by the workmen in this ancient edifice for ' tually been appointed to investigate the effects of inorre,'
the reception of the Royal Guests. The Court of : our present system of Legislation, both on the in- eon"; EXPORT BI
EL.
Common Council, the Courts of Law, and various : terests of the growers, and of the consumers of tipen Lord HARDWICKE's motion for the third
reading of this Bill,
other places, are being repaired and cleaned.---The ° grain, appears to me to-bean act of the grossest in-
Lord STANHOPE, adverting to the words ,
tin
Committee are indefatigable in their exertions to
, the Bill allowing the export of Corn " at all times,o
make the entertainment worthy of the occasion. consistency.
I " 24. Because the system of granting bounties on
A painted notice was yesterday put up at the , the eipovtation ofgrain,th us incautiously abandoned, stated his objections to this arrangement; obsertine,
.entrance of the hall, that all public business was must be eminently advantageous in securing the im. that as in a year of great scarcity in this empire?' a
still greater scarcity might exist in foreign emulates,
suspended till the entertainment to be given to the portaot object of equalizing the price of that which
the allowance of free export in such a case would be
• ferms- the chief article of subsistence. Prince Regent was over, and that no person would obviously prejudicial. .Ile therefore proposed the
be admitted hut upon business relating thereto. i " 4
.., .ee'nd principles of theory concur in show. 1 omission of these' words. A batik hid been pub,
•
The Committee for conducting the entertainment ings tnet such a bounty m i fished by his Noble Friend (Lord Lauderdale), id
trust tend to enable the far-
last night sent for the Masters of' the different Taverns mer of this country,to untlersel foreigners—that the '
and Coffee-houses in the immediate vicinage of demand for his commodity must be thereby increased which the author argued that bode ought to be
- granted upon the export of Coro, because salt
Guildhall, for the purpose of ascertaining how massy —that he must therefore be encouraged to raise a
j bounties-served to encourage a growth of Corn be.
of the attendants of the Allied Sovereigns they could . greater quantity of grain than would otherwise be
respectively.entertain on that day, as there will not produced—and, consequently, that, in years of ;Y" the quantity
necessary
d
be room for any of them in Guildhall. r
' scarcity, by prohibiting exportation, this country Iby stopping , tion and because, in years of scarcity, we might,
the export, have additional means of
The Committee are also providing stabling and 'may mush* a supply at a moment it is least likely 1 supply yfor the home market. ' Frota this passage he
coach-houses at the stable yards and inns in the to receise aid from importation, which cannot fail tr,
neighbourhood, for the carriages of their suite. It prevent that occasional extreme rise in the value of ! concluded-i that his Noble Friend would support 144
arnetoldisht,--that the Peer mieuld' act consistently
is understood that the carriages of the Emperor of subsistence, so destructive of the limited comforts of with thelothor. In fact, if his amendment were
Russia, King of Prussia, and Prince Regent, will the poorer orders of the community.
: not WOW, there would be. no alternative in such a
be put up in Blackwell-hall. i 46 From the experience of past times it Is also evi-
icase of scarcity as he had just stated, but the starve-
. dent, that this actually was the happy effect of a tion of the people, or the exercise of 4 dispensing
bounty on the exportation of grain ; for, during the ;power by the Crown, in issuing an order to protti-
i continuance of an efficient bounty, from the year 1 bit the exportation of corn. That the Crown could
11697 to the year 1757, this country was amply sup- !
The fourth Meeting of' this highly respectable So- Inot and ought not to exercise such a power as that
, plied with grain, even in years of sc,areity, without
ciety was on Wednesday list held at the London `for which James 11. was deposed, the Noble Lord
M.P. foreign aid, by exportation having been three several showed by referring to the Bill of Rights. It had
Coffee-house, Col. WILLIAM Goan LANGTON, M" • times prohibited, in 1699, 1709, and 1741, for the
been intimated, that if such an amendment as that
in the Chair.
1 purpose of securing to the home consumer the extra •
he proposed %ere adopted, the Bill would not pass
The company were numerous. After a sumptuous' produce which the bounty had created ; and the in the other House, hut this he thought quite itnpro-
dinner, Non nobis Domine was suns by Incledow, i price of wheat, during the last 30 years of that bable ; for he remembered another Corn Bill relative
Taylor, Elliott, Sale, Evans, and Webbe. After period, whilst it 'lcier fell below 11. 2s. Id. per
the usual toasts of the King, Queen, and Prince Re. i to export having been brought into tlint House, ita
i quarter, at no time- rose above 21. Bs. 50. per which the word, &r. had been so introduced as ac-
gent, the CutIRMAN gave, " The Allied Sovereigns, I
quarter. , . tually to include sea biscuit, but upon his propnsii.
by whose perseverance the tranquillity of Europe l• • " It does tharsiforoappear to me, that the prema.
,tion the &c. was omitted, and the House of Com-
bas been restored, and its independence secured." fore declaree.
This was drank with enthusiasm.
I diency of tb . • on the exportation of grain,
P ..:.--
.. ' metimekicked shout the 13111 for so
The CIIAIRKAN said he had to propose a toast . which far..
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~ a century have formed a con- : making,
adopted the Bill with his amendment.—
which every Gentleman would drink with pride and ;
spicuous tett**
Vibe system we are about to inves- . Here the Noble Earl observed, that Bills upon the
pleasure. It was the Duke of Wellington, who had, tiro., mast tkAtittdd by the public as highly rash most important subjects were too often most clumsily
honoured Somersetshire by taking his title from a and l'--
injurious; and in this opinion I am confirmed drawn up, and concluded with moving his amend-
town in that county, who, by his abilities and _
by contemplating the great importation of grain, as
'his well
bravery had raised the military character of well as the rise, and extreme fluctuation in the price . Lord HARDWICK E, after expressing a wish
country to a height unparalleled in its history, and !of wheat, that has taken place during the last 30 that this Bill should extend to sea biscuit, argued
who, by his brilliant victories, had -contributed to , years, when the alteration in the value of money against the amendment, which woutd.„ in his opinion
restore the inestimable blessings of an honourable '
i bad rendered the bounty inefficient ; for the lowest operate against the whole principle and purpose:4
peace! The room .lung with plaudits, nine times price of_xlats, during this term of years, being the 3111,
repeated. Songs, glees, and toasts 'alternately kept' i. sa: to. itneesi,y equal to ilialikleit price of . Lord LA Ulitßi)A trarette( fO tli Vora
alive the festivities of the meeting. I.lpoif the health '
*hint per quarter during the 30 years already al. alluded to by his Noble Friend; because, to use the
of Mr. Langton, the Chairman, and Mr. Dicken- luded to, in which an efficient bounty was given ; language of a former Chancellor, he thought they
son, M. P. being drank, those Gentlemen returned whilst, 'notwithstanding a great and constant foreign involved " an act of impertinence."—For upon
thanks in appropriate speeches. The pleasures of importation, the poor have suffered, from wheat oc. what principle could 'the House justify such a pre-
ss*" and song kept the Hon. Chairman and
.the , caalonally rising to the unprecedented value of 61. Bs.
. fhe I 1 scriptiots to posterity ?---:11e had heard much of the
company till an advanced hour of the night
• per quarter. i respect due to the wisdom of our ancestors, but was
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Secretary, Mr. Hurd, laid before the Society ) ac- 1 '
° no respect due to the wisdom of our posterity • The'
count of its progressive improvement, and among 1 1
other liberal benefactors, announced the nameof the 1 •
POLICE. . world mast naturally improve as it advanced, and
why by such a Legislative enactment as that to Which
Earl of Ilehester as a new Member. --woo-- his Learned Friend referred, should 'we undekake
• EXTORTION. so peremptetily to dictate to our posterity ?--But
MARLIOROUGII•STREET.--Prancis Sturges was with these general observations upon the phrase of
charged capitally with extorting money from a Mr. , " at all times," he still could not agree to the amend;
Scotland, under pretence of charging him with a: agent proposed by his Learned Friend.
foul atme. I The Amendment was rejected.
The 'rosecutor was returning home, through Lisle- I Amendment
Lord LA UDERDALE proposed an ,
street, pm c•
the 19th of last month, betwixt the hours to leave out the words repealing
the bouuties,"
of tektite and one, when he was beset by the Pri- . but this atnendment was negatived.
loner% tivo other men, and a female. He was rudely : Tile Bilf wits read a third time.—Adjourned till
attacked by one of the met., who charged him with . to-morrow.. -
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having hared ill to the female; and the Prisoner, i - - ____
who represented himself anfficer of justice, i
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