The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-11-20 00:00:00

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THE KING'S couitr.

Yesterday at two o'clock his Majesty held a Court
at his Palace. Pall-mall, which was attended by tho
Lord Chancellor, the Lord President of the Cotincil.•
the Lord Privy Seal, 'the First Lord of the Treasury,*
the Secretaries of State for the Home and Foreign De- i
partments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. the
First Lord of the Admiralty, the President of the Board
of Trade, the Lord Chief' Justice Of the Court of
King's Bench, the Judge Advocate, the Recorder of
London, Ice.

The King held a Council, at which the Recorder of
London was admitted, and made his report of the con-
victs capitally convicted at Justice Hall, in the Old
Bailey, at the last October Session.
His Majesty gave audiences to the Earl of Liverpool.
Viscount Sidmouth, the Marquess of Londonderry, the
Earl Cathcart, Baron Best, and Mr. Beckett; the
Judge Advocate, who laid before his Majesty the pro-
ceedings of some Courts-martial, and took the King's
commands upon them.
The Court broke up soon after six.

It is expected that his Majesty will leave Carlton-
palace to-morrow, for the Pavilion at Brighton; part
of the Royal Household left town yesterday,
SIR RORER? WtLsoN...--We understand that the
Hon. W. J. F. Powlett, M.P. has forwarded to the

Committee 20/.. and Lord Visaount Normanby 101.
His Grace the Duke of Wellington, the Lord Lieut.
has been pleased to appoint Sir Thomas Baring, Bart.
of Stratton Park, Deputy Lieutenant for the county of
Hants.--(Wineheater paper.)
Admiral Sir James Saumares is appointed Vice-Ad-
miral of England. is the room of the late Sir W.Young;
and the Earl of Northesk, the third in command in the
action off Trafalzar, and the only survivor, is appointed
Rear Admiral of England, in the room of Sir James
Sautnarez.

WIN DOW TA X .-( From the Freeman's Journal.)—
Notwithstanding the prospect of a speedy Repeal of this
most obnoxious and oppressive Tax, the preparations
for levying it with the motel rigour in the ensuing year,
continue unabated. A number of new official appoint-
ments have taken place, and as the reward of activity is
a part of the money levied, anti as, according to report,
the collectors themselves ire to be exempted from con-
tributing in any way towards the impost, the utmost
severity may he expected next season, by the already
over-burdened Citizens of Dublin.
A correspondent communicates the following as one
among hundreds of similar instances of the practical

operation of this tax :
" The Landlord of a house in a respectable street,
adjoining one of the squat es. seized the goods upon the
premises for rent over due. The necessary forms for a
sale were observed, but before the lawful day arrived,
the Excise Collector stepped in and carried off the
whole property for Window Tax and Heart Money
and Arrears, to the unspeakable mortification of
landlord and tenant ! Here the chief creditor was left
without a guinea, the insatiable tax-man though only
having a claim of much smaller amount, swallowed up
all ! Had he demanded payment in any other charac-
ter, the landlord would have been entitled, at least, to
a dividend. But with the window tax-collector there
is no composition to be effected !"
alOrilde3S OF COUSIONS....-It Is MUM Of gatalation to
contemplate the following picture, and to think how the
times are altered
godly Member made a motion (says Aonazt,) to
hare all prophase and unsanctihed persons expelled the
Nouse of Commons. Henry Martin stood up, and
moved, that all footer might be put out likewise, and
then there would be a this house. He was wont to sleep
much in the House (at least dog sleep), Alderman At-
kins made a motion, that such scandalous Members as
slept, and minded not the business of the House, should
be putt out. Henry Martin starts up i—Mr. Speaker, a
motion has been made to turns out the Nodders, 1 desire
the Noddcts may also be turned out !
When Mr. Pitt, the first Earl of Chatham, lost his
commission in the army, on account of his political
behaviour, Mr. Lyttleton (afterwards George Lord
Lyttleton) composed the following lines :
Long had thy virtue neark'd thee out for fame,
Far, far, superior to a Cornet's name.
This generous Walpole saw. and griev'd to find,
So mean a post disgrace that noble mind ;
The senile standard from tby freeborn hand
He took. and bade thee lead the Patriot band.
In the year 1734. the Duke of Bolton and Lord
Cobham having been removed from their respective re-
giments, on account of their political behaviour, a Bill
was proposed in the House of Lords for the better se-
curing the Constitution, by preventing officers being
deptived of their commissions without a Court Martial.
We think it is now become absolute necessary that
such an Act should be passed, or else that officers
should not be allowed to sit in Parliament.
The Court of Assize in Paris has been occupied in
the trial of H. Grand, upon whom sentence of two
years' imprisonment and a line of 2,000 francs bad
been passed by default. The offence was the publica-
tion of an Essay, entitled The Cry of France,"
which had the following motto—" I would prefer
liberty though attendf d with danger, to servitude wick
tranquillity." M. Grand was acquitted. He is little
more than 18 years of age.
In the course of the late summer there have been
erected in Paris upwards of 1000 new buildings, is-
eluding the Opera-house and two minor Theatres.
A Gentleman on entering an Attorney's Office I.
Armagh, a few days since, casually observed that it
was as hot as as oven. The proprietor instantly re-
plied, " So it may, for it is here I make my bread."
TIM I DIFSRI A L Bator Ite•-*This magnilicent appen-
dage to the splendid ualforns of the First Regiment
Of Life Guards is sow. it appears. conspkted. The
gorget, or breast-plate. represents a star of brilliant
steel, the rays darting from a phial sus. The horse
will be completely in armour, for a series of brass
scales, with steel centres, will encompass the whole
animal's neck ; and it will then be protected from the
cut of a sabre, or a image at the throat. The crop
per is of the same description, surmenated by steel
stars, and gold eentres. These ornaments are es-
pecteCto appear'oa the day of the First Drawing
Room. - •
30,0001. MONIT It .11.1118111111 PT CARIBOLL.NO.
11,486, drawn at nice o'croik this mooning a Passe
of Truett Tuousann POUODS, was sold in shares by
Cullom., at his fortunate Mee, 19,. °stabil!, and
26, Osford-atreet. It will be' recollected that °raincoat.
alai sold the very last 30,0110/. CowlsOM doors.