The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-07-12 00:00:00

TO TOE EDITOR or TUE NVIIONAL ADVOCATE.

Stn—As I have yet some months to remain in this coon-
try, it is my earnest wish to preserve the good opinion of
those friends who have so generously and nobly manifest-
ed their approbation of my character and talents. As the
servant of the public, 1 am aware that 1 am amenable to
public opinion and censure; and if the public voice de-
clare that I leave bee I error, 1 ane ready to apolo-
gize with all due submission. But, Sir, is it not
extraordinary, that the offence with which 1 am
charged took plate at Boston, with the concurrence of
the managers; with the approbation of friends, with whom
I afterwards spent the evening, gentlemen of fortune
and literary acquirements ; and that I shout 1 not hear
any dissatisfaction expressed until 1 arrived iu this
city ? I passed the following morning at Boston Iran•
; and on my arrival in New York, neuronal s 01
disapprobation were heard, which appeared to me like
an overwhelming aro:wide at the termination of a bril-
liant harvest.

At :in immoderate expense, and with all that additional
co-t bid' falls to the lot of a stranger, I repaired to
Boston to fulfil nay engagements. Had 1 been acquainted
with the customs of the country. 1 should base made
different amingements; bnt my advisers never intimated
to me that theatres %%ere only visited in certain months
of the year ; that hen curiosity had subsided, drainatic,
talent was nut in estimation. 1 never could or would
believe that the arts in this country were only encon.
raged periodically, or that there could be any season in
which Shakespeare was diminished in value; but as I
am now initiated in these mysteries, 1 shall hereafter
profit by my experience.
Sir, I. live by my professional exertions. Innumerable
family claims are satisfied by each month's di3hurse-
ments : I cannot afford to give those talents away. 1
had performed two of my principal characters without
hopes of rernntoration in that town, where my efforts
had, two months before, contributed largely to augment
the public charities. I repeat, 1 had acted two charac-
ters to the very extent of my abilities without profit. On
looking through the curtain, at seven o'clock, on the
night I was to represent Riehard the Third, (that elm-
ratter which has been the foundation of my tame and
fortune), 1 counted twenty persons in front of the the-
atre. 1 then decided, hastily if you please, that it was
better to husband toy resources for a more favourable
season, and, in tli;* decision, no disrespect was contem-
plated to the audience, slender as it was. The managers
apparently concurred with me, deplored the unfortunate
state of the li:ie.'', and we parted in perfect harmony and
confidence.

It was my intention to leave America on the close of
my southern engagements. I now think it my duty to
return awein to Boston, and, in person, vindicate my
cause at the season when those who most patronise this
theatre are assembled. The public have treated me with
the greatest liberality, and I shall ever acknowledge its
favours with pric;e and gratitude. At the latest hour I
shall remecilter those friends by whom I have been en-
circled, an! At 110'.. amity and confidence I am convinced
I have not I f. iced. lint I may be permitted to say,
that the pr,.-cat hostility is not the voice of the public ;
it is that sprit of detraction ever attendant on little
minds—a spirit which watches for its prey, and seises
urqn transient an I accidental occurrences to defame and
desirov. That r.—pest the presses in this country should
lot.e been intlucit •ed by such feelings, and denounce
with Nadi acc:upwy anti bitterness, is to me extranrili-
113M. " ITis something in it snore than natural. if
plii!oso;thy roitl,l find it out."
I undetsrand souse gentlenses -have asserted that I
!ave acted to equally bad houses in England. I lament
that they are thriven to inch extremities, or, rather, that
they should compel me to declare that their assertions
are untrue. The present existence of the first theatre'
in Europe is founded on the abilities which they
affect to despise. The provincial manager, of Eng-
land, Sir,tland, and Ireland, have thankful'l rewarded
my efforts by MVPs (vat to what I receive from my
friend Me. Price, the wort by anti efficient manager of the
theatre in this city. Fet the first three years of a career,
imptecedent in dramatic annals, I was in receipt of don-
ble that sum in event theatre in which I acted, anal, even
allowing- a trilling diminution in the spare of 7 years. j
what aml to think of a city in which I have been re-
eeired
with enthusiasm, and witness a total desertion in
the space of three months ? But the public say I was
too precipitate. that I should bate peforinell that
evening, and then closed my en;:agentent. Granted.
—Our feelings frequently mar our better judg-
ments, and from trifling manses lead to results
which we subsequently regret. The error was
renal, for as-ho is exempt from error ? But all tinpre-
jtoliced people will, I trust, take into consideration the
unprofitable labour of acting Richard Me Third to a
sobt.try few, who subsequently reknowledgeti them-
selves perfectly contented with the gentleman who repre-
sented the character.

I a•li now conduced that the fine weather was my
chief enemy, and shall aiain resistor my station in the
Boston theatre before I return to England.
I beg leave. Sir, to submit this" round unvarnished
tale" to the consideration and decision of the public ;
and I have too exalted an opinion of their justice and
liberality, not to anticipate a 'valet in my favour.
EDMUND LEAN.

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" Tat •IIITISSI !TATUM %hi" U INC°, PORA I ID WITS "
6T/AWMAN."

LONDON:
TREIGDAT EVENING. JUL. 12, 1921.

The Report of the Committee of the Privy Coun-
cil to whom the Memorials of her MaJrsrr, is claim
of her right to be crowned, had been referred, is such
as had been anticipated. It has appeared to their
Lordship's that as the Quacres Consort arc net enti-
tled of tight to be crowned at any time, her 111.1.‘EiTT
the QUEEN is not entitled, as of right, to be crowned
at the time specified in her Mast:in.'s tneuswiah.
This Report, which has received his MASESTI'S ap-
probation, on bein; yesterday transmitted to the
QUERN, produced in return another claim, which
het Marasry lost no time in asserting. It is her in-
tention, as had been announced in the House of Com-
mons on Tuesday, to be present at the ceremony on
the day fixed for his Maiaser's Coronation, and she
therefore demanded that a suitable Place should be
appointed for her. Previous to this application being-
known, but after the decision of the Privy Council.
had transpired, Mr. Ill'3lC proceeded to make
the motion of which he had given notice in the
House of Commons, to address his Majesty, pray-
ing that the QUYEN might be permitted to a par-
ticipation in the honours of the Coronation.
Waiving the honours solicited as a mutter of right,
and leaving her Majesty's Coronatiou as an ac;
of grace and favour on the part of the KING,
the Honourable Member urged the point as neces.
airy to tranquillize the public mind. While in
the act of reading his motion, and hrfore it
could be read by the Clerk of the House, the Uslrcs
of the Black Rod made his appearance, and all fur-
ther proceedings were, in consequence, stopped. As
to the main point intended to have been pressed,—tho
participation of her AIAJESTY in the honours of the
Coronation, we consider it now, after all that has passed,
so entirely hopeless, that we have little regret at the
interruption which took place in this proceeding. Mr.
HUM,, consistently with the conviction he entertain.
ed on the subject, did his duty as a member of the
House in bringing the matter forward, and In tbrf mari-
ner in which he urged it he did his duty well. But
though on that point there is now no farther roosts for
argument, there is much left for the other to which
her Majesty has asserted her claim. Though in de-
ference to the decision of the Council, she submits to
relinquish the right of abating in the honours of the
day, she claims to have an appropriate Place for view-
ing its splendour. Upon what just grounds this re-
quest can be refused, we are at a loss to conjecture.
Is it pretended that her claim is of an eatraordinary
kind, and that no precedent can be found fur it in the
English annals ? Alas! her whole case, as a Royal
Wife, and as a Queen, has :peen unprecedented. But
her claim rest not alone on the ground of being a
Queen ; she has a title as a Princess of the Royal
blood, independent of marriage, to be present at the
ceremony. There is, besides, a better ground on
which her request might be urged, the gratifica-
tion which it would afford the public to find
her treated with respect. It would, as Mr. Home
ohserved, be the fittest opportunity of liberality
and conciliation. It would make some amends for the
harshness with which her 31assary bad been presi-
onsly persecuted : it would in some measure supply
the void which her presence as a principal in the cere-
mony cannist fail to occasion. Is her presence so ob-
noxious as to make it necessity to exclude her even as
a spectator of the pageant ? Are her eyes, like those
of the fabled basilisks, imagined capable of blasting
the expected glories of the display ? IVlsat mean-
ness of heart, what littleness of mind to entertain,
r act upon such sentiments! Consistent with these
ideas are the fears affected that the appearance of
her Maizatv near the scene would tend to occa-
sion disorder and tumnlt. As if the way
to prevent irritation in the public mind, is the enerease
of its excites-neat,: As if the people would be more
disposed to riot, the more they would have reason to
be pleases!! Let the Councillors of his NlA.ressT ad-
vise as they wi!l, and the minions of his Ministers
persevere as they please in the exclamations they are
disposed to utter, we conceive a conciliated populice
would be a better security and ornament to the hlN•i
on the day of the Coronation, than all the y that
can be collected from every district of the kingdom.

Paris papers of Monday have arrival this ottorn;ng.
They bring intelligence from various parts of the Co: -
tinrnt.

By an article from Copenhagen of the 26th ult. it
appears that the Rwsian fleet, whirl' had been preci-
pitately fitted ant in the ports of the Baltic, has sailed
towards the idediterranneaa.

News/ma Vienna dated June 27, represents Vp•'.
!anti to have had several reareasittm with the Turks
in tho eavirons of l'ergowits. The Ottoman troop•,
it is farther added, have experienced a defeat.

The Knreniburg Gazette published on the first inst
contains the following Proclamations.
" Brothers and fellow Patriots of Jaisy and of all
81uldavia, the disorders that have taken place in Molda-
via since 1 quitted the Province, have come to my know.
ledge. 1 have in consequence sent the General of the
Army, Prince Cantacuzene with full powers to manage
there the stairs of our country, and establish order.—
Regard this Prince like another self ; obey him and
unite with him in all his undertakings to effect tran-
quillity.
Given at the Greek head quarters at Tergowitz, this
Viith of May, 1821.

_
" ALEXANDER YPSILANTI."
The Prince Canteen:me to the Regency of Mol-

d ivia.
" The Greek army in this country has informed me
of the injuries committed partly by the Turks, but also
in part by the Greeks ; who leaving their regiments,
have been guilty of excesses in various places. This
intelligence, which has afflicted me much, has compelled
me to return amongst you, as well to re-assemble the
vattered Greeks as to protect you against the irruptions
of the Turks. 1 make known these things to the Re-
gency in order that it may employ all its means towards
re-establishing the order previously enjoyed. My sol-
diers shall not disquiet the inhabitants. They shall de-
mand nothing but necessaries for themselves and horses,
and in order that one inhabitant may not be charged
with a greater burden than another, the Regency shall
undertake the office of dividing the soldiers equally.
" l'atxce UEOZUE3 CANTACCZENZ DALIAN."
"Jassy, June 1, 1821.
Lrimnie. Jc'x 22.—in the sitting of the Cortes on
the 20th iut•tant, 31. Maldonado made the proposition
to create a new order of Knighthood, to be called the
Order of the Couslititteua.
MADRID, JUNI: 28.—A considerable sensation has
been excited throughout Spain, by the question re-
specting the convocation of an extraordinary Cortes.
Public feeling at Madrid was at its height on tl.e 26th
and 27th A deputation of the Cortes having re-
paited to the King, succeeded in persuading his Ma-
jesty to call a Council of State, on the 27th. It was
not, however, till after a deliberation which was pro-
longed to a late hour in the night, that the King or-
doled this convocation, which he could not have re-
fused without exposing himself to great danger.
The decision has calmed the minds of the people.
Troops of all kinds were on ditty for two Jays. No
4 UllfliCtS w hate‘er occured. There are a variety of
reports on foot, respecting the discovery of a conspi-
racy iu A iiilalu,ia. Numerous arrests have been made
in the principal cities of the kingdom. The Cortes in
their last sitting fixed the Budget of the different
Ministers for the year commencing on the lit July,
1821, and terminating on the 30th June 1822, at 151
million, 100 thousand francs. The Authorities of Ma-
drid have taken measures to put down all species of
gaining. The most rigorous punishments are publicly I
threatened against offenders of this kind.
The .110aterer contains an Ordinance issued
by the King, and a statement of the Minister of Fi-
nance relative to the terms of the new French Loan,
which we yesterday mentioned as having been pro-
posed.
" Louis. by the grace of God, &e.
" tit the Report of oar Minister Secretary of State for
the Financial Department,
•' heard our Council of State,
" We have ordered, and do order as follows :
" Article I.—Our Minister of Finance is authorised to
proeced to the sale, by public competition or sealed tenders,
to the firm which 511611 offer the highest terms, of the twelve
vnillions five hundred and fourteen thousand two hundred
and twenty Francs of ltentes (stork) in the five per Cent.
Consols beluaging to the Royal Treasury, and proceeding
front—
Salami of the loan of 18,000,000 francs of Renter
opened for the service of 1918, by the laws of
theft and 13th May.lBlB, sad made applicable
to the service of 1819, by the law of the 28th of Fraser.
May, 1110 • . 1,674,600
9d.—Portion of Ibe Loan opened by the Law of
the 9th of May, ISIS, made applicable, by the
6th Article of the Convention of the 9th of
October, ISIS, to the payment of the RIO mil-
lions, and restored the Ist of June, Mo. in
execution of the Convention of the 2d of Feb.
1819 . . 8.813.944

3d.—Stock redeemed in 1913 . 4,9•19,ttW
Ch.—One-third of the Loan of 301.399 francs
made applicable to the parnent of annuities by
the Law of tLe 6th of March. IE2I. to liquidate
the two first sixths becoming due in 1921 and
1921 . . 1,994,771

Total . 12.614,220
" Article 11.—Our Minister of Finance is charged with
the execution of the present Ordinance, which shall be In-
serted in the Bulletin of the TAW 4.

(liven in our Castle of St. ('loud, the fith of July of the
sear of Orace 1621. an4l of our reign the 27th.
(Signed) " LOUIS."

The Circular of the Minister of Finance contains
the conditions of the sale which is to take place on
the 9th of August next:—
The 12,514,2420 francs are to form one single Lot,
and to be sold to the highest Bidder openly or by
private tender, on the following conditions :—tho Put,
basing Party Ciall enjoy the Arrears of the
12,51.1,220 Rentes sold, from the half year beginning
the 22d of September, Ib2l. The price of the
Rentes shall be paid in fifteen monthly payments, the
first to begin on the Ist of October, 1521, and the
last to be made on the Ist of December, 1822.—1 n
exchange for the lint fifteenth paid by the Purchasing
Party, they shall receive (rant the Royal Treasury cer-
tificates si:tiilar to the annexed model:—On the day
fixed for receiving. tender., the Minister of Finance
shall open the Sitting by laying on the table a sealed
paper containing a declaration signed by himself of
the minimum price which he affixes to the Rentes.
All the tenders having been received and opened in
public, the 11inister shall open the paper containing
his minimum, and shall read It aloud. He shall then
also read aloud the various tenders received. The
Rentes shall be adjudicated to the party, who shall
bare offered the highest price above the minions
affixed by the Nlinister. If the first tender abseil
not be found valid, the next in point of price shall be
accepted, provided it be at least equal to the Bid.
mum. The Minister of Finance shall declare hie
decision publicly in the open Sitting. He alone is Ins
joie of the validity of the tenders. The der*

'which is to accompany every tender must not be less
than half the Bentes which are to be sold, that is to say.
6,257,110 francs, to consist of gold, or of inscrip-
tions of Rents* calculated at par, of annuities, or
Bone Rogers.. The deposits accompanying the ten-
ders, which are not accepted, shall be returned the
following day, August 10. In the tea days after the
adjudication, the contracting party must raise the de-
posit to one-tenth of the amount of the Loan. If that
deposit is not completed at the latest, on the 20th of
August, the contracting party shall lose their title to
the Rentes, as well as their first deposit of 6,257,1101
francs. The deposit of 10 per cent. shall be restored
immediately after the payment bt thi two first fifteens
shall have taken place.
The journals which had previously arrived give
some further details of the death of Bonaparte from the
Hoes° papers, which to us are remarkable for nothing
but for being all alike. The only original article is an
absurd addition in the Gazette de France, that Bona-
parte has left forty millions (francs) which sum is de-
posited in the Tower of London, and which his son is to
inherit. The King holds his Court and gives audiences,
as usual, at St. Cloud. There is no foreign article of
public interest except the subjoined from the Banks
of the Danube. The Papers are chiefly taken up with
the continued debate on the Censorship, which took
place on Saturday. M. Devaux observed, that
what &sop said of language might be applied to
the Liberty of the Press-44 Nothing is worse and
mottling is better;" and proceeded to argue against
the Law, as unpopular and dangerous. M. Benoist,
the King's Commissary, defended the Censorship, on
the avowal that it had a favourable influence on the late
Elections, as by its means a Royalist majority was re-
turned ; and this majority, he thought, would be very
silly to destroy an instrument so useful to it.—(Bursts
of laughter, which awoke three Deputies who, during
the speech, bad fallen asIeep.)—BENJAMIN CONSTANT
next addressed the Citanier, awl spoke at great length,
and with much ability and effect, against the law. The
Censorship was in principle, he said, contrary to the es-
sence of the French Governnient, to the letter of the
Charter, to the rights which preceded the Charter, and
to those natural rights which are never conceded. It
was also hostile to persons in authority, against
whom it raised resentments, while it deprived them
of information. He voted against the project.—M.
de Vaublanc, who had made the Report from the Com-
mittee, followed, and replied to the objections which
had been made to the freedom of the Journals. The
' President then read the .1 rtirle of the Project thus drawn
up, " The law of the 3lst of March, relative to the
publication of the Journals and periodical writings shall
continue to hare effect till the end of the Session of 1621."
There wets four amendments proposed to this Article,
three of which were rejected—::ie fourth was postponed
till 31onday.
Faa'cn Fusin, JULY 7.-5 per Cents. as stated yes-
terday, b6f. 10c. Reconnoissances, 97 f. 55c. Bank
Stock, 1530 f. Exchange on London at onejtnunth, 25e
70c. Ditto, at 3 months, 25C 50c.

According to accounts from the Banks of the Danube,
Ypsilanti's Army amounted to 45,000 men, wellyro-.
♦ided with artillery.
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Bermuda Papers arrived this morning to the 4th of
May, and New Brunswick to the 9th of the same
month. They contain little else than details of the
proceedings relative to the misunderstanding which
unfortunately subsists between the Howe of Assem-
bly, and the Governor of that colony. From these
papers we give the following extracts :--
ST. GEORGIC'S, (BEIIIIIVDA,) APRIL 21—The details
of the proceedings of the House of Assembly hay-
' not transpired, but it is rumoured that several excel-
lent resolves of a Committee of the whole house have
been framed, with a memorial to the King, praying
his Majesty to remove his Excellency from the go-
vernment of this colony. Copies, both of the resolves
and the memorial, we are informed, have bee. estb-
witted to his Excellency. The House adjourned till
len o'clock on Monday next.

Mar ?..—Since our la,t we underatand the House
of Assembly has received a message from his Excel-
lencr, the Governor, marked by the usual amicable, ur-
bane, and conciliatory traits of temper by which his
Excellency is so justly characterised. We yet hope,
however, that the public business may be carried
peaceably on. It is expected that the proceedings
of the Colonial Legislature will shortly be laid be-
fore the public.

COLONIAL PARLIAMENT.