The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-01 00:00:00

conspiring Englishmen intended
that the intent arose solely from
tions; or, in plainer words, from
Ministers and of their conduct. What then

have been that conduct, which could destroy
primitive feelings of Englishmen, and goad thee
to the design of assassination ? Nay, what could.,
have caused so strong a suspicion of a nameless some-
thing, in the minds of the Ministers themselves, that
they dreaded a rescue of the conspirator*? And how
happened it that these very conspirators were cheered
upon the scaffold by the surro►►nding thousands ?
What, we ass, have not these men to answer, who, by
their conduct have so debased and hardened the
national character, that a band of assassins, who under
other circumstances would have been viewed with
horror, were cheered in their dying moments,
having first insolently compared themselves to
BRUTCS and his followers ? We will but slightly
examine the other view of the question ; for we
cannot suppose the Ministers to be perfect monsters.
Such, indeed, they would be, if it were possible fur
them to have fabricated the conspiracy ; but assuming
their innocence to be perfectly unquestionable, never,
we believe, did innocent men adopt a line of conduct
so ambitious to that of guilt. The principal mover
in the conspiracy was an intended witness against his
accomplices; but although be was repeatedly called
for, he was carefully kept out of view. An indict.
ment was preferred against him .ou a charge of
originating the very conspiracy for which Ms
companions had suffered ; and the Ministry re-
fused to give him up to justice, or even to
suffer him to be examined. Shortly afterwards
it was discovered that a miscreant bad been, for
a period long anterior to this conspiracy, in
the habit of circulating placards, inciting the people
to acts of violence; and this wretch, it was openly
charged, was in the pay of Ministers. Connecting
this man's conduct with that of the mover of the con-
spiracy, who hail been suffered to escape, there ap-
peared to much reason for suspicion that the tio-
vernment were neither ignorant of the origin, nor in-
different as to the effect of these practices. What
then should have been the conduct of innocent and
honorable men under so serious an accusation ? They
should have shew•n their horror of the charge, by ex-
erting their utmost power to bring the offender to that
justice fron► which he had fled. 'I hey, however, first
affected to treat the question as a matter of no impor-
tance; and then, time having been afforded for the
delinquent to escape, they abandoned their ground,
and offered a reward for his apprehension. In short,
it was impossible for their accusers to point out a
course so likely to affix probability upon the charge
as that which was taken by the Ministers themselves.
Their late proceeding against the Qrsest forms a
worthy successor to the conduct we have mentioned.
This last art was begun and continued in defiance of
all hut their own dependants. They appeared to set
themselves in brutal opposition to the good tense of
the country ; and having goaded their minions to the
vote, they abandoned a measure which they had de-
clared absolutely necessary to preserve the morals of
the country. England has been disgraced by the
beastly detail of hired spies and discarded chamber-
maids; and !the QUEEN, having been pronounced
by the dietem of Ministers a guilty and In %famous
woman, is left, stained with all her guilt, and all her
infamy, in the full possession of her right and title,
as their Quersi, and the wife of their own ma.iter.
Such is the internal situation of " fair unhappy
England" at the close of the fifth year of peace. By
the statement of its rulers, the national character has
been changed from manliness to cowardice; and as-
sassination has become familiar to many, and has been
cheered by thousands. By the same statement, a wo-
man who is a disgrace to her sex, is good enough to
be the Queen Consort of a country, hitherto so• cele-
brated for its strict morality. If such is really the
state of the country, vain indeed is Cie charge by
Ministers, of a design to hring about a Revolution; for
they have accomplished it themselves: and it is only
an early change of measures which can save the cogs.
try from total destruction.

A private letter from Jamaica states, that the
Spanish corvette Diana and Descubrado, of IS guns
each, and schooner Morino, of 10 guns, having under
their protection an American brig, laden with flour,
beef, and other articles of pro► isions, entered Carthe-
gena from Porto Caballo. A schooner, a sloop, and
a brigantine, from the Ilavannah, with supplies, had
also arrived at Carthegena. The head-quarters of
General bloatta.o were at Valencia, the second in
command of the Royal army was encamped at Cucuta.
The troops in garrison at Carthegena, am .unted to
1,200 infantry, and 500 artillery, besides 2,000 mi-
litia. All preparation was made to resist the Inde-
pendents.

We understand Uovernment has paid MY., being
the half-year's rent due by the Queen for Brandin-
burgh House; and that Lally Ann Hamilton has been
compensated from the same quarter for the use of her
Ladyship's house in Portman•street, by her Majesty,
in the course of the last summer.

Among other senseless, groundless, and mischiev-
ous falsehoods, a report has gone abroad, that some
difference had arisen between her Majesty the Queen,
and Doctor Parr. We have authority to state expli-
citly and peremptorily, that Doctor Parr's early con-
viction of her Majesty's entire innocence, his respect
for her generous and benevolent disposition, his at-
tachment to her righteous cause, his indignation
against her shameless and merciless persecutors, and
his admiration of her invincible magnanimity, have
been increased by the occurrences of almost every
passing day.
Letters from Vienna, dated the 13th ult., contain a
rumour, that the mediation of the Pope had been of-
fered to heal the differences with Austria, and the
other members of the Holy Alliance, and that Car&
nal Gonsalri would probably be, resent at the GM-
gress fur that purpose. The commencement of the de-
liberations at Laybach is not likely to take place very
early, as the Emperor was certainly expected al
Vienna on the 28th lilt, and would remain there till
the beginning of February.

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TES COUNT? OF FIFA
a ileatiag of the Freeholders,'
sad Casmaissionets of Supply,
as held In the County Rooms, at Caper, pursuant to
a requisition, for the purpose of considering of the
propriety of Toting a loyal Address to his Majesty,
on the preterit state of the country : the garl of
Kellie in the chair. After some preliminaries, the
proposed Address being read and seconded, Mr.
Aytoun, of Inchtlernie moved an amendment. The
amendment represented the loyalty of the meeting
in spirit and terms as strongly as the original
address, but, after expressing regret for disaffection
if any existed, and for the licentiousness of the Press
on both sides, it recommended an alteration in the

measures of his Majesty's Government. A warm de-
bate then ensued, in which Mr. Cunningham of Dtm-
loch, the Sheriff Depute, Colonel Watnyss, Captain
Aytoun, Mr. Stuart, younger, of flunearn, Sir John
Oswald, the Earl of Itosslyn, Mr. Ferguson, of Raith,
and others took an active part. The meeting snb-
sequently divided; when there appeared
For the Address
For the Atnentltuent - - - - 35

Majority
._

A detail of the proceedings we postpone from want
of room till to-morrow. The list of the minority is as
follow :
The Earl of Rosslyn ; Sir Charles Hackett. baronet ;
Jobe Aytootn. Esq. ; C. M. Aytoun, Esq.; R. Aytoun,
Seq.; J. Aytoun, sq. ; T. Arnot. Esq. of Chapel ;H.
Arnot, Esq. of Baleormo ; George Aitken. Eiq. younger.
of Hill of Beath; David !Slack. Esq. of Bandrum ; R. Ral-
Unpin, Esq. of Bnrnturk; John Cuninghanse. Esq. • Wil-
liam Douglas, Esq. of Pinkerton; Ro. Ferguson, Esq. ;
11 illlam Ferguson, Esq. of Kilrie; Walter Fergus, Esq. of
Strathore ; David Fleming. Esq. of Myreside ; James Her-
riot, Esq. of Ramornie ; Hugh Hay, DN. ; George John-
stone, F.sq. of Kidlock ; James Kyd. Esq. ; James Moodie,
Esq. younger of Cockle," ; David Millie. Ear'. younger of
Cameron Bridge; George Paterson, Esq. of Cunoquhie;
Jas. Stuart. Esq. ; Thomas Scotland. Esq.. of Lusetr ;
John Scotland, Esq.. younger. of ditto : James Stenhouse,
Esq.. of Northfod ; Andrew Thomson. Esq.. of Kinlock ;
Andrew Titomson, Esq.. vottnger, of ditto ; David Thomiseil.
Esq. ; Reverend James Weniyss; Mr. Stenhouse. chief isilt•
sistrate of Burntisland.
(Otte name has not been eseertained.)
Thete was a close meeting of the corporation of
Warwick :his week, but so aneg/y was it managed,
and so select the number, that the inhabitants cannot
ascertain on what day it was held. The address has,
however, made its appearance, and is of the superla-
tively fulsome stamp. It has received very few signa-
tures, although they have condescended to go so low
among the radicals as to press into their service souse
of the Alois Howse people. You may expect to hear
of its being presented to his Majesty in about a fort-
night, (if the present admissistratian should last so
long.) snbserilsed with ONE HUNDRED NAMES AT MOST.
Prodigious ! !
We understand that a requisition for a meeting in
the large and important County of Wilts is in circnla-
tion, and that there is no doubt of its being own,-
rously and respectably signed. Thera is no part of
the kingdom in which the Bill of Ruins and Penalties,
and the Lreneral conduct of Ministers have been more
generally reprobated.
A loyal meeting was attempted at Cheltenham a
few days ago, under the management of the Rev. J.
Neale, the Rev. C.Jervis, Mr. Wall, the Prebendary of
Hereford, Generals Molyneux, Pynn, and Loftus,

Captains Bulkely and Murray, two doctors, an apo-
thecary, a barrister, and two attorneys, the greater
part of whom were visitors, and had no local interest i
in the town; but some of the respectable inhabitants
having heard of the attempt defeated it, and drove the
addressers into an attorney's office (Mr.Owinnet's)
where they sat down quietly, and framed a loyal ad-
dress in the name of 66 inhabitants and visitants of the
town and neighbourhood of Cheltenham." The in-
habitants of Cheltenham have called a public meeting
fur Tuesday next to disavow the loyal address.
iVe have sanguine hopes that the projected meeting
of the county of York to petition the Legislature not
to suffer the country to be again agitated, and the
public safety endangered, by any furthr hostile pro-
ceedings towards the Queen, will be held previously
to the meeting of Parliament. A pretty general feel-
ing now begins to prevail even amongst those gentle-
'
men who are the most ardently attached to the c ruse
of Parliamentary Reform, that it is advisable to let
the two questions stand perfectly distinct, and upon
their own respective merits; and we have reason to
know, that some of the most formidable obstacles in
the way of the county meeting have, under this im-
pression, been removed.—(Lecde Mercury.)
MCZTINO AT WOLVERHAMPTON.-011 Friday
iast, a most numerous and highly respectable meeting
of the inhabitants of Wolverhampton was held at the
Public-office, convened by a requisition to the con-
stables, and called by the same. Sir John Wrotteslev,
Bart. was invited to take the chair, and Mr. Joseph
Pearson proposed the Resolutions which were agreed
to. The particulars we shall give to-morrow.
At the Meeting of the inhabitants of Warwick to
consider of an Address of Congratulation to her Ma-
jecy, the Rev. Dr. Parr proposed several of the Reso-
lutions, and presented the Address, which be requested
might be read by a friend. On presenting it he ob-
served, " Here is the Address, and I hope you will
listen to it with attention. Mark every word of it ;
it is no common object which now demands your at-
tention."
Tits Dula or Rau.' XGTON.—At the rtfeeting held
yesterday, Mr. Bolton and Mr. liladstone were de-
puted to wait upon the Duke of Wellington. at Ches-
ter, to invite bins to a public dinner, to be given in
our Exchange News-room. With all oar respect fir
the Duke, as a mere soldier, we connot congratulate
the town upon this occasion, when we think of his
conduct with respect to the Queen ; nor can we banish
from our minds the 12th article of the Military Cow-
yention, notwithstanding which the brave Marshal
Ney was shot !—(Liverpkool..ilerciry).
Mr. Laws. —We are happy to learn that the
wretched apartments, into which Mr. Lewis was placed
on arrival at Oakham jail, have been exchanged for
more comfortable accommodations.
We noticed in* our last, from authority, the inten-
tions of Oorernment as to allowing a drawback this
ditty on the exportation of hops, and have low the
satisfaction to state that a comillerable denim, tW
this article is aoti,ipated from the zurth of Unstop
--(Kends* Ossetic)

THR trrierisur4
amegnathm, but MISTING OF Ti
political eotisidera•
On Thersday last, a
a detestation of the Justices of the Peace, s