The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-04 00:00:00

MAN._

TO rig EDITOR OF THE ST.TTES.II.I.V.

Sta,—One of your Journals of the last month,
was this day put into my hands, that I might read a
letter addressed to His Royal Highness Prince Leopold,
by a person signing himself I. K. H.
I am sorry I did not see this paper sooner, that I
might have more immediately contradicted the false-
hood. contained in it, and have repelled a most un-
feeling and calamnions attack on Prince Leopold's
chnracter.
It Is not my intention to interfere with the political
topics discussed in the letter alluded to ; for perhaps
the very tone of violence in which the sentiments of
the writer are breathed against his Itoyal Highness is
sufficient to destroy their effect, and to deprive them of
all power with every thinking mind. But there is one
paragraph which goes to arraign the Prince's moral
character, in a most wanton and wheeling mama I
and which, admitting of complete refutation, demands
I especial attention.
The paragraph runs is as follows :
" As a matter of feeling, the people of this country
will be shocked to learn that your Royal Highness has
not imbibed frouithe example of that high spirited Prin-
cess, (speaking of the lamented Princess Charlotte) any
of her Notions, and indeed acts of generosity and hu-
manity. She visited the fathers, the mothers, and
children of the poor people around Claremont. She
devised IMprovements in and about her residence,
and paid her workmen liberally for their 'About. ; bet
how mean and narrow the boundaries of your sea,
must appedr, compared with hen, when it is known
that your Royal Highness has actually made a de-
duction of two shanties per day from that which she
paid to these poor people. I will not say that this is
a rubbery on these poor people, but I may venture to
say that it is not justice to the memory, to the feel-
inks, to the actions, and to the wishes of that amiable
Princess."

_ ....___
Perhaps, Sir, in the history of things, there has
seldom apprved in so small a compass, as in the above
quotation, so much of violent, unqnalitied, and ma-
lignant slander ; but I repose too much confidence in
the liberality and justice of the public, to imagine
that such iatemperate and unfeeling attacks can have
any weight.
In order to expose the falsehood of-this paragraph,
I must beg to state, Sir, that as a resident at Esher, I
have had ample opportunities of knowing whet has
been done since their Royal Highnesses the Prince
Leopold and Princess Charlotte fixed their residence
at Claremont.
I can assure you, Sir, that in purposes of husbandry
alone, the Prince employs from thirty to forty men
constantly, who, together with all other workmen,
employed in building and other species of lahour, are
i paid on the saner er higher terms as at the first period
of their engagement at Claremont. And there has
I been altogether a larger expenditnre in purposes of
1 this kind during the lest year than in tither of the
preerding ones, of their Royal Highnesses residence
at Esher.
Instead of any subtraction, the Prince ordered an
\ actual hermit. of wages, at the rate of 3s. per man.
per week, last winter, in consequence of the severity
of the season ; and, at the same time, he enlarged his
' I swat emstribetiette to the poor of the place, which
r , Ira I **ft:l4d tatter the direction et accredited per.

sons in the village.
Many other methods I could enumerate. by which
the Prince is constantly benefiting his poorer neigh-
bours, during sickness, anti under every species of
sanction. The relation of these would silence all
murmurs, and excite the liveliest applause; but my
purpose is merely to confute the assertions in the
letter before albs co, and with that to rest satisfied.
; As the writer I. K. H. professes to be actuated by
' the feelings of an " honest Eaglishman," I will put it
'1
to his conscience, whether the •Mce of a defamer be
consistent with such a character.
I would willingly hope he has been misled by some
incautious meddler, and for the sake of honesty and of
justice,l sincerely hope, ;then he reads the facts here
submitted to him, he will is the true spirit of an
" fieriest Eaglielsmaa," be as prompt to commend, as
he has been hasty to blame.
1 1 am, Sir, your very obedient servant,
VERITAS.

FATAL AFFRAY.
--.4P.-

The following is an account, front a Glasgow Paper,
of the unfortunate affair at Greenock, of which we
were yesterday apprised by our anonymous corre-
spondent :
A distressing affair has interred at Greenock. Betwixt
Weise one o'clock yesterday morning. (Busday Beth
rateellsaigg took place in a low public-hoese betwixt scree
of the lith regiment and some sailors, what they
NM to blows, and the soldiers were worsted. Mad-
dead by drink and the beating they bed received, the
solders ram Immediately to their quarters, whither they
were followed by am limiting crowd. and loading their
=
communal Arias fres the windows. The later-
of be pease having been in the mean lima salted
foe, a party aims ease sr te
_tbe soldiers' quarters. wise
two at tbe
weakness were Madly/ the be .f the reedeft.
wounded. bathe bee dose ,
Vitteisa wou
lobe Sere es oma baeselleteit ell
spriest efthe deliblesuee, msou.rned to as spit.
end seared Abe geese sea, wile bomes, Shia WNW
inn to the awl power. Illseb are the .scents. whir b Ire
have Ward of this most subdues,* met, but we her. set
boas able to procure any letter heft Greenock on the sub-
jest. it la so far consolatory. that &ere was so previous ill
blood betwixt the military sae the Inhabitants, sod there has
been no manifestation of say sea ',Mt dace. la waiting
for the judicial procedure la this eafortemate affair, we must;
In the mean time, @sprees oor regret at two Innocent wen
Itarimg lost their lives in the eoeseitsatious discharge of their
duty.—(Olowees Ceti eirej