The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-04-20 00:00:00

Count
Count Bergen addressed Ms Royal Highness as

COOI7OIL. breathed seemed purer. The late events hash givers
--or to Use world a great and most ietpressive cruses.--r
Xestardey a Cook of CoeMit Council
et of resent
was held One of the greatest experiments that had been made
akiLE late consideraden the
- 9 bad been tried, and had corn:44.4y failed for ever.--e
!lie trusted,
ro p.
. Address to the Prince Regent, .cyongratutating that this would make the present aad
id; 'on the late brilliant and happy events. ' I future generationstaverse to star and 'despotism. We
The )Load MAYOR stated, that a requisition had
had swat the despotism of the iron crown, wielding
an iron sceptre, or forging chains for all name:,
been soot to him, signed by upwards of 40 Members I backed by an insiduous policy, and supported by the
of the Court. The sentiments contained in the re- most profuse waste of human lives, fell to the g roved,
quisition were so much in unison with his own feel- 1 notwithstanding all those ails. If we were to tple.
ings, and with the general feeling on the late happy ' this failure to its political causes, we should-II d
events, that he had convened.the Court at as early a i that it was principally caused by the attempt ti,
day as was possible.
I domineer over Spain, and to dictate a new G .
Mr. WAITHHAN rose and said, diet although he . vernment to that country. It was this widen left to
was so severely afflicted with a head-ache, that he the triumphs which had been gained by the /vea.
should feel it difficult to express his sentiments, as : Englibh Captain, Lord Wellington. The voin-
-1
Ihe would wish, upon the present occasion, yet the duct of the Allies, in protecting the defenceless
subject of congratulation which now presented itself ; people of Paris, reflected more lustre open dose
was so congenial to his feelings, to his epinions, and Sovereigns than the most brillient.. victoria,. We
Ito the principles upon which he had ever acted, that' had now, as in the days of Oar own. Reoulutiote,
,he should be doing injustice to his own feelings if he ! to witness 44a tyrant deposed, toad liberty restored."
I were to abstain from offering his observations. The We had now found that the removal of one man Wall
usual course taken by movers of addresses, in similar
.' sufficient to restore'peace and harmony among *II the
eircumstanms, was to present a short review of the ! nations of the earth. Notwithstanding the espences
revente and details of those circumstances which their ; of this war, It might ultimately torn out to be oire of
6 hearers were before well acquainted with' from the i the cheapest wars that the country ei
was ever eugag
. peblic newspapers: he thought, however, that such ! in. If the effects of it should be to give a
,distaste
I Sir EVAN NEPEAN, about wliom so much has been
ACT OF THE GOVERNMENT.a recapitulation was now unnecessary. It might for war, so that, instead of their perpetual recurrence
I said with respect to holding sinecure places, has".
4c We, Charles Philip of France, Son of France, been complimented by some of tie. Members Irish
i seem necessary to trace events, step by step, up to as formerly, we should in future have but oee or
business.; ;and.; the .happy and brilliant l hi' we had wit-
two of them in a century, then we should ran resuts which` ti kave we
e Monsieur, Brother to the King, Lieutenant-General the Imperial Parliament, as a man of
of the Kingdom, make known : who can deny his being such, when he can fill places.' nested: he should, however, abstain from so doing, reason to complain of the great expences oecasionA
in both the East and West Indies at the same tinsel .
. for fear that such a 'coarse might give rise to a by this war. It was really astonishing, thee at lit
" The circumstances which have passed had made
variety of opinions and those contentious differ- time when this country appeased borne down lee•the
• But the Baronet was an Under-Secretary of State in ;
it requisite that we should give, in the name of thel ences which had sometimes taken place in that ; weight of taxes, it never exhibited more erealliese •
Lord SHELBURNE'S time, and under that Noble Lord
King, our august brother, commissions more or less
Sir EVAN gained a knowledge of what places were i Court. Ile should he sorry to make any allusions than it did by the-exertions which had been made
extensive. Those who were charged with them, have most profitable, as well as how to hold two or three' which might have the effect of reviving those differ- for the relief of our fellow-creatures, for the ad►
fulfilled them honourably ; they all tended to the at a time, though in diametrically opposite quarters Lences of opinion. lie (lusted that as they all were vancement of science dud the ails, for the educalien
agreed in professing to venerate the pples of the of the poor, and for advanciug the cause of r
re-establishment of the Monarchy, of order, and of of the world. To
complain of such pluralities, how- .
Br'tish Const' i
of itutio.n, they mus! t.hink it
the
subject gion, and every thing which went to promote thit
. ever, is, according to the learned Master STEPERN,
happiness of mankind. The greatest advantages
peace. worthy expressing cougratutation to Prince .
to convert public-spirited rationat Reform, into
" This re-establishment is happily effected by the 46 Regent, that on those principles the liberties of the might now be expected for 'the general good, when
Jacobinical Reform." •
union of all hearts,. ill. risks ill interests. The We perfectly agree with Mr.
WHITBREAD, that French people, and of mankind, would rest as their , such great nations were united in harmony anJ
Government has assumed a regular- course; all Master Anita: STEPHEN, when he called commission- foundation forthe future. The first point, however, ; peace, and ready to co-operate in di.coveries and
kinds of business must be henceforward done by the places vested rights, must have supposed that hennas appear exertions for the common good of mankind.
of congratulation which he would wish to in '
the 4‘ddreset, *SS upon the brilliant successes ob- .
Magistrates or others to whose departments they be- talking to little men, or to those who knew but little tailixtg i Mr. Dixore said, that he never rose in that Court
.of law. If he had thought, however, that law is • 1 , the, .Allies,—successes . . so much iatisfaction as on the present occasion.
b - arms of the which loth
long. , Ind less from theirust cndence in the • tr-
1 Law perfectly agreed in all the principles expreotei
founded on reason, he might have easily imagined Fel
" The articular commissions are therefore become
that his definition would not have passed current, skill and talents of their Commanders, E
than.frm the by the Mover and seconder, and hoped that nothing
useless, they are revoked, and those who were in- even among country gentlemen. Sir SAmott. Ro- courage and discipline of their soldiers.. The second
. might occur to occasion any contentious difference of
vested will abstain from making any further use of : ULLY, however, has laid the Learned Member on- subject wbfelt Ifebou.d wish to introduce late e opinion. At the same time, however, ;that he pee-
them. - der the greatest obligations, by the instructive lesson t
dress was at) - At of their approbation of those
pnnciples ofreedy agreed in the propriety of con wail ii grat ng so
46 Given and sealed at ;Paris, at the Palace of the he hits received from the Knight's luminous distinction 6R., end moderation on which the
4 Prince Regent on the frictorisegained by the arms of

NAVAL INTELLIGENI
follows .
44 Mi Loan,—The Council of State is happy at Mai., Ansi!. 19.—Pat back, by contrary
part of the ontward-bonad that sailed from
seeing the return of your Royal Highness to the
the Albino ',chooser that bad charge of Amami
capital and the palace of your ancestors.
' a few of the coavoy.—Arrived the Actin hind armed cotter,
" At length the descendants of St. Louis and . with dispatches from Admiral Yonag.—Sailed the Nymph cut- ,
Henry IV. are restored to us. Our hearts belong ter, fur Calais.

to the King and his august family; and our thoughts, " PoaTSQOUTB, APRIL 19.-Arrived his illsJetty'esbip Fyne,l
our zeal, our homage, are his due. from Guernsey ; Rosamond, from Plymouth ; Meteor, from the
" Our decrees, my Lord, are to be serviceable to Downs; and the Tyriare and Zephyr. Also arrived half a
dozen colliers and three Coasters.—Sailed the Mt-sletoe, far
the Sovereign anti the country ; to see the wounds of
Plymouth; and the Sprightly, on a cruise.—The Mediterranean
France healed, which is at last become the common
country of the Monarch and his subjects; and to be-
and Quebec convoys. under his Majesty's ships Bellerophon,
Pandora, and Hannibal. with the West India fleet, are to pro-
hold our aogust Monarch happy in the happiness of
I reed to Cork, to take the ships there: they are expected triad
bis people." i la the moroing.
Monsieur was pleased to make a most gracious PLestouro, Aram 18.—Arrived a few coaster?, and the
reply to this speech, in which, among other expres- , Eclipse, Comm% from London, bound to M.sdeira; Goldfinch,
:sloop of war, for the French coast; Lightning sad ,Pheasant,
Mons, he declared, 44 that he partook of the senti-
'too sof war, from a .4
p cruise.
meatswhich the Members of the Sections of the FALMOUTH. Aram 17.—Arrived the Prioress Charlotte
Council orState had just expressed to him,and that the packet, with a Mail from Passages in two days. The entry
King and his Royal Highness had never doubted of of the Allies iota Paris had reached that Port two days Wore
' . •
their attachment and their zeal for the service of the she sailed, in consequence of which thelleavy o
ed for Lord Wellington has been ordered to halt.
State."

____/_• • •
"Prewi°l
. • 09_2/ ,
Allies acted. laelpwroved most highly, not only
• of those principle, bist of the promulgation of them.
EPPIGRAMMATIC, The French Wine not left at a loss to guess what
ON A PLUR A LITT Or PLACES. .wopki be theeontitsct of the Allies, or the principles
.
Lord GEORGE arid Sir I.; v As. with good Mr. Kisss, ' "iv !filch they entered France. They were fond
All agree that Plurality 'e not a had thing. fromsAbe fehr of the dismemberment of France, by
Tiat agreeirg, however. which place is the beq, the publicity wfirch the Atted SoiereignZ most pro-
Sir Eva% t.:kes OW, e io th'East aid the West. perly gave to the just and moderate sentiments by
—..wess.— which they were actuated. Hocould not, however,
THE DUCHESS or OLDENRUaaa.---Yesterdet,i do Justice to. his feelings, without contrasting the
about two o'clock, her Imperial Highness arrivedit I decurslions la
by the Allies with the
the East India. House, with her usual retinue 'Wiw Vatieve oftiisblialted
dA Doke of Brunswial, which'
she was received by the Chaleman, Dienty-Chialrmai, I threatened destruction to the city of Paris, and
and several of the Directors, who conducted her over i death to all who should defend their country. This
rthe establishment, which occupied her attention up- ! declaration shortly followed the treaty of Pilnitz.
n wards of two hours. From this place the Royal; At the time of that confederation of Sovereigns,
Yesterday the Earls of LIVERPOOL, BA.TUDDST, v,
uuchess proceeded to Christ's_ Hospital, where she ' every one of the Allied Powers looked for some ag-
and Weerstoazartes, Viecount Meevieez, and the was received by the principal Officers of the este- • grandieemmit at the expense of France, with the ex-
Duke De Gstammotrz, had audiences of the Patsies
. blishment, who conducted her over the building, Fite, ceiltion of Russia, who, on account of her great
REGENT at Carltnn.hoose. The latter introduced a The Gazette of last night announces the Puma distance, was to receive her compensation in Poland.
French military Officer lo his Royal Highness.
' REGENT'S commands, that, in commemoration of the .In 1791, however when this treaty was signed,
Fraace
Yesterday, at four o'clock, Count PERIGORD ar- victory of Vittoria, the privilege of bearing badges v
bad a constitution very little differing from
rived at Greillon's Hotel, Albemarle-street, from of distinction, in conformity to the regulations of the present. The conduct, however, and alio, pros
his Majesty Louts XVIII. at Hartwell, which he
the 7th of October last, shall be enjoyed by Field- . fessions of the Allies at present, were widely different
left at half-past eight o'clock, A. H. The Count Marshal the Marquis of Weerawceroo; Lieut.-Gens. , from those adopted on that occasion ; and the belie&
brought orders to prepare the Hotel for his Ma-
air s c ,r.HOMAS GRAHAM. Sir Roweartn filer., Sir W. i cial effects of the moderate principles stow entertained
jesry's reception, at he is, to leave Hartwell this C. n
v. aigar.STOBD, the Earl of DAtuouslE, Sir Taos. by the Allies and promulgated to the world, were to be
morning at an early hour ; and to provide din-
Ptcros, the Hon. Sir G. L. Coes, the Hon. Sir W. ' seen in the nappy and astonishing events which were
nor for eighteen or twenty, by five o'clock. The c
i•TEWART, ANTONIO nE Lassos, PEREIRA. DE LA I now the subjects of such general exultation. It
Kiva is expected between four and five, and he es.
...mine, LE CONDE D9AMARANTHE, 31 Major-Ge- I really appeared to him impossible to do sufficient
dines with the Prince DE CONDI, Duchess DAN- nerals, 5 Brigadier-Generals, 28 Colonels, 97 Lieu-'. • • .
reouezme, and most of the French Noblesse. The stuo to the spirit
tenant-Colonels, V Majors, and 11 Captains, who "without' taking this retrospective view. It was this
PRINCE REGENT, as we yesterday stated, meets his were present upon that memorable occasion. I moderation which removed all fear of the Allies from
Majesty at Statimore, with a grand Tetinue, and the At the King's Theatre last night the Opera of ; the minds of the French, and induced them to stay
cavalcade, preceded by a numerous body of cavalry,
Enrico 117. was received with bursts of applause; on , at their posts, to declare the dynasty of Bonaparte
mill come through Hyde Park and along Piccadilly,
account of the allusions, and particularly on account , at an end, and calmly to draw up a Constitution for
to Albemarle-street. lof the famous chorus of " Vive le Roi !" which ' the protection of the liberties of the French people
Yesterday the Royal. Yacht, which is to convey' was encored. The whole company stood up while, in future times. Another subject of great coupe-
his Majesty Louts XVIII. to France, sailed fro® ,
this compliment to the French King was paid. After I tulation was, that those convulsions which had so
Deptford for Dover, to be in readiness there on Sa- , the Opera, they called for our own Anthem of ismcr agitated Europe appeared to be ended by the
turday to sail for Calais.
~ ; effect. I " God save the King," which was sung with grand . recal of the ancient dynasty of France and the este-
Lord BURCHERSU IS to attend BONAPARTE to tae
, blishmeut of a free Conititution. He enniseived, that,
island of Elba. There is to be an Officer of each
Instead of two packets, as in former times, four ! by this event, France would no longer have a pre-
of the Allies in the escort. are to sail weekly from Dover to Calais, for a more ' tense for keeping up a large armed force in time of
By the Gtruite of last night it appears, that Ad- I enlarged communication between the two countries. I peace, and that a diminution of the armed force
miral PENROiE had, previously to the 9th, cont. 1
A daily post is expected soon to be established. j must take place in this and every other country.—
pletely cleared the navigation of the Gironde, as far f Brest and Rochefort have hoisted the white flag, I This would be a subject of great congratulation to
as Blare. A French ship of the line, and some
and our squadrons off those ports are on the best this country, as it mould produce a great diminution
smaller vessels in the liver, were set
PEN
to, and
terms with the squadrons in them. The French Ad- iof our national burdens. A great and most useful les-
burnt, in the night on which Admiral ttose had .
mirsl received an invitation to dine with Sir HARRY I son had now been given, not only to this age, but to
determined to attack them. It also gives the sub-
NEALE on board the Zealous, a few days since. I posterity, of the instability of all human greatness
stance of letters from Lord AMELIUS BEAUCLERK and:
1 The marriage of the Princess CH LimpTTr. of WALT! . which was not founded on right and on the ophlio n
and Sir HARRY NEALE, stating, that at La Ito-
to the Hereditary Prince of ORANGE will be celebrated lof the people. He had not been so much afraid as
•chelle and Donarnener the Bourbon standard bad 1 to July.
1 many others were of the power of Bonaparte, as he
beets hoisted. 1 The two frigates which last sailed from St. Woes, ! always considered it to rest on a very slender tenure.
There is no truth in the report printed first in the !
it is said, conveyed off a large treasure under instrac- In Governments so despotic as his was, revolutions
Courier with demi-official ostentation, that Mr. I lions from BONAPARTE. usually came suddenly. lie trusted, that the happy
CAN si ee is contioa into power. That gentleman is' The Mars French national cutter, from Cher.; events which had ofken place would have also the
setiFible of his folly its regard to Lord CASTLEREAGB,
burgh, arrived on Monday at Portsmouth, uith i effect of putting an end to those party heats and hit-
' and has, no doubt, signified his adherence to the pre- Messieurs DE C -HANTERENEY and Geout.T, charged! ter political contentions which had formerly existed
sciit result of the war, though diametrically opposite with dispatches from the Provisional Government to : lil this country. We might now calmly support the
to that for which he contended ; but Ministers do not
Louis XVIII. They set off immediately to wait on 1 principles of the British Constitution; and, as Mr.
Wink that they wolud gain any strength by his co.
hisiMajesty. Addison had said, '• piously transmit them to our
operation. CORN..EXCHANGE, APRIL 20.—There was hot little I children." We might expect in peace an extension
Advises have been received from the Marquis of .
fresh Corn at Market to-day ; but the quantity left ;of our commerce, advancement in the arts, and great
WELLING rox as late as to the 9th inst. by which we
over from Monday's arrival makes a good supply for' improvements in those institutions by which the hap-
ore made acquainted with the extraordinary fact,
this morning, when Wheat sold heavily, having but t piness and liberty of mankind were promoted and
that up to that time, by the activity and diligence of
few buyers.—Oats sell freely, at Monday's prices. secured. After a variety of other observations he
the spies of BONAPARTE, the British Commander In Barley, Peas, Beans, and other articles, there is concluded, by moving an Address of Congratulation
• was kept in otter ignorance of the recent events at
no alteration. to the Prince Regent. ,
• Paris. Several skirmishes bad occurred with the .
Bovr-slottirr.—Monday, Mason
andfe illirtinonnis "wee 7:114 Mr. Favree seconded the motion, and hoped
rear-guard of Souvr and we are sorry to add, that Biers. after
""dinueornbetrwoo directxara
charges' of takini that nothing might be said which would throw out
committed fur trig ,—Mason
Colonel VIVIAN had 'been severely wouuded.
mooev ulider false pretences, and Thompson on three rittareesmo the apple of discord, when we were rejoicing under
A provisional commercial arrangement between a similar naturrtt The
trdripcait cats wets
or7l taking
51. froth
lila
Na: the olive branch of4eace. He trusted, that all. angry
France and Great Britain, it is said, is to be imme- nalryie
s one,.
idoasma
who was recovering from ber lYilrin.--. differences of °Orden might now be at an end; and
thately adopted ; and we are told that the basis of The woman who acted the chiracter of the la
been tine mptsi at 0. 3eg, that the lion of the other side might now lie down,
this intercourse is already laid, is the Treaty which in Monmonith-strweet,o proves
h to
bola re-iesaiegllaekemus, for. with the lantb of opposition.---(A •laugh.] —The
liord AUCKLAND was concerned in preparing, and of twir.chtask c erk
tiied, convicted sad executed, sad since Wiese- brightness of the astonishing events that had
which five years were unexpired when the untoward_
eusttioNnl ha, cohabited with thasapoon....Thasoaa is
44,1,
e_er:
c 7 lately taken place, had so dazzled his optics, that
events affecting the French Government put ,
an end inresiouS man, but unfornmatel/ &poem .
Dam' of deception and fraud. e doe pia, 14 the me very objects he daily saw appeared to •him in a
• to its operation. as
Military Asylum, and held a prioei situatiaa ie It; but w new light. The streets he walked' in appeared to
• Mr. Kek2r,is to appear, on the Sth of May, in'bb lbws brother iste the
soon dismissed. He afterwards . blot
tom beautiful
tblin before,
and the air he
Willor and. on the 7th in Inge. c =mission of a forgery, for which be MS

between vested, and existing or contingent interests.

fore thought some notice should be taken of thos,e
great exertions, when presenting their congratulations
to the Prince Regent. He hoped, however, that fti-
ture discussions in that Court might be conducted lo
the calm and dispassionate manner in which the Moier
and Seconder had conducted themselves upon the
present occasion. He wished, however, to ask the
Worthy Mover the meaning of one passage in the
Address which mentioned generally the liberty of the
_people. He wished to know, whether it was in-
tended to convey to the Prince Regent, a hope tan
• the liberties of the people of this country would he
. improved by the Constitution adopted in France.
Mr. WAITIIMAN, In explanation, said, that he had
' not intended in this general expression any allusion
to the liberties of the people of this country.
Mr.' Qum on this occasion felt no wish. ti cavil
with a loose expression, but he did not think the
motion or the Address, as far as it was desoribed,
spoke the bold language respecting this countrrnml
its exertions, which it ought to speak. What, who'll
a British Assembly were addressing a British Prince,
' should the great efforts of Britain in the glorinot
cause be passed over in silence, or should the wis,.
dom of the Administration which had carried on thin
' struggle to a successful termination he forgotten
Perhaps it would be said we had no share in the
' march of the Allies to Paris—true, we had no troops
there, but England was the great cause which
mated the whole machine; but for Englatut
I would have continued at peace with Bonaparte; mid
in all probability would ultimately have been suh.
tined by him. Spain was subdued, Portugal was
over-run; and so confident was Bonaparte of suc.
cess in that quarter, that he conferred titles and -es-
tates on his favourites in the very heart of Tortugal.
IWho, he would-ask, rescued Portugal ? Who re.
covered Spain ? Was it not the British force? Awl
I even before the Allies crossed. the Rhine, had, Het
the standards of the victorious British army, under
the conduct of the immortal Wellington, been on.
I furled in the territories of France ? And who could
say that the efforts of this country lead not done
much even in Paris, and that the spirit of Lord
Wellington was not predominant in the Cabinet of
Talleyrand ? Re had no wish to depreciate the
merits of the Allies, but had England no merit, hail
Great Britain no moderation ? If Gentlemen wood('
look to the Declaration published by the Allies, they
Would see that it was England alone that was re,.
quired to make sacrifices, or had a;ly thing to lace,.
fice, and that she, for the purpose of giving isenee
to Europe, had, with a noble moderation, expres*d
her readiness to resign those ships nod•those e,•:eoirs
which had been purchased with her blood and are...
sure—for these reasons he thought the services and
the exertions
in silence.

Mr. Moot
something in
tion for the g
Mr. Alderma
the ezertions -
of in the. AI
He thought
upon the manic
Brunswick.
what they
for.the happy
titration of

our Allier, and of expressing their approbation of
the firmness and moderation of their conduct, ho
did not think it right to pass over entirely wittinqt
notice, the.ezertions made by our own little country
in this great contest. He thought, also, that it'• was
quite unnecessary to draw a comparison now with the
declaration issued formerly by the Duke of Drel49.•
wick. Under the most discouraging circumstkiasi,. . .
this country had firmness enough to oppose 46,0,40 ,
to the French Government, slid to steno that ponTot
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s of England should not be passed over
IRE recommended to the Mover to 'intert
n the Address, expressive of colagestuk.
great exertions of this cotintry.
.
Erman Biacu thought it very material that
is of this country should be taken,tietien
Address of congratulation to the
that there was now Do we .illl
tanifest formerly issued by the D r 1
It was better to confine thernsetxts to
must be unanimous in—cotwasuiati,ons
isy issue of the united exert' pla avortne•
all the Allies, among iff#lol.4as Vtial •
•