The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-12-19 00:00:00

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Chief of. the Staff of the first army, arrived on the 2Sth.
October at Tschernigow, where he reviewed the
tr.lopt. He then proceeded by the route of Kiev to
isi% ulterior destination.

Corsiderable purchases, it is said, are now nakipt
in the North, of wood for ship-building, on account 0
the French nary.

In some of our preceding columns we bare con-
tinned to.furnish such information as we could col-
* concerning the character and views of the iiet,
isters of France. By the lute change, the altrx,
,re of that kingdom have been relieved front the
.aint of which they complained, and one of them
he found to speak a very extraordinary laNnare,
le new Ministers mean to attempt, what is there
!ounce& " a perfect analogy between the principle,
,gitimate Monarchy and the acts of the Gorent„
It," there is no saying how far they will carry their
t:r
cc iy
,rations. Neither what they bare already dme,
nor what they are expected to do, appear to have given
satisfaction to their late associates. The reading of
the Royal ordinance was received by the Liberals Oh
what k termed impatience. The projct far the re.
naval of the obnoxious decree proposed to restrain the
Press, is prefaced by an intimation that another projet
is preparing fur the regulation of the Journals. What
the character of that law may be, we must wait tome:
what we knOw it is wished to be, by the advocates,
legitimate government, we may infer, from the lap.
4n3ge of The " In what they" (the new Ni-
aisle s lys this jesuitical adviser) " have done, they
en
be said to hare redeemed their pledge, which
was foolishly O. en and may be beneficially retrartet.—
They merely say, we will release yolk from the hod,
which our predecessors h id prepared for you, het ae
shall provide you with others of one own manlike. '
tore." Such iluplieity, however, much as it may her.on•
,sistent with the character of French p:iiitirians ender

the old rebridic, will not accord with the to of the
French people at present. It can only dsceive the
men who use it. Suspicion has airei.ilv begun to
work ; and some very stranue constrnetions base
been put on the ambiguous words of rho Addrons
to the Kinir, respecting the compromise of the
dignity of France in her forei!..tt ieistiens. ft is POW
suspected that the meaning tea-, not th,t Vrance should
have prevented the invasion of Laiy, lint have pre•
vented the advantages which Austria by that event
had engrossed to herself. In the s;..e,e nr.nner his
apprehended that the interference its•::riateti as ev
tial to the succour of (recce, may oe!y signify such an
uppkreition to the views of Austria as Way defend or
promote the interests of France, end place theliorern•
went in such au attitude as, when under the principles
of legitimate neap, she might avail basilic( own-
tunities of advantage oragv,ranclizement.

The penny sttbscriptions of the radicals, we appv .
head, will not be sneered at any nn,: hc the Crows
and Bible men." Joh;" Buil reprobated the radio
of calling forsuhscriptions to indetti,:ifr such meets
Sir Itouzity Ws Lsox, and those who had inclined Mi-
nisterial displeasure, and were pis se-uted and ruined
by Ministerial malice. 's he " beAr:/im; lox," 4101•4
said, should never be &t.:: t round ;—but 411.4
has to pay a fine, and the reforr. even the Crown and
Bible-John finds k convenient to inv.;!re the charity
0.1 his supporters. It k trite shucking that Mews.
SUM:Kt:Lb. Antio:vS3fl•l'll and Wi:Avnit. slodd have
become 1. the victims of the law." Incarceration and
3 or 4,000/. law exliensrs and fine, are a serioas pu-
nishment for these" and alt!P defenders of the
English Constitution" to endure. The " begging
box," there fore, they have sent round in good earliest;
het to the credit of the British people, be it said, few
individuals have ventured to incur the contempt of
their counlrymen hv ann. inning, their names
as Subscribers. 1. All ;isie iatoli ord.' and mute half
dozen others have skulked uni:er an..nynials -.l;,;natures.
Beet a Sir 11. Less ar..l a M. Cnesett.is (t.eithrr el
whom probably wottiel telieve • distres..ts of a poor
man,) hare set tht it names, tile tot user :tt 4 Sulpwric
tion of 10 guineas, and the tat ter to if 31. This
voluntary effort will Ito doubt ; svi,t Own, a certain
quarter. It l- mks like an mire rti :meat for thew
dirty work done here."
We c„,,r,,„, !,etrever, that
we know nut in what li!rlit to c.e:sider this " Beg-
ging Box" affair.. have th.ss b: hi .3 the scenes
da
serteel the Cats-pair, am: pu• to the dire IteCeSsiti
of asking alms; or is it inewel a flu! to deceive as%make us believe that ./ohm has :m unseen cn-adjaierlf
11'hielt ever way it iv, these v:.gabwois n•ill, is time,
work their own ruin. Th ty 'nay for la bile gull the pub'
lityind help to prop a sinking system ; but the slay
far dist;:nt,when
the instigators of their foul calumotes
will have to render imp their brief anthoril w
i and their
underlings sink into their former obscurity. is not

The fate of Tnrksy approaches to a crii which its
crimes against human nature have revon 11'
expect. We have long regretted that the lardy of
religious fanaticism should have procerdeil g° 54" b
sanguinary lettgas, and would hail j al1".
rl
petiient to check its dialaaiicJl consequeuecs.
while We see the subjugation of the MOSStI.II
the perspective, ue are nut without ap,): het,,ion
that
the Emperor of the North may try to avail liroself
the spirit of lihet ty now so glorion,ly kintileil 1:i
:.recce, and subje.gate the 11:Ave Ore. iss u• th-r his iron
yoke. Yet Alesamlrr p..,sessys hot:.,reaq.i nut,. and
emulsion sense, ant! he must be aware ;1 at it
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