The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-07-27 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THS STATESMAN.

Si.—l find that hi the reign of Edward the Sixth,
the Duke of Northumberland, attempted to get sentence
passed on Toasts], Bishop of Durham; who had been
accused of misprision of treason, the Lords readily
passed the Bill of Attainder against him, but the
Commons would not proceed on it, because it was in-
tended to condemn the Bishop, without confronting
the witnesses.—HAPlN.

If .von think this will be an♦ way useful in the
cause of our injured Queen, yon will, by inserting
it, in your respectable Paper, oblige

Your humble Servant,
1. R.

Jitly 15, I NO.

71() THE EDITOR OF 7716 STATESJIA.V.

Mr. EDITOR—The great topic of conversation now
is the wretched treatment which the Queen has re-
ceived, and is now receiving from the Spy-Administra-
tion of the present time; however, one thing is as
sure as daylight, and that is, that sbe will be acquit-
ted by the country at large. Yes,yes ; every upright—
every feeling man, in England, Ireland and Scot-
land, will be ready to form himself, along with his fel-
low men, and make one of a Listard of Honour, to pro-
tect his Queen—an injured and liar aa rr d woman, who
is persecuted for being virtuous. Much is said at all
times about what is done and said out of the " Hon-
ourable House," " uithout the walls," and so on; but
then all persons out of the " Iletsourable House" are
Rabble, and the Lower Orders: unless, indeed, once
in seven years, or so; and that is at the election time.
Then they are no such thing as Rabble: no, they are
‘. My good Moods !" The respoosable Electors !"
" 3ly brave Constituents," &c. &c. But, when the
Election is over; when the seat of honour is safely
obtained; when snug and comfortable ; then, ah ! then,
the Rabble, the Lower Orders, and so on, are forgot.
ten : except, indeed, by the good, accommodating,
kind, church-going soul—the Tax-gatherer ! He, in-
deed, was at all times mindful and watchful of the
persons " without the walls." IVell, all things are
for our good : they are well meant, and punctually
practiced! Were we to get too rich, why we might
get proud, which is, no doubt, very bad ; we might
then begin to think we were of consequence in parish
business, and also at elections for 3leusbers of Podia-
uncut. However, things are wisely ordered by the Spy-
System-men ; our money is spent for us in all sorts of
unproductive plans, upon all sorts of unproductive
persons; we have therefore nothing to do but make
ourselves contented, grow our potatoes, live upon them,
and be happy, in this land of Liberty. Bravo, then,
potatoes, salt, and Liberty! Hurra, burro! Never
mind the Queen, never mind the Queen, while we can
get potatoes, salt, and Liberty!
Your's. respectfully, R.
Jvlg 19. 1820.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE STATESMAN.

Sts,—Throngb the means of your truly admirable
paper, I beg leave to set forth a grievance which
exists, and which is not likely soon to be done away
with, I am sadly afraid. It is a notorious fact, that
there are hendrede of deserving men of that class of
officers called Lieutenants, who bare been on the mi-
serable half-pay list for years (3, 4, and 5), who, with
all their earnest entreaties, have not been put on full
pay. Is it not gross injustice to see a stripling pro-
moted in preference to a man who has served his coun-
try fur years, and bled in her cane, and who has been
on the half-pay list four or Eve years, when a
youth probably has nothing more to recommend him
than Intes-eet The army is getting fall of the sots
or relations of men of power and property ; but I beg
leave to say, it is not adding to the dieciptine and'
eyed conduct of corps to be officered by such men, for
their object is not strict and zetrions *Anemias., qj
military duty and good order, but rather parade and
'dim anew. What becomes of these young men of
wealth when their regiment is ordered on foreign ser-
vice ? Why, they lope no time in exchanging into
corps at home, or to half-pay, and the man of small
property, and who who has been soliciting so long for
promotion, is put in to go to the But or /Vest Indies,
or some where else, in the room of the wealthy men, or
son of the man of interest. I shall not proceed fur-
ther, for your paper might be Riled with recording
complaints, but conclude with saying.
I am, year obedient humble servant,
A CONSTANT READER.

RIO DR LA MACRE.

Extract of a letter from lleneral Monti I io, cemmander
of the expedition from Margarita, dated Juno the 4th.
on board Brian's squallreu. Asr relating the gallant
action is which 700 of his men repulsed more than
2,000 If the Spaniards. he dins madness t.—
" This advantage gam me the highest Imp of being
able to admire tom Santa Martha, mad oe-epalme with
Unianeta's divide!' is the redaction of that place t bat
my troops, irhe bod long been dimenlented at time prim-
dons they Wired, and particularly at the wail of pay.

LONDON:
TUVREDAY EVENING, JLLY 27, 118:).0.

This Morning, at 10 o'clock, Mr. Base, from the
Bank of England, acquainted the Contractors for the
Loan, that the Bank would take in tl-• Uranium. This
event had been anticipated, but at the same time it is
expected to have a favourable elfeet on the Funds.

The market remains stationary at present. Consols
are 691 oa the account.

We have this morning, received Paris papers of
Monday, those of Sunday arrived late last night.
The Parliamentary session ►rhich commenced on the
29th of November last, closed on the 2241 July. A
letter from Naples states that M. PIONATILLI, former-
ly Secretary of State, under Murat, has been nomi-
nated Ambassador to the court of Paris.

Fnaiscii FCNDII.--Pire per cent? 78 f. 83c. Book
Actions 1582 fr. 50 e.

M mitt), Jui.v 13.—1 n the sitting of the Cotes,
yesterday, M. IA:moot/ proposed that there should be
required from Government details of the event which
took place in the quarter when the Kixo's guards
were stationed, when two or three persons were killed.
He thought it necessary that the Assembly should
from day to day receive intelligence of the procedure,
in order to rains the public mind on this affair. When
ithe King's Ministers were introduced, thellinister of
IJustice rendered an account of the decrees of His
Majesty, which were intended to Consolidate the Con-
stitutional System and insure the execution of the
laws. He made a report of the state of the Tribunals.
&c. enumerated the various Ecclesiastical Benefices,
which had been disposed of, remunerating persons
persecuted on account of their religious opinions.
He endeavoured to justify the conduct of those De-
puties who signed the fatal protestation of 1514, and
finally Ise read a cop y of * dispatch from a magi-
strate of Seville, stating that the most active measures
had been taken to repress any tumult. The President
in his reply, said, that the attention of the Cortes
would extend to every department in which was in•
Wrested the administration of justice or the tranquil-
lity of the state. Among the numerous propositions
reeeivep by the Assembly, was one in which was de-
manded the free return of all Spanish refuges, to-
gether with a restitution of their property, ace.
)11.1 pa t ph/ LT A decree, dated the 30th of
Awe, provided that the pardon granted to foreigners
undo prisoners among the South-American Insurgents
shall not extend to Englishmen who may have en-
tered into such service after the 3d of July. 1819,
the day on which the ilereign enlistment bill was pas-
, sod by the British parliament. Other decrees bare
been issued. ordering the re-establishment of the na-
tional order of St. Penottiarin; the abolition of the
wenn; the organisation of the council of state and
the supreme tribunal ; the suppression of the Inquisi-
ties, the reservation of the title of Majesty to the
Wog alone ; the Axing of the puaaal donation for
the Royal household at 40,000,9110 of real*.

Extract of a Letter neared this mersing from
Freya, St. Jago, April 10:
For the first time arrived here, the Vatted States
ship, Fraaktia, 74 gams, Commodore Stewart, from
tie liediterranesa. Cla sailing, he desired the
Otarerwar-Oewetat to he laformed, who immediately
loud enlace for the ship to saes; hot by the Inn-
ran of the Oteers, the most distant batteries wen
net apprised that his Excelluey's penological war
mated, *ad 'posed afire apes the Fraaklia. Before
as swam for them to seem liring bad reached them,
M et II rtuag Whoa discharri, mod oat that pseud