The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-03-30 00:00:00

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tend to throw ■ sespicios upon those very friends,
end cast a doubt upon their loyalty.--Are
they not ewer, that such a step cannot fail again to
separate the People from the King. the Nation from
the Monarch, and If he loses the bulwark of their
lose, on whom has he to rely in the hour of danger?
On the courage of !hoes who ran away to Chem, the
Doloeslils of the Nation! No, be knows their
1
cow•islice, he knows that wordsmen are not swords.
men. and that great talkers do the least. Ile will
not lean on such a broken reed ; on whom then can
be rely People! Ile doubts their troth—
he fears their suyiegdisagrepables—this geoid be an
islleleer. We tremble eat at what oar friends and those
we de good to, cats say ; no, it is only our enemies,
those who have a right to complaie of es, that we have
bee; to dread, and whose tongues we would wish to
tie. Let his Majesty act as be did on • recent eaten.
lion—let him prove himself as be did then, the Poo.
ple's friend, and be may sleep in peace, be car have
no enemy to bresk his slumber ; for as to the efforts
of the Ultras, the host of national talent is these to
crush deem, sod even the fallacy of all their rhap-
sodies, we therefore regard the restrictions on the
Press, not only as enceostitetiosal, bet lightly im-
politic, and of ibis truth ere, a (Weight elapse, his
Majesty will be coovincel."

The disgusting . end tedious dlseession on Mr.
Qotn's Parliamentary practices, has been of good
effect to Mr. C. 11111 Imes character, which must twee,-
sadly have been materially wounded by Mr. Quix's
&it representation of the business, had it stood there.
We are sorry and ashamed to see iu what manlier
ill r. COULD (the leading Member of a Ciirnit in Ir..
land) comes out of the contest. A less Ilunuarable
/loose might have proposed to commit hint to Nese:ale
(whither many Bea for offences less injurious to the
People's interest have been committed), rather their
to the custody of the Serjeent-ai•Arms. He ought
to be contented with things as they are.

Oa leaking over the proceedings in the lloo•e of
Commons of last night, the heart of the Patriot will
be dismayed to see so much time taken up, so may !
swords and phrases thrown away, and in little prac-
tical.geod effected. What hope of Reform in the
Parliament can be totertained when we sae so many
pains taken, not to remove the corruption or its i
cause, bet to refine the operative poisna. These'
debates, and more especially their tendency, remind!
us of • trading Justice from the Bomb addressing I
three highwaymee, who had sallied forth one Saud.,
afternoon, and robbed almost every body they met
between Highgate and Finchley ; but baring charged
themselves silk spirituous liquor, as well as their I
pistols with powder and ball, they let off their cou-
rage and their fire•arms without giving time to the
stopped to pelt out their purser. Now, although
they seceded two or three people, yet they were
not sworn against, and the Worthy Magistrate ad-
inoeished them to do their work another time (for he
acknowledged that they could not be hackneyed in it
as yet) in a mere gentlemanly-way. That a high-
wayman mast sometimes he hanged when the evidence
was positive and clear against him, but that the of-
fence was not of that heinous net ore that would urge a
promoter to estremities, if not ill-used when robbed.
The parties thanked his Worship : they would re-
member his wick,. We shall not probably hear these
same nor similar corrupt tralficklogs very: often, bet
we shall experience additional 'evils from them, no
doubt, as Ion; as the House of Commons remains as
it Is at present constituted.

Last night Mr. W. WILLIAMS brought in his Bill
to extend the Freeholders Qualifintion Oath to per-
SIMS voting in right of small freeholds in Towns and
Boroughs, and to amend the oath required by the
15 Gm 111. c. 84. It was read a first lime, and
ordered to be printed. As we have already fully
repressed our sentiments upon ,1 is measure, we Shell
reserve what farther observations occur to es for a
(•tore day. We do nor anticipate any opposition
to the Bill. It will not alter or change, in the least
degree, the right of voting in ■ny place, but merely
impose an oath on persons tbst they are really and
bona fide possessed of the requisite qualification so
vote; and we are sere that no iodependeng or honour-
able man will object to it. The beuebts arising from
it will be truly great. It will destroy that gross and
impudewl fraud which has so long been practised nn
the Law aud Cosstiletion of the country, we mesa
the making occasional voters to serve the purposes of
an F.lection, and restore the Elective Franchise to its
legitimate owner ; for we cannot 'oppose that ■ny
man, however well inclined to serve a Borough Pa-
tron, will subject himself to the infamy and penalties
of perjury, though he would not have scrupled, by
a PIOUS FRAUD, to deprive his neighbour of the best
and most invaluable et the rights attached to bin as
an Englishman.

Mr. Quis's father, RICHARD QUI V, was created a
Peer of Ireland hut little genre than Iwo pa rs qv,
by the title of Viscount MOUNT. EARL: the son we
way see was in a fairway to rnount•up to a blargoir,
it nothing het Geoid had been necessary.

Government have eons* to the determination to
allow Officers on halif-pay, of t•ot:t Navy inn! Army.
to enjoy 'itemises not etc....din( three times @brit
incense; it is therefore coofideatly hoped the um..
spirit of liberality still t. eatended to Officers rot
bilf.pay of the old establishment, by increasing the
allowance, as it appears bard to bo entirely forgotten.
Soso Ensigns hate 3a. others only ls. l•er day.

To THE EDIWR or rut STATES3I42ti.

Stas—l cannot say that I had not heard of you,
Journal till lately, bel I certainly had ant read it till
the late Election commenced, when, to my great Car'
prise (for I have resided in America the last twelve
years of my life), I found is sentiments so cop-
vial with my own, that I cannot conclude my day's
work done, till I base perused the Sr4rEsx4t.
Allow mein say, that I like the plainness,and what
we should call it on the other side the Atlantic, the
downrightness of your Correspondent Joins Byt.h;
I wish with all my heart, that the Minister+, with
the Doke of 'root at their head, were obliged to
read every one of his letters. Bet, Mr. STATAim•N,
my reason for troubling you with this now is It, pay
a compliment (do'nt be angry nor surprised), to
a compliment to your Ministers, for an art nr run.
nine surpassing that of any minn on the earth its si-
milar situations. Finding themselves suddenly
thrown into a "eel rice," by the Isi.h tone sod man-
ter of America ; and the new petition of France by
the probability of its King placing himself at the
heed of the Itevolotiordsis of that estensive and pit-
pelous kingdom ; they cause one of their 'winters
to move for certain Papers with respect to the con-
dition of the Navy : all acquiesce its the motion, end
take the opportunity of paying thw mall at the luoul
of it an oulogionrs, that will tecore bis place for a time,
let what will happen. The business of Noodle
bring thus door, he is equally prepared to take up
that of Doodle, and in this way the country is
1 doodled upon all like occasions ; for, as to
twenty thousand rtlectirr seamtn being ill the
British service, I submit to be hanged at Or
yard-arm of one of the first rate man of war, If
the First leHrl of the Ailonialty can muter one huller
that number able-bodied. It required nn less than the
face of s" II agar DUNIS IS" himself to set forth such
an assertion ; bat it is done to bernbortale the People
ioto an acquiescence with their bersieos in time of
peace; slid, by-Site-by, it is no less an atiosirshle
trick in a TIN after making a fortune by a " whit
wants me" seesikte, to bury his odious unpopularity
wader the hohictl title of 11ELTILLE.--1.0111.A.

AI4:LRNON.

Frankfort Papers eutit•ti yesterday, In the 2,111
inst. An article from ‘litteutherg
hope that the •pproaching Meeting ..f the States of
that kingdom, will lead in a favnerable resell for the
Rights of the People. In consequence of the King
baying memo riged free discussion, numerous political I
publications haee issued firm the Press, whicb have
enlighten'sl all ranks with regard to the true intmests
of the country. A '►cent intrance is mentioned, lei
the Itssorsor of his Majesty, of his haring personally
suppressed a fresh ebullition of military despotisos.l
• The Editor of the New Midgard Gtn:lic, Caplan
Levin/to, bud repressed himself with much five.!
don' and energy respecting the military system
in metal. This incensed many individuals in
the army, and •s several Generals took the lead a
: party was soon formes!. In en Address to the King
they demanded tan less than a Censorship for the
Journals; at least with respect to articles concern.'
ing the military ; Itemise it was b►tter to insult any
class than that which th►s► Gentlemen represetstal I.
he the support of the Throne, and peculiarly
•NI of its !wooer. They also ticsmastied the. thss
Editor of the New Slut:aril Gazelle should he de.
priced of his 'auk •s Captain. To this the King re-
-1 plied, that io his kingdom Liberty of the Pleas was
established ; 'bat if remarks were mode upon any
I class of persons in the State, they must, if they wet..
I false, hare the coursize to overlook or to despise
them ; and if they were true, have the justice In !stn.
fit by tipta. But Isis Tribune's took CPO olivine. of
the defamation of individuals. This truly Royal
answer, disarmed the enemies of the Liberty of the
Press.

Letters from Port.so.Prince, dated the latter end
of January, pate, that in coosequence of the (plai-
ce! which bad taken place in the South between Geo.
Fit Annul and MARION, the President hail determined
himself to visit Aux-Cayes to check the dis.oll,ion in
the bed, there having hue', more than nue attempt to
separate the South from the %Vest. The continued
rains had rend.red the roasts and tires nearly im-
passable, but he ided in reaching, that place,
and restoring tranquillity. lie was absent from Port.
ao.Prince ten months,and out his Mutt, he was
greeted with a general and the me,
chants proceeded in a body to offer their congratu-
lations. His Escellency's firmness and justice are
every day strengthening F.is Goveratnt•nt and anemia.
jug the confidence of the People. Nothing more is
heard of Citnisroeues intended attack,and if it does
not anon take place, it is orpactod that he will be
obliged to act on the defensi►e.

The West Briton says—" The noted Borough of
Tinragel, nhirb contaios about • decors haws►s. is
all bustle and confusion. Upwards of .2u individual',
some of whom aro very old and infirm, hate set out
far London to attend a Committee of the Boosts of
Commons, respecting the late Election. Mr. 01.0.
nun, of London, opposes the present Patron of the
Birough. We are informed, that upwards or SO
persons have already left the small low,, of Camel.
ford to appear before a Committee of the House of
Commons. This Borough, it is said. will become the
rival of l'etiryis sod Bortistaple in bribery and ear.
ruoinii, sod, in all likelihood, stand asgood a chauce
of being clisfra richised."

may not he unworthy of remark, that No. 3,G15
wag drawn a Prize ul j"2O,OOpabouttwoyearssince,
and thot iu the present Lottery it was drawn a Prize
of j'2 X); upnn the first thy, having been, as it was
1.. the farmer instance, a bespoke Number, and be-
spoke toe in both rases in consequence of a dream,
and shared each rime by Bight. In the former Lot•
tery, in which it was that'll a Prise of L21%000,
there were three of that amount all sold in !ibis's., by
; sr.! le there are three of rbj,ooo to be drawn
are S tistJay raw, the fort hermit% of this Number nay
be the precursor of mote good luck.