The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-10-21 00:00:00

YHE STATESMAM.

son will he put in force, and the King of Rome be
proclaimed Emperor of France. The Allies, it is
added, will not interfere in an arrangement purely
of a domestic nature, at the man whom they feared
*ill not be placed at the head of affairs, or even freed
from hig confinement. The Prussians are in march
for the frontiers, and English troops alone, to the
number of 25,000, will remain in the capital, for the
maintenance of public order."

ing into the conduct of Officers of ell irides, *be
hate served during the usurpation.
3. Our Minister of State for War shall lay herore
ua the result of the labours of the Commission, and
shall juin to them his proposals.

4. None of the Officers mentioned in Art. 2, shall
occupy a post in our army till the Commission shall
have examined into his conduct, and expessed a fa-
•ourable opinion.

11% it IS. OCT. IR.
ORDINANCE OF TSI KING.

5. Our Alinister of State for War is charged with
the execution of the present Ordinance.
Given at the castle of the Thuilleries, the 12th
Oct. 1815, and ur our reign the 22d.
(Signed) LOUIS.
By t ie King,

I AiliA, .PLC.

What Divine Providence recalled us last year
to the throne of our fathers, we thought it our duty
in remostr. finin public function some men to whom
reasons did not permit us to extend that con-
fid,,te with which Magistrates and Administrators
ought always to be invested. Nevertheless, on ac-
count of the long services of some of them, and with
the intention of giving to our subjects a fresh proof of
our justice and royal munificence, we were pleased
to grant to many of the functionaries thus removed
from situations they had so long filled, pensions on
renting, or provisional allowances. The hope that
we 1,,d conceived of re-establishing, in a few years,
the finances of our kingdom, and success of our first
efforts, permitted us even to extend this beneficent
measure wish great liberality ; but we have been in- ,
formed, that in the disastrous days which suspended
the course of the benefits which we were occu-
pied hi showeiing upon our people, many indivi-
duals to .150 m we had granted these tokens of oar
ki„di,e,c, necked with eagerness underithe dominion
of th•' ll+urper, either by re-entering their former
functions, or by accepting new ones; the part they
have thus taken in the support of the criminal enter-
prize which has caused all the evils under which
Frsnce at present groans, has made them lose all
right to the favours which we should have been desi-
rous of conferring upon them; and the disorder into'
which these evils have thrown the finances, the im-
mense charges which our faithful subjects are called
upon to bear, notwithstanding all oar cares to lighten
their burden, impose upon us the obligation in future
to contain our liberality within the bounds of the
most severe justice and the strictest economy.
_ _

(Signrd)

The Mini;ler of Stale for
Dikc de FELTRE.

REPORT TO 'I KING.

• t. ig, 1815.
Stae,—l have the honour of pointing out to your
Majesty to compose the Commission created by your
Ordinance of this day, in order to examine into the
conduct of officers of all grades who hare served
during the usurpation :—Nlarslad the Duke of Bel.
luno, President ; Lieutenstd•Cetteral Count Lauds-
ton, Lieutenant-General Count Bordessoult, FieW.
Marshal Pi ince de Broglio, Sub- Inspector at Reviews,
Duperreaux, Commissaile adonnoteur, Chef de
Bien, Adjutant-Commandant Chevalier de Querelles,
Secretary.

The Illiuitier of Some foe Vhir.
Duke de IefiLTRE.

(Signed)
A puroted,
(Signed)

LOUIS.

Nevertheless, in discharging this duty, we being
desirous that the measure we propose to decree shall
be executed with discernment and equity ; that the
faults of the men to whom it is applicable shall be
scrutinized and judged with the most rigorous impar-
tiality ; that these faults shall be placed as a balance
against the length and importance of former services;
la.ily, that if in certain cases what is superfluous
may be taken away from men to whom our gene-
wily had granted it, our justice nevertheless shalt
preserve to them what is necessary.

The Duke of Bedford arrived the day before yes.
terday from England. He alighted at the Hotel of
the Empire, Street d'Artois. The Duchess of Bed-
ford is expected to-day, with her suite, coming from
Italy.

For these reasons we have decreed and do decree
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Att. 1. There shall be formed near our Minister
Secretary of State for the Department of Finances,
e Commission, charged with taking cognizance of the
pensions and provisional allowances granted by us,
since the first of April, 1814, to the Functionaries
of the Administrative and Judiciary order, which we
did not judge proper to continue in their employ.
2. The said Commission shall provide itself with
all the instructions it shall judge necessary to verify
the origin and motives of these recompences, as also
the names and qualities of those who have obtained
them.

MONTLUCOW, OCT. 14.—There has been arrested
here and sent to the prison of Moulin, a glazier's
boy, a most deter mined bad subject, commandant of
a battalion composed of lads of the same stamp. Ile
assumed the Cross of the Legion of Honour, and
distributed cartourhes to the 2d regiment of Chas-
sears of the Ex-Guard, whose insurrection might
have been attended with fatal consequences. Tran-
quillity is perfectly restored ; it will he maintained
by the good spirit of the inhabitants, and the punish-
ment of the guilty who have, for a moment, troubled
it. We expect our happiness from the justice and
moderation of the King, whose intentions cheer us,
whose speeches console us, and whose glory is at-
tached to our prosperity.

FREUD FUNDS-56 f. 90 c. 57 f.
—.Oa.--

Brussels Papers to the 19th iust. arrived to-day,
but they bring nothing of issterebt, beyond stating,
that the grand head-quarters of the Russian army
has arrived at Frankfort.

By the merchant-ship Lord Somerset, from Baur-
dean*, have arrived in England the Spanish Colonel
Asutta and several other Officers of his regiment,
the 4th of the Navarre Volunteers, which was dis-
banded by FERDINA ND VII. They were persecuted
by that Sovereign for having assisted the Generals
MINA, uncle and nephew, in the attempt which they
made on Pamplona, to support the Constitution and
the Cortes of Spain. These victims of the civil liber-
ty of their country are come to seek an asylum in
England; they have already arrived in London and
joined one of their late Chiefs.
The Officer who was second in command to Gene- •
ral Poamen, and who has arrived in England, is
named Rear-Admiral RONAL lie is accompanied
by Captain FORNELLI, who was first Aid-de-Camp
to PORLIER. They are expected in London in a few
days.
Yesterday morning Policies were opened at the
Royal Exchange, giving 101. to receive 1001. should
Lours abdicate the throne of France within three
months from the present time. According to these
I politicians, his abdication is to be for the purpose of
uniting all parties in France.
We understand that the sailors belonging to Shet-
land, and the different places in the North, and who
are at present at Leith, destitute of employment,
are to be immediately forwarded to their respective
homes, and that the revenue cutters are to be em-
ployed in that service.—(Edinburgh Paper.)
• Benwics, Oct. 14.—The seamen of this port.
following the example of their brethren in Newcastle
and other ports, on Saturday last made a demand on
their employers for additional wages, which being
refused, they positively declined going to sea, and
forcibly compelled all those seamen that have arrived
since that day to join them. On Saturday and Mon-
day nearly one hundred extra constables were sworn
in to preserve the peace, in case the sailors should
become riotous, but they have hitherto conducted
themselves in the most orderly manner, only per.
Muting in their demands. The Ship-owners have had
several interviews with them without being able to
effect a reconciliation.
The 2d battalion of the 66th regiment is under or-
Louis, &c. ders for St. Helena.
Upon the proposal of our Minister of State, fur' The 72d regiment has been sent on from the Cape
of Good Hope, to reinforce the King's troops sere.
War,
ing in India.
We have decreed, &c. 1 The Tower Harriet Militia marched yesterday
Art. 1. There shall be formed near our Minister morning for Bristol, on their route to Ireland.
of State for War, a Commission which shall be pre- ' The price of wheaten Boor, per quarter'', at Bath,
sided over by one of our cousins, the Nlarshals of is 10d., of wheaten bread Ofd. the quartern, and of
• ratite, and composed of two Lieutenatit•Generals, standard wheaten bread eft.
Madame Durailh, wife of the Mayor of Auriac, in
one Field-Marshal, one Inspector or Sub-Inspector
at reviews, a state of pregnancy, and her three children, were a
and one Contrnissaire-Ordonnateur.— short time since poisoned by a person, who gained ad-
The functions of Secretary shall be discharged by a mission to the kitchen in the disguise of a mendicant,
superior Officer. and put poison in a soup-dish. Medical aid has since
The President and Members of this Council, also restored them.
the Secretary, shall be appointed by us on the pro- /
posal of our Minister of State for War.

3 It will moreover examine what part the men to
whom the said pensions or provisional allowances had
Iwo granted, have taken in the events which have
occurred between the 20th March and the 7th July,
to Pnah le us to determine upon the erasures and re-
ductions which it may be proper to order.
4. The Commission will make a report upon each
of the erasures and reductions which shall appear to
it proper to propose.

5. Reports shall be delivered to our Minister Se-
cretary of State fur the Department of Finances, who
that; refer them to our Council, in order to be enact-
ed %hat shall belong to it.
G. We appoint as Members of the said Commis- •
!ion, the Sienrs Simeon, father, Councillor of State,
President ; Becquey, Royer Collard, Councillors of .
Sate; Favard de lAnglade, Master of Ref/nests;
Ilatmatid, Director of the Inscribed Debt; Rosman,
Chief of the Division of the Funds of the Minister of
the Interior, acting as Secretary.
7. Our Minister Secretary of State for the De-
/nutrient of Finances, is charged with the execution
of the present.

(siren at Paris, at the Castle of the Thuilleries,
the 20t1t September, 1815, and of our reign the 21st.
(Signed) LOUIS.
The Nl.ni-ter SCI r..!ary or State for Finances,

Barou LOUIS.

2. Thh Comcai,A;,a slain be charged with examiu.

COAL M ARK CT, OCT. 10.
Ships of Markel. Skips Sold. Pi Ire.
8 Newrmole .5 .... Od. to 68.. 01.
1 Sunderland 1 .... 665. 6d. to Od.

THE NEW SHERIFFS.
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ROCIIkSTER PEDESTRIAN.
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On Monday last, pursuant So public nOtiee, end .
Yeiterrley' the Lord Mayor, accompanied by se.
by permiision of F. PAiTett, Kaq. Mayoreif the City
of Rochester, a mah by the mime of W. TuerEE,
and the Courts of Assistants of the Dtapers and
seral Aldermen, the Common Serjeant, City Officers,
a native Of Stnplehurst, in the county of Ketit, but
lately residing in or near Rochester, undertook the Needlemakers' Companies, proceeded by water from
filackfriars'-bridge to Westminster.hall,. for the put..
arduous task of stalking one thousaild miles in
pose of presenting the two Sheriffs Elect to the Cur.
twenty successive days; on a piece of turf, one
furlong in length, in Delce-lane, near the sign of the sitor Barowof the Court of, Ezchever. On their
Cossack, Rochester. Ile commenced his journey arrival at Westminster-hall, the procession walked
about fire o'clock in the morning; and completed 51
up the Court, wkere the.Cursi!or Baron was in at.
miles by a little after eight o'clock In the evening, tend:ince to receive them. The Lord Mayor then
d dvance towards the Bar, when she stopping oceissiOtially during the day to take refresh. a
Iment, apparently without the least embarrassment,
COMMON SERJEANi, addreising the Curs. Hoe Baron;
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and soon after retired tat rest :it is orihy of notice, said, that on the part of the City of London he now
that he had not half an hours sleep during the came forward
to present two persons who had been
whole night. At four o'clock on Tuesday morn. chosen to fill the high and arduOus office of Sheriff
for the year ensuing. In recommending them to the
ing he pursued his journey wider great disadvan.
mges, owing to the bad preparation made previous Crown for approbation, it was
his duty to state that
to his commencing his task, in the protiding shoes they were men of the highest character and integrity
and dresses. His feet were shockingly blistered, and in the Corporation. The name of T. Bell, E-q. wad
he laboured under great fatigue till about eight Particularly dear to the City, not alone for that
steady attachment he had ever eviticed towards his
o'clock in the evening, when he retired to the Cos- '
King and Country, but for the teal and activity he
lack to get a change of shoes and stockings; his
friends advised him to cease walking for that day, or had shown as a Member of the Corporation for a
it was his intention to have continued till he had per- ! aeries of years. The other Gentleman, Mr. Thom,formed 50 miles. lie only completed 46 mile, on was alio much beloted by Isis fellow-citizens and the
!
, Corporation, in respect to Ida father, who had been
that day. Ile began his task again on Wednesday
a useful and highly.estemded Member for nearly 50
inorning soon after two o'clock, much recovered
(roil the fatigue of the previous day, and had corn-, years. He had himself also shown much talent, as
Opted 28 miles at 12 o'clock ; it then came on to i one of the Corporation, and had joitly entitled him-
self to the high situation in which his fellseir-citizens
lain, and continued the whole of the day, notwith. i
standing which he continued his journey and cum. , had placed him. it was also not a little creditable
to both Gentlemen, that they came forward, almost
Meted 61 miles by a quarter past eight. His rest on I
i! ; Tuesday and IVedisesday night was as on Mon-
! voluntarily, with an offer of their set vices, at a lime
day.• On Thursday morning he commenced again when the City was pectiliarly situated, if not ens-
soon after two o'clock, and seeemed more refresh- I barrassed, for want of Sheriffs. Upon the whole he
ed than might naturally be espected under the had the strongest reason to anticipate, that she
;
disadvantages he had experienced during the two pre.. I choice of the City of London cosini not have been
'ions days; he again met with a considerable delay,' placed its better hands, and that the Crown would
owing to the had stem of Ida shoes, and had tint per.'
the administration of the laws.
find in these Gentlemen the most ells( lent support iti
formed more than four miles and a half alt nine.
..
o'clock in the morning, he made up only 16 miles at The Cuast-roit BARON then said--" On the pert of
noon ;it rained ineessently during the wholes( Wed. the Crown, I approve the choice the City of Lois.
nesiley night, and all day on Thursday, with a gale don has made ;" and after the usual Address from
of wind. This, however, did not slacken his ef. the Common Serjeant, they were sworn in. The
forts, for after being provided with a pair of pegged procession then returned in the same way; and
shoes, he completed 50 miles at eleven o'clock. He lauded at Blackfriart.
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was, as usual, taken into the Cossack, and appeared After which, Mr. Sheriff Thorp entertained hil
in eatreme good spirits,considering the fatigue he had friends at the London Tavern. The Lisrd Mayor,
undergone, for it is presumed no human being ever agreeable to ancient etiquette, took the Chair at this
had a harder task than TuFFEE had on this day. He splendid banquet, where above 150 of the principal
was soon after put into a warm bath, and went to Citizens were assembled. The respect and venitra.
bed, where he had a refreshing sleep for upwards of lion shown to Mr. Deputy Thorp, the father of the
three hours, which was more than he had had during Sheriff, who, as a Member of the Common Council
the whole week. At four o'clock an Friday morning fee 50 years, has invariably devoted his heart, time,
he awoke, and got out of bed, but felt so stiff and and talents, to the maintenance of the rights' and li.
his feet so tender that he was almost inclined to berries of his fellow-citizens, assembled around his
relinquish his undertaking; but from the persuasion son, all the old and steady friends of independence
of his attendants, and the attention shown him by fur the City. And it was delightful to observe thei
those who hail been friendly to his cause, he corn- sentiment of gratification which was universally es-
' menced again, and shortly lost his stillness ; he re- pressed in seeing the son of a man, whose life had
covered so fel- that he completed eleven miles and a !seen all example for them all to imitate, coming for-
quarter by eight o'clock, and went to breakfast ; lie ward to execute the high duties of Sheriff. The
began again about nine, and did 21 miles at twelve, pleasure was increased ton frornAlte knowledge that
stopping In the course of the morning haft an hour 'he had for a c illeagoe, a gentleman equAly indepen-
for refreshment. He continued his jourtsey during dent and sincere in his attachment to the principles of
the afternoon with much ease, and completed 50 the Constitution, amd to the cause of freedom all over
'miles about ten o'clock. He was then taken into the world.
the Cossaik, in full health and spirits, and appeared It was a day of true civic festivity. The company
confident of success. dined its the Hall, which, from its fine proportions
REMARKS.—TUFFEE is a man rather under the an.i simple form, is admirably adopted both for music
middle stature; has followed the baking business, and fur speaking, since the voice is equally audible
but is now only a farmer's servant, which has been in every part of it. The dinner, like that of the day
his principal employment through life ; has a wife and before, was sumptuous, and abounded in all the ra•
five small children, and is about 37 years of age. He rities of the seaman. .
ha' had the most prompt attention paid him by the The LORD MAYOR prefaced all the usual toasts
landlord of the Cossack, at which house he takes op his with short addresses, given with (lust well-turned arid
temporary residence. Mr. NEWSOM, a surgeon, of pointed neatness,ferwhich his eloquence is distinguish.
Rochester, has attended him very strictly through the ed. Ile made a alarm eulogy on the knositi prin-
week, and proffers kis services gratis. TOFFEE Reis eiples, liberality, and hun.anity of the new Sheriffs.
entirely from this Gentleman's direction!. A sub- lie spoke in the most han home terms of the Lortl
: scription has hem entered into on the ground, which, Mayor elect. lie thanked the late Sheriff, Mr. Leigh,
'we are sorry to say, has not, at prese:it, been very for the exemplary manner in whisk he had discharged
liberally supported, owing to the little company and Isis arduous task. Bespoke of the conduct of the Re.
had weather, hut we hope the generous will consider presentatives of the City in Parliament with gratitude
his family and give their mite, however trifling, to. —and he lamented the absence of the Recorder by
wards their iupport.—On Thursday Mr. DYER, the the unfortunate accident which had befal en him, &c.
friend of WILSON, honoured TOFFEE with his pre- Mr. Sheriff TROUP returned his thanks for the flat-
!once, and proffered every assistance in his power.— tering terms in which the Lord Mayor had proposed
Tema seems so far recovered as to entertain an the healths of his colleague and himself; and ex-
r opinion that he shall be enabled to perform the task, pressed their lively gratitude for the kind manner in
as lie has now mauy comforts which for the first which they had been received by the respectable corn-
' four days were very much wanting. The ground pony. This confidence must impress nit their hearts
selected for the performance of the journey is a fine a just feeling of the importance of the high trust con.
piece of turf, which the pedestrian passes over eight fisted to them; and lie trusted they would merit, by
times to complete a mile, the discharge of their duties, the continuatice of the
____. - good opinion of their fellow-citizens. He gave the
The following is stated to have been the cause of health of the Lord Mayor, which was warmly re.
General Dessor.r.E's giving up the command of the ceived ; and the Noble Lord, Sir William Curtis,
National Guard of Paris. MONcIEUR required from Mr. Alderman Atkins, Mr. Ex-Sheriff Leigh, and
him a list of the Officers of the Guard, in order that Mr. Common Serjeant, all adressed the company is
he might proceed with their purification. General return for the compliments paid to them.
DEISOLLE represented to the Prince, that any mea. Mr. Taylor, and a select party of vocal per-
sure of that sort was calculated to produce much die-' formers, on both days swig some of our best glees
content; but MonatEtta insisted, and the General , and national songs, with the effect which they never
sent in his resignation. ; fail to produce.
The Akeste, we understand, is appointed to carry / lo the sketch which we gave of the splendid en-
nut the Embassy to China, and Captain NIURRAT tertainment of Mr. Sheriff BELL, on Thursday night,
MAXWELL, C. B. whose name was so often honour.' we ought to have stated the very handsome compli-
ably coupled with her during the war, has been se. merit which he paid to the Professors of the Flue
tested to command her now upon this so important Arts. Ho said, that the Corporation of London,
occasion. ; though its first great eject was the promotion of the
A PAseeox.—ln February, 1814, when we were' commerce, and the pre.ervation of the rights of their
in a state of doubtful warfare, Omnium was at a fellow-citizens, had ever shown a alum mid proper
Premtim of 30 per Cent., and Consols upwards of respect for the Fine Arts. Ile should have bad the
72. flow we enjoy universal Peace, with commer- honour of the presence of the venerable President
cial benefits unknown for 25 years, and surplus ef the Royal Academy that day, bet that intlispo.
wealth in our public Treasury of nearly Two Ma_ sition had prevented the attendance of that Gentle.
lions and a Hall from a single Quarter's Account, we man. He saw, however, another Member of that
lied Consols under 62, and Oinniunt scarcely 15 per Academy, whose talents and works had made his
Cent. Premium. This can only be accounted for by name renowned in every country, and whom it was
the auaiety of the Public to avail themselves of the the pride of England to call their own, as the most
advantage secured by Mr. assn, in his Contract distinguished lisieg painters. lie begged leave to
with Government, of all the rise in the Funds above give the health of Sir Thomas Lawrence. This was
the low price of 66 to the Purchasers of Tickets and received with enthusiasm, and Sir .1.110MA9, in a abort
Shares (in this Lottery), entitled to the Three Prizes and polished Address, returned his thanka, laraent.
of £50,000, the Four of X 20,000, and indeed to ing that in the absence of the President of the Royal
all the Stock Prizes, with the option of being paid Academy it should fall to him to express the sense
the value in Money (if they prefer it), however which every Member of it woulirfeel In being thus
high the Funds may rise ; but from the very great noticed, and which they did ref,' for the encr
demand we must expect an increase in the price of ment aid approbation which they received f
Tickets and Shares before the 7th of November, as Corporation of the first city in the wait!,
on that Day ALL the Capitals may be drawn. 1 The Sheriff's new carriers were anch

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rich they did feil for the etscourage- •
sation which they received from the
the 6rafcity in the waist.
new curlers were much chaired.