The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-09-17 00:00:00

Sir ROBERT BAKER.—The resignation of this wor-'
thy Magistrate by no means surprises, as we have
looked for it, since the unfortunate 14th of August,
as• much from the hints, inuendos, and abuse of the
hackney prints, as from the open-mouthed attacks of
the lowly understrappers f sanguine minds. Those
who exulted at the Manchester Tragedy, might natu-
rally be expected to approve of the shedding of inno-
cent blood at Hyde-park or Tyburn : and now they
tell us, that bad not Sir RoBERT shewn so much Want
of promptitude at the first onset, the military need not
have been forced to shoot their fellow-men in defence
of themselves, (and still without effecting the intended
purpose,) so that because Sir ROBERT did not call out
Me whole regiment, and deluge the streets of Kensing-
ton with the blood of the KING'S unoffending sub-
jects, lie is weak and imbecile, and deserved to be
superseded by a beardless-boy, whose servant swore
he could not tell whether he wore mustachios or had
ever been shaved ; or whether he was 16 or 60 years
of age. Sir ROBERT, in truth, has committed a deadly
{crime, by calling into action the sound judgment
Lonest feelings of an Englishman, and endeavouring
to stop the effusion of human blood. Base satellites of
wickedness and weakness, who would wantonly promote
Vie sending forth the KING'S Guards to murder the
faithful adherents of persecuted MAJESTY, under the
fictitious colouring of a guard of honor' A gu ird of
honor, truly, would, no doubt, have been cheerfully
allowed, bad she been proceeding to the scaffold.—
Guacd of Honor to a QUEEN, whore life and honor
bad been attacked by the same party, but a few weeks
before, was too barefaced even for a profligate Slop•tu6.
To have anticipated any other termination but a Hall-
taty outrage, would have been foolish ; it would have
shewn an ignorance of the past and a disregard of the
future. Of the real dangers, Sir ItonEnT BAKER was
well aware. But now-a-days, for it may be told that a
Civil Magistrate only obtains his honors and rewards
as the General in battle—by the number of killed and
wounded. Should Sir ROBERT retire into private life,
his ',meat will be accompanied by the blessings of
theiridow and orphan, the fathers of families, and by
the approval of his own conscience. the will retire not

covered with stars and garters, but with the approba-
tion of his fellow-citizens, and the eulogies of the
human race. 41P,

The Paris papers continue to present a mass of con-
tradictions, relative to the matters in dispute between
the Russians and the Turks. Some articles state that
after the arrival of a Russian Courier from St. Peters-
burgh, a rumour had spread that the Emperor Alex-
. ander was satisfied with the answer of Turkey, and tir t
there would be no war. The reverse is assertgl
other communications from the same place. An ex-
traordinary courier arrived in Vienna on the 29th
It of August, which was said to have communi-
cated to the Cabinet of Vienna the decision of, the
llnssi.tn Government in reply to the answer of the
Divan to the Russian ultimatum. The reply of the
Russian Government was thought to bear a character
decidedly warlike,. and this impression seemed to gain
some C6nfirosiation from the circumstance, that on the
foltowing day, the 30th of August, the Aulic Coun-
cil of War despatched numerous messengers to the
commanders of the several Austrian corps cantoned
iu;Transylvania, and forming the cordon of ob-
servation atom; the line of the Turkish provinces.—
The Brussels papers, in corroboration of the latter
opinion, contain a letter from Constantinople dated
August 10th, which states, that whilst the
Turkish Government endeavoured to create a belief
that the departure of the Russian Ambassador would
not disturb the good intelligence which existed be-
tween the two countries, Baron Stroganoff, had .pub-
licly declared that " war was inevitable."—At Leipsic
there has been a strong contest between the students
and the police, in consequence of the gates being or-
dered to he shut at nine o'clock. Lord Gwydir, and
'the Marquis of Lansdown have arrived in Paris, and
Lord Yarmouth, who, a Paris paper says, enjoys
the intimate confidence of King George IV., had been
in Paris for some days, but had left that place for
London. Preparations are making at Calais, one
of the French papers assert, .fora she passage of
the King of England, which it was supposed would
take place on the 14th or 16th, (a date or two before
be returned to Loudetfrom Dahlia.)
rixscit FUNos, Sari: C4.—Five per Cents, 86f. 20c.
.43ank Actions, 1546 f. 23c.

Montreal Gazettes arrived,this morning to the 10th
of August. —The following is from the Montreal paper
of August 9th :

Oa Saturday last, Alexander 111.1Cenzie, Esq. arrived
in this City from the Grand Portage, whither he
bad gone to announce the joction of the North
West and Hudson Bay companies. This intelligence
was received with great joy, and cannot miss making
a very great change for the better in the Indian trade.
The return of Fur for the Interior is said this year to
be aoco.nmonly great.

This day his Majesty will hold a Cabinet Council at
Carlton Palace. The whole of the Cabinet Ministers
being summoned to attend at half-past two o'clock.
Yesterday the Lord. Chancellor, tie Marquess of
Londonderry, and Earl Bathurst, bad audiences of his
Majesty.
This day Sir Benjamin Bloomfield, it is said, will
bevy town for the Continua, is order to make the
• necessary -arrangements for the King, at the different
plates where his Majesty will stop ai on his way to
kisser es,