The Statesman.
London, England, 1814-03-03 00:00:00

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SIR,--A few weeks must disperse the cloud which
hangs over the political atmosphere, and show us
Whether Prange it, in future, to be governed by a
BOUILSON or a BONAPARTY ; and whether the na-
. tions of the Continent are to enjoy their former in-
dependence, or he a second time overrun by the pre-
: ponderating power of France. Why theAlties have not
expressly stated their views and objects in proceed-
leg so far into France, is, to my short-sighted
. utterly unielelligible ; foe it seems to me
that had they, at the moment 'they crossed the
Rhine, whets the power of BONAPIITE was at. its
• InWoNt poittt of 'drpresstort , declatted their intention
Of sopporting the Nairn of the 'Rot:Rooms, their
armies. would hive been increased ten-fold, by an
accession of Frenchmen, end they might have marched
• to Paris almost without opposition ; but that pe-
riod seems to be now nearly gone by. The French
are dispirited and disgusted by the state of anxious
suspense in which they have been held (or these last

two months. The true friends of the BocanoNs dare
not declare themselves, lest they should be given
.up to the avenging hood of DON PA IITE ; and
even the adherents of the tyrant are intimidated, lest
they shouhl be given up to the Boutto:)Ns at some
•foture all is doubt and uttceriainty. The
Ilerlat of France know not which way to look, nor
wlndt %ulu- turn themFe!ves. To what is this state of

dreadful stapetre to be tux' ?To the feehlt. and
.0/Amy of Austria, to those timid half
- •
_mettlires which pretend to prescribe limits to a power
, bitbitDe darer tuft wholly overturn. ..Aod yet can
.;i4-: hope that if BONAPAiTE remains on •the

throne ofTratre, he will ever forgive her for having
liVtlit'iucitetl the scale against him, when his fate hung
tin the balance ?! tWitl tho net pursue, with tenfold
Taupe nceit he. ptlw er which first brought ititn into dif-
4ficublea,a Ha forgei t hat that power might havedestrey-
.ed.birts tompletely ?* 0,- weak and shortsighted for.
bearance , is: it paree.t.al affection, is it ambi-
fioul.Pelicy, oeiarit &it/might weakness, that makes
Austria thus waver in
.her decisions, thus halt be.
,Alkell.o 01'6 .91414111? Safely she has nothing good to
expect from BuisseA ere, and she has crery thing to
expect from his destruction ;:-2-het: independence, her
commerce, nay, .her verreaktence.—Let the other
`Powers, however, firmly knits, hill they may bid
defiance to Auatria„ even united. to trance.—
The vassals of the. Tyrant •are falling from him
daily; nail ,a few. Tolttki• kit[ leave him not
one adherent, out of Fratans-re-even his faithful bra.
-ther-10-lew, his ruffian agent MotAv, has made his
teace withwithshe Allies, and secured himself on the
hrone of Naptes---aevd though you, Mr. Forma,
seem to think that every friend of legitimated mo.
narchy ought to, be offended at the. Compact sealed
between this upstart Monarch, and • the established
Sovereigns of Europe, I *see no reason to blame
eitherliteit morality or their policy, -for they have
theretiy.acknowledged a principle which I think you
will hostile last to call in question, via. that every
°Vero meat is instituted, and ought to be adminis-
tered,for the good of the people; and therefore,w bether
a nation is governed. by a Dominos or a MURAT, is
of provided, it js. well governed.

fist opei m;• it-Reif be iciCnOwi-iagetl, thit though
iVitynyti hal in many instances lent himself to for.

Ward the most atroc loss of BONAPARTCS projects,
A! has never been accused of abusing the power
' ielikh litiqks acquired in the kingdom of Naples ; for
lay parts ißerefner, I consider him a much more le-
gitimate Sovereign than the late King and Queen
of Nit Airs, who oppressed their subjects by. every
species of tyranny.
. I remain, &C.
wr.etiert 1 sines, Caoeudioh•aquarr,

W. BURDON.

EsiTtOpttottemilt sunntm Ditant.—Mr. Weston,
4 resisectable
.farmer of Uxbridge, coming to town
istsitie of the Coach yesterday, walked up Notting-
Ml{ with the rest of the passengers, and 'Elated in
porfect ltialth ; but, strange to tell, on the arrival
n 1 the couch at the dice at the corner of Park.strert,
Odetdfroak he aas taken down quite stilt nod
head" : to the astonishment of• his fellow-pawn:ten,
•h. had not the least suspicion of his melancholy in-
animate stale.

trecet.t CIIACS.—A match of this kind, which
created much spoil; took place on Monday from
Storford, ilerts, to Coleshill, a distance of 21 miles
in a taught direction, between Messrs. Reynoldsott,
harbinger', tpul Duckvit, celebrated fox-hunte;'s,
fon altweepstakes of ;At guineas each. The ground
Aswan- 1105 itt a woolly country, with other obsta.
clinkof rit +lets, itsclosures, & The sportsmen kept
pace ,with each other the first four miles, when they
separated on their different ratites to avaid a rivulet.
Mr. Rarlriuger arrived at Coleshill first, having per-
fortae& the distattoe, after many daring leaps, id one
hour eta,l9 minutes. Mr. Docket ran the winner
closely, aid was within three minutes of him, and
Mr. Reyttleldson, who was supposed to be the best
moontedt-broke down at a leap.
A large t run k , containing wearing apparel, jewels,
an& other valuables, to the amount of upwards of
2(101 *es cat from behind the carriage of T. BASLEY3
Nsq. on Tuesday night, in the Commercial-rond.---
The hers escaped with the booty.
nestle), sennight, pursuant to his sentence,
the,irretched 74riteiforihe murder of Mr. Golding,
retue executed in fronts,. Newgate, Dublin. His de-
*anode ass penitent; he moved to the scaffold on
;$s knees* and seemed to die without a struggle.
Many, Fcs.ll.—At the last Quarter Sessions,
teorge Rope was. found guilty, and sentenced to 12
months imprisonment in Newgate, for fraudulently
secreting a farthing belonging to his employer, which,
it appears, was one of three coined by Queen Anne,
awl esteemed of high value to 'antiquarians ; he
wanted to eitort a bond for 7001, from his master for
the farthing, and refused to restore it otherwise.—
The itesorder regretted that the Court was unable to
go as for as it.would wish in his punishment.
" What do you ask for this sketch ?" said Sir
Josous /UT:touts to alt old picture-dealer, whose
portfolio he, was looking over. " Twenty guineas,
your hottour."..-4fwenty pence I suppose you
merle ? No, sir; it is true, I
.would have taken 20
pence for it this morning, bet if you'titink it worth
looking at, all she world will think it worth buying."
~nottLA ordered hits to send the sketch home,
344: ..t, him his poke.

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