The Statesman.
London, England, 1819-04-07 00:00:00

Oi tnt MURDER OF KOTZRBUE.
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Let es lope that the world is but thinly scattered
peer with wretches who can coolly and deliberately
plan the murder of a fellow-creature. The incite.
smelt to the perpetration of the shocking deed which
bas deprived the above personae* of life, was nee.
ther the desire of plunder nor booty, nor resent-
ment for personal injury, nor the gratification of in.
disideal malice. It has been produced by what eeeht
ever to be discouraged and punished, but yet by that
which is capable of some consideration and commis,.
ration—Escritusinsn! a kind of phrenziod berievn-

e• fence. Let not the Reader startle at this seeming aliens-
sties of the crime of murder. The perpetrator, in this
instance, from the gement, published, considers the act
es meritorious. because he viewed the writings of
the celebrated KoTecuus as calculated to keep down
the spirit of freedom,which has been for some time dif-
fesiog itself in Germany. The spirit of freedom here
spoken of is not that combustion of liberty which has
been witnessed to brook oat at limes in the Faelboarg
St. Antoine. at Paris, daring the French Revolution,
by the hatf concocted and ill•digested sentiments of
liberty, published by different Philosopluersand Pa trims
at different periods of time; bet that spirit which has
been well fermented and purified by the Professors in
th► different Colleges of the Empire, and Infused
into the minds of the Students, to be disseminated
tweeter oolong she well-disposed and reflecting part
of the community. An University is can be sus-
pected of propagating doctrines so immoral as to Si.
cite individuals, Students no more than Graduates, to
the commission of murder; bet an University may
generate sod seeloosly cherish sentiments so hostile to
despotism sod tyranny, that its Students might be
brought to regard any one who should oppose their
sway, as a deadly enemy to mankind ; and a few
among them contract that phrensy of resentment
against hier,whichCmgagorraConoge imbibed against
the funnel MACAT. Them Ideas were pet to paper
before the more detailed accounts of the transaction
were made known ; but the propriety of publishing
them was a matter of hesitation, lest the motive might
be mieconeeired. In all ages the poniard and the
peironed cop have been had recourse to by the en-
tho•iast, as well religions as political, in the view of
lidding the world of some distinguished enemy to
buena,. hied. Indeed, 'retry o► not the enthusiast and
the phriwzied have equally sought to remove an object
which was suppo.ed 'a stand in the way of some
great robin- g.•ed. fiADVISLD'II reason for shooting at
She Kona was not that he tied soy personal dislike to
she Sovereign. but, as he 'Mimed, he had heard it said
over •nd over again Met breed and other fond would
Pow he cheap again as lot% as the Km lived, and
knowing many silo were starving for want, be took
that reed step to procure it for them.
Kwroi atta had long beets considered, like our
EVIIICL, a renegade to liberty ; awl, like our cove.
try ban, he a.. 14 himself for an annuity from s
Crowson, (lead. Hie -first wahl,r sentiments were MI
much in fay.,er of popular freedom. even to" liberty
and equality" in the fullest sense of the words, that
it ip a wonder he escaped the dagger of the aristocratic
enthusiast. Our Anti-Reformers abused him in
every way in properties as his plays we►e performed
and translated—la short, it is a wonder some Ger-
man CHASMOTTE CoanaT bad not 'jailed him es the
French IPSO visited Ike Deputy kiwi.. It was
after enjoying an uncommon share of popularity, t►at
be was per."-,used and banished for his free writings.
Since he 1,33 vojoyed the notice and the f of
Crowned Heads, the t of his conversation sad
wriings has been wonderfelly cheeps!, sad the
*pillion of sound literary men, on their teetlescy, has
been well known and expressed for saw years past,
la works from various parts of the Continent.

TAP retells of last night contains Pelmets of di,.
patches (—in Mr. Ron, British Ambssserior at the
Court of il•rlin, annnancing thp safe delivery of the
Duchess of CADMIUM' of a Prince, in the city of
Merr• tar, in the morning of Friday, the 46th sit.
nor Royal Highness and the child were doing as
wall 11 possible. The Duchess of Cimino else
gem brought to bed of a daughter, at a few &antes
past
after baptised by the Damn of CIIARLOrni
AuGusTA Lootn, according to the tiles •f the
Church of England, the infant aspired in this after.
soon.

The 6=elle also contains a Prot'anodes an.
ing the continued Wise of crown-pieces, and
in Order in Council dispensing with the exercising
of the militia daring the present year.
The dividends on Beak stork commenced payment
yesterday morning, and the warrants for reduced and
ether stock, doe this quarter, have also been Weed
Se the bankers. No purviews will, however, be
mode en the letter, either to the Bankers or to the
'oldie, before to.mnrrow, when the new legislative
InellSerf will be in operating, and to prevent the de.
Mends fee fractional parts.
A bookseller+, Pads, after the fall of =signets,
paled sa menj on a sheet of paper, of different
anneals, as to awake ten thousand lisres in nominal
lake, and sold them for 2L sous each es curiosities
M. Kontaues murderer died of his self-inflicted
neends,.iss the night between the 251 h and 28th alt.
at Manhlfes; and before any information could be
vetracted.from him, of the least utility to the ends of
justice. His loop had been pierced by the dagger's
point ; imp basing inflsmed end mortified, were be-
'pod the reach of medicine.

STVPINDOUIP thIDERTAILING...-Thill Landed NO.
rest of the Sister Counties of Devon and Cornwall
have come in a resolution to erect an Iron Bridge
■cross Ilaroorise, similar to Ore Sunderland in point
of height, viz. 200 feet above the level of the sea,
to admit the sous of Neptune passing ender without
at, king their colours. In respect of arches, it will
base the same number as the Soothwerk ; the central
one spanning the whole breadth of 1111004 SP, the
other two (ender which the ►treets of Torpoint and
New Passage will respectively puss) are fur the sole
Impose of obtaining • tolerably level road.way of
70 fret wide, Winding the foot-ways of 10 feet
each. The name filed nn it is " The Union Bridge,"
es its key-stows will snits the comities.