The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-07-13 00:00:00

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AND DUTCII PAPERS.

BuTZLN, JUNK 22.—The day before yesterday
the Prefect of the new department of the Upper
Adige, and Counsellor of State, Sminici, arrived
at Trent, the principal place in tha department.
The same clay he addressed a proclamation to the in-
habitants, at the conclusion of which he says—" By
your manners and language you have fora long time
been Italians, now you are effectually become so.
You have, for the• mast part, during the late
anarchy, given proofs of that good spirit wkth
which you are animated, and you certainly rival
the ancient people of Italy in fidelity and devotion
for the Great NAPOLEON, and in love for the best
of Princes; how pleasant will it be for me to lay
at the foot of the throne of Isis Majesty the solemn
act of your re-union, confirmed by the testimony
of your gratitude."
AMSTERDAM, JULY s.—The French troops,.
Waving at their head his Excellency Marshal the
Duke of Reggio, arrived' yesterday in this towel,
where they were perfectly well received. All Is
tranquil here. ( Leyden Gazette, July 6.)
The arrival of the Russian Minister Plenipoten.
tiary at Be!gradc, immediately caused all the trou.
bleat in Servia to cease.—All parties have 'Whited in ,
acknowledging Ciente Georges, who on his part
seems, every day, more inclined to resign- his au.
thority. We are assured that, -seduced by the in.
higues of a foreign Power, he has changed .his
system.—(Saner Paper.)
The Russians still continue to blockade NVWdin ;
they have gained considerable advantages upon
the Danube below that I,lace, and hate penetreted
into Bulgaria ; but it appears they wait the arri.
tai of new reinforcements, to enable them to cirry
on their operations on a more extenblve
(Same Paper.)
VIENNA, JUKE 20.—We continue to repair our
walls —All the bastions, which allt: been damaged
to such a degree that it would cost much to place
them in their former state, will be entirely de.
molished.—(Moniteur, July 4.) •
AraSßUncu, Jo NE 25.—Lieutenant.General
Deroy was to have returned to the Tyrol, and
taken the command in chief of 'the Bavarian
troops, who am, still stationed. there ; but his Ex.
celicitcy being destined to another and superior
command, his Majesty has deigned to confide
the superior command in the Tyrol to Ge.
mud Minueci, who, hitherto, has been charged
with a command in the ciccle of the Eisack,
and has had his head.quirters in the town
of Brixen.—lie will establish his head.
quarters in the town of Inspreck, the principal
place in the military divisron of. the Tyr4l.' Court
Blinucci will have under his command the three
Bavarian Generals, Vicenti, Count Seekers, and
Baron Rechberg.—Ml the Bavarians who have
quitted the Tyrol have received orders to return
to their ordinary quarters, as in time of Peaces
...—(Same Paper.)

VIENNA, Jums lft.—The Persian Ambassador
from Paris, arrived here to-day. The French
Ambassador yesterday received a Courier from
Constantinople, who afterwards continued his
route for Paris. The reports of• peace between
Russia auk' the Porte have vanished. Letters from
Semlin, which, however, cannot be 'relied on,
state, that a Courier dispatched by the Russian
Uriteral Issajew, who arrived oh the 311 June at
Belgrade,' brings intelligence of a victory gained
over the Puha of Widdin.

According to the same letters, it is believed
IS,OOO Sr4vians will join the Russian army.--,
(Journal dc Rmpire, Jul, 2).

HANOVER, JUNE 14.—Thc Commission of Go.
/ernment has published the following notice :
" According to reports made to the Commission of Go-
vernment, it appears that many men, fit to serve as soldiers,
quit this duchy, united to the kingdom of Westphalia and
eater into the service of foreign PI wee,, particularly that of
England; tiiiisort ofemigration is caused by the Ccility with
which the Authorities grant passports, is ithout sufficient elm-
Initiation. To put an end to an so prejudicial to the in-
terests of his Majesty, our Sovereign, and to the interests of
the Country, it is enjoiufil to all the- Authorities, upon their
y; rsonal responsibility, not to grant for fifteen days auy pass-
port. far foreigners, to people who may ask for ono. Maltss
ti he to persons well knots if. and whbse return to the country
t:c ut..orit Ws can themselves guarmitee."—(LeydenGszette.)

A letter has this morning bt:en handed to us,
written by a military officer stationed at Madras,.
brought by the last packet from India, by which
we are glad to learn, that by the interference of
Lord Nliwro, tranquillity has been restored; and
the dispute between the Company's Officers,
and the Governor of Madras placed on such a
basis, as bids fair to be a lasting security to the
British dominions in that part of India.
The University of Oxford lost the honour 'of
unrolling Mr. Snettioa , among .its L.
from the malevolent coarseness of two or three
erir!..y jellozcs, who had signified their iutention of-
rising 41111 d, daring their nonplacet on that Gen.,
tlematt's nomination ; this would have occasioned
the necessity of his election by vote; to avoid'
*Filch, Lord L RENVILLE, at the earnest request
a Mr. S. withdrew his name, although he was sure
of carrying that election by at least a hundred
s drys to ouc.

Yesterday evening, about seven o'clock, as a
girl was playing about the rear of the Victualling
Office, in Somerset-place, she made a slip and fell
to the lower part of the arches, full thirty Gratin
depth. She W 39 found so shockingly bruised that
the Medical (=endorsers that come in gave no
hopes of life. She was cent to the Hospital,; she
is said to be seven tem years of age.

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REVIEW OF THE LATE SESSION OF
PAR LIAMEN?:

' • [Continued from our Payer of rilorday.)
In the course of these remarks, our Readers
will observe that 'We have omitted a variety of
Circumstances concocted with this fatal enpedi.
Lion, both for the.prpose of avoiding prolixity,
and of giving-awappearanco of continuity to the
narrative. Amonirthese, the transactions relative
to the Medical Board, to which we • have incl.
dentally alluded, would bold the filet rank in:a
list of ordinary complaints ; taut, WU iirtra trite wt,
where there is-such, a number ,of glaring facts of a
still more atrocious stature, desurrieg in Jegnlsr
succession, it was unnecessary; and would, thaw
fore, be.. thought 'to pause in err ea.,
aver, or to so out
:or ort way: for inibleeht• fit
critninstion against Ministers. The diffictillyi
indeed, lies rather is the selection, and were sot
the evidence, which support the several allrga.
tious, upon record, one could lamely believe
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that fiction was not called in tp *O. tlse 1111101e01111
purposes of party. The worst lei ittilliever, jet
to come.

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It is the ()Nervation otai Histotlati, celebrated
for the vivacity of his portraits, and the truth of
F his remarks, after a description of II scene of hot.
tors shocking to humanity, that the last and worst
-of all the evils, was the public,refoiting fur their
perpetration. The same train of ideas leads us
to say that the misery and disgrace, attendant on
the failure at Antwerp, were never completely felt
by the nation, until they were crowned by the ap-
probation of its representatives. So little Pre..
pared was the country for this, that, although the
' people saw that every sinew of Ministerial power,
would be strained to its utmost degree of tensioni?
to defeat the object of that inquiry, to which thte
servanteof the Crown submitted with-so Medi,
reluctance, there was scarcely ati individual, who
confined his' expectations of redress to the mere.
,'removal of those men from office. Their own in-
testine divisions would have been sufficient, ac.
cording to the natural temperature of the Ceinsti.
Winn, to have caused the dissolution of the Ca.
hinet ; and were the Great. Lord CHATHAM him.
self at the head of affairs at such a juncture, hie
resignation would have been the necessary coose..
qucncq. But let the enemies of reform talk as
they may against. the. danger of innovation, the ,
Goverumeut of England seems to have already un.
dergone a revolution, and the forms to have spy.':
vived the spirit of the system. After this in.
stance. of subserviency to Ministerial influence,,
we cannot see what possible Measure, originating
from that quarters, the Parliameet ceu .e.endemn,..
or even censure, With consistency. It was nut
a qualified approval, upon a general review
of the whole busiwess, that oar legislators have
pronounced ; they have gone into the detail, they
have examined it in all its parts, have weighed
every item in the accompt, have • paused at
every stage, and found nothing but subjects
for applause. The policy and conduct of the
expedition have received the sanction of their
,approbation; Ministers were right in undertaking
and relinquishing the enterprize; in retaining and
abandoning the Wand of Welchem.. Nothing
could be More wise than delaying the departure of
the armament, until the fate of Austria was ,de.
tided ; nothing more prudent than attempting a
diversion in her favour, when it was known that
she had submitted to whatever terms the Con.
queror was pleased to dictate. The very best
way to assist the Spaniards, who were in
a state of insurrection, to forward our views,
was to send an army to the relief of the Dutch
and Flemings, who had not testified the least in.
clination in our favour. The expulsion or exter.
mination of the FrenCh from the Peninsula, and
its security from any farther. inroads; must have
been the necessary consequences of sending the
armament to Spain ; iu Holland, success, at
'at the very utmost, was dubious, and, had it
even* been certain at first, from the situation of
the country, its future subjugation by the enemy
was inevitable; therefore, it was right to neglect
the former, and spend our' whole force 9n the lat.
ter object. Such is the conclusion to be drawn, ac.
cording to this new Parliamentary logic. The House
of Commons having thus. apparently identified
►itself with the Ministry, it it no wonder if the
'steeple should, for a time at least, look with equal
confidence to both. The reason for shutting the
doors of the Senate, and fur excluding their Con.
stituents, is now obvious e and if any means can
.be devised, by which the voice of the Press can be
effectually stifled, the People of the United Ent:
pire will be left completely at the disposal 'of a
Junta, that yields to not one of those of Spain in
all the qualities essentially necessary for bringing
la great nation to ruin. The only thing We find I
inconsistent in the conduct. of Parliament; the
only thing wantiriglt that 'integrity of character
'hoisted twee by the 'ethic, • •• • •
"lersetur ad imam
• Qjsalis ab inrcepto proceiserit, et inbi constet." •
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it, that the acquittal of Ministers was not followed'
'up by a vote of thanks from the loose of Com:1
mons; and that some considerable addition, expe.

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cially in those hard times, has oat been made' to
the ordinary emoluments. of their office. This
would give the People a higher opinion if the can.
dour of their representatives, and nor nOne
of their honesty.
. Nolumus leges Angier mutari, _said the old
British Baron, and the sentiment 'is repeat-
ed with enthusiasm by. those of their heroic
descendants, who think that " Whatever is, is
right," or, in oilier words,. that whoever holds the,
reins of Government is not only most, but alone,
qualified to direct the machine* of the State.,
So pious a dependence have those, Gentlemen on
frovidence, under Whose guidance, they
know that the empires of this world are placed,'
'that they Ittel an internal conviction that their imp
mediate. rulers unapt only immaculate, but in-
fallible, and that, act as they May, whatever they
,40 44 is wises!, virtuonleit) discreeteat, best."
Stich as do not acquiesce in the orthodoxy of this
creed, are a species of political beretiess with
whom no faith ought to be kipt,' or, to. ale the
unmeaning cant of the faction, are 4cdfultecteti
men." Their veneration for our glorious Pens&
titian •is founded upon Borne of its inherent de-
fects' .anti inflamed to a sort of superstitious devo.
tioti by lie manifold abuses—" abundut dulcibde
aed • those.who (Wight i* what they very
accurately term the doue curt of office, would have
a mach better chance in . ease of, a reform by
Bonet !Arra) than by the Legislature of the Empire.'
Yet these arc the gentry, who exclusively arrogate
to themselies the 'kin!: of Ipyaky,- just with as
much truth and justice as tome'ather politicians',
lay claim to all the patriotism of Ashanti:. Were
this the cue, it would .boa.iltaid matter to deter.
mine whether the King Or tee: minty.), was more
entitled twOorneggeration;, but, happily fur both,
the nation belongs to neitlmiOf tlin Parties, but is
strictly attaelted .to the ,grant, of the
Constitution, the only object of genuine loyalty,
,It is in vain, then, that the Ministry and their
friends call themselves, ;car' sEerisi.." the friends
of the King ;" they can no more identify their tor.
did interests with his, than the compass of the
Crown and Anchor can contain the whole People
of England. But, while we insist upon theicinsig.
nificance)when compared•witti the arrogance of their
pretensions, we unfortunately cannot deny their
capacity for doing misthieft which ha; been corn,
pletely exemplified by the whole. tenor of their
Mininistration. Clothed in the robes of office,
and armed with its influence, a pigmy becomes
formidable, and thnvery fretful impotence of his
efforts may be sufficient to overthrow in a moment
what it took the mildew of ages to erect..
to INC iiiitarli/OfirstOry, we Shall and that
the eause.of the suits of nations will' always'ho
found in the folly of their rulers, and that.hose
splendid villains that blue forth during the storm
of Revolution, far 'from producing the shock,
have only taken advantage of a concurrence of
circumstances favourable to their ambition, every
one of which may be traced to that original cause.
This.is a subject worthy of the most serious consi,
deration, especially for those whose influence may
be decisive in the support or the removal of an Ad-
ministration. In ordinary times, when the balance
of power kept the several nations of Europe ina
'state of relative equipoise, ordinary talents, or even
talents of an inferior cast, were sufficient for the
discharge of Ministerial duties ; the par negutiis
nequc supra' was the very utmost that was requir.
' ed, and anything above that standard might be
considered,. perhaps, as rather troublesome-'-as
being calculated t 6 disturb thi dull, uniforM, and
monotonous current of public affairs. This was
the golden age for our Ministers—for men like the
CAN KINGS and the CAtTLEIITAEIIi ; but, unfor-
tunately, we live in one of iron, and at
such a period, the character of a , British Mi.
&otter should have all the hardihood of antiquity.
One 6t to meet the difficulties, by which we are
surrounded, may best be described by negatives;
he ought not to be a man brad up in the trammels
of professional pursuits, or infected with narrow •
and illiberal prejudices. He ought nut to be i
afraid to reeky, when necessary,• to first principles,
and to meet those who opposed his Government
with reasoning, with similar weapons. He ought
not to endeavour to stigmatise popular opinion
with the nick.name of democracy, nor to confound
a wish to reform with a desire for rerolutiOn; Hit
,attachment to the established faith ought not to be
manifested chiefly by his hostility to any other',
and he should not be more anxious for conformity-
in religious— than Jo, political belief. Its a word,
he should not be--or rather, be ilibuld belle very
reverie of whet the present Ministers are
.; and,"
.unless something like thil character is to be found,
we may talk as much as we please of the strength
of fleets sod armies,—(the present men in office
have shown, that they are able to paralyse the
energy of both), the final• riesult must be the Sun-
avaalsost AHD ilkitikotsoft Or THE COVNTEL
(To be conosiosed.l

A few days ago a box, containing a large quart.
lily of base coin and 'forged notes, chiefly Bank
of England,. were found hidden in a hedp near
Rosely jKtl, doulitles‘ fife the u rpm, of being
circuiptat Off f4lr Leeds.
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This City and University now exhibit the dead
silence Which follows a thunder storm. The qua.
&angle's' are military,. and scarcely a go►susmatt,
parades' the Highustreet.
• On reviewing the transactions ,)f the last week,
it is universally felt) that the University has, if •‘
possible, acquired:a new degree of elevation
estimation of the world, fur the digiriey, • the pro.
pricty, mod tlietnagnificence, with which its pro. •
ceedings• aro always. characterized. The conduct•
of Lord Grenville has endeared him even to those
who had been his chief opponents in the election.%
This-general feeling has been excellently exempli.
'lied in every•part of the behaviour of the Vice.
'Chancellor,. whola& proved himself an honour to
*is -high' situatinn. Every College has given
proofs. of unexampled munificence in the cclebra.
lion of this inaugural cereMony, and in the sump.
loons hospitality, with which their thousands of, •
visitors were received.

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The insignificant marks of disapprobation, with
which some of the public characters were received,
only served to prove the general admiration in
which they are held. The circumstances attend.
ing Mr. Sheridan will long he remembered. We
believe that, the three Gentlemen of Corpus, who,
in.& manly, open manner, declared their inten-
tion to oppose, his degretl, were actuated by
laudable, but too partial feelings. But we can.
not comprehend why Mr. Sheridan, who has been
so often plunged in the vortex of opposition, who
has so long shared' the opprobium under which
the great Mr. Fox so undeservedly laboured, who
has so' long borne 46 the whips and scorns of tit'
time," should give way to the unexpected and un.
necessary modesty of refusing a degree conferred
with a unanimity which he has seldom witnessed.
it is even doubtful whether it would have bee?
oppdsed at all. We speak from analogy ; for, a
similar determination had been expressed to op.
'epose one of the degrees conferred on the last day,
.but it passed unanimously. , However, it is ac.
ketowledged that the result. was more glorious to •
Mr. S. than if he had taken Ids degree in the
usual (pia manner.
The compositions. for prizes, and the speeches
in general have been highly creditable to the Uui.
malty. There' was only one exception. Oat.
speech in wok verse ex-cited rather the mirth than
the admiration of the auditors.
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We are obliged to acknowledge that the comfio. .
sitions were better than the delivery. Qor UHL
versitiee do not.shine in declamatory elcsautitc,:.—
Wo may he permitted to hint to the Heads a)f them
that iome steps ought to be taken to produce
provement in an art which is so necessary in in,
stitutions intended to form the public Smoker at
the Bar, in the Pulpit, and in the Senate. •
SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
'NEWMARKET JULY hIEETINGI JULY I*, 1810; -
The Town Plate of 501. for 3vr old *cola, Elst. 41b. and sltiet
; • tat. Last Mile and a Instance of D. C.
Mr. Thuidai's ar. f. The Witch of Bodin. 1
Watson's b. f. Dimity, by Trampator, oat of Lily 2
LS Stowell's b. c. brother to Sir Llavid dr
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ATTEMPT .41I! giCiDE.
We ltad to record some time agotheunfortunate
death of Miss Palm, who poisoned herself
through jealousy. We have now to relate an ac-
cident almost as tragical, which betel a young re,
male equally unfortunate, and equally interesting.
Captain W—, as well known in the fashion..
. able world, as in the rules of some of our priso,ns,
is the hero of both tragedies. 'That man, it seems,
mikes it a practice and a pastime to seduce young
females by false promises, and to work their feel,
lugs up to the highest pitch, by alternatives of ru,
mantic love and jealousy. The young woman in
question is hardly, eighteen years of age. • Re se- •
duced her about
-two years ago, and shortly after
Abandoned her to the wide world. Her infatua-
tion, however, still continued.- A year ago she
attempted to drawn herself on his account ; bet
he still contrited to keep hope *lite; which is
his constant practice. Ile hit her far Mis& Pasts,
and on the death of that onforttinate young wo-
man, found- no difficulty in renewing his connee.
lion with her. Ile had left het. ofl Sunday evening,
appointing her to meet him (it being Term time) _
on Monday, at a small cottage near flakor-strees
•where she found on the table love.letters, .left Qu
t purpose to inflame her feelings, and directed to two
females, equally heed ess.. She well hoinetwork.
ed up to a phrenzy of -despair, and took a quail, •
tity of lattdatrum. She peaisted in refusing every
kind of remedy, till he himself came tolidtutnistet
it. She is not yet out of danger. . .
The late rains have caused a greatellssit7 •'
about Osford.street to be inundated 27.--A 'bake", -
in South street, Mancliester.sq.uare, has sufferedia'
loss of .301. from his.bouse being inundated. The
inhabitants of South Moiton.street, and Davies.
street are greatly alarmed co ace6unt of the. oem.
mon sewer having given way. The rivulet which
forms the icier has swelled to such a degtee'as tia
damage theloondations of several houses.
Last week is a number of-persons were digging
for Beat, at a place Called- Rigg, near Gretna, one
of them accidentally knocked off the top of an
eerthesi ler, which, on beintezamined, was tointl*
to contain a great number of ancient coins hod
belh.lauckles„ all silver. The coins were mostly
Of Xing EDWAgb I. of. Englandi sod some of the
iincieat Kings of Scotiarid, and it is-SuppOsed have
been in the ground ittarly, 400 years. •
' ThiPlay Blth, for the herietit of the Bata
end Bristol Theatrical Fund, on S tturday se'nnight,
Aka Moat respectably attended; Mr, J. Arnatra-
Pitied hocest Sisi (fib Wild Oats) with much effect
dapSoity. Et.r.rafromas Boyar was *yeti in his
best. and most spirited manner t bat when wenp-
i piove the merits• of the actor,• let us not forgot the
' liberllity of the man—we are credibly informed,
that Mr: EVI,IBTON not only gave his gratuitotsa
performance en the' occasion, and paid his own en.
peaces to and from London, but left a .I€so.bank.
note behind him, for tke aid of hill aged and
gent brethren. •

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