The Statesman.
London, England, 1821-01-26 00:00:00

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coulicting commercial regalatioas of the two coon-
tries. A great scarcity of sailors is at present felt at
Philidelphia, and I understand that there are at
least 40 vessels in want of bands, although 22 dol-
lars have been offered them per month. It is presum-
ed that the fear of the closing of the Delaware, owing
to the severity of the weather, has induced may of
them to go to other ports. A French brig, having
upwards of 100 slaves on hoard, from the coast of
Africa, bound to Gandaloupe, lately put in at Antigua,
mistakingi it for the former island. The brig and
slaves were immediately seized by the custom house
°lnn, and the negroes released.

The Letter addressed by the Erma of FRANCK to
the Km; of Names, which will be found in another
of one columns, will convince our readers that the
principles of the Holy Alliance have, among Crowned
Heads, more partisans than those who have been pub-
licly known. It is consolatory to us as Englishmen,
however, to find that the assertions in the declaration
of Troppan, respecting the assent of our Government,
were contradicted explicitly last night in the Howse
of Lords, by the Earl of LIVERPOOL, in his answer to
a question from Earl GREY. Other observations dial
were made in that Honourable House in the conrse
of the evening will nut afford a similar sada-
faction. The disgraceful language stated to hat*
been employed by the Duke of WILLINGTOIS,
is justly calculated to excite, among other painfek
feelings, the contempt and derision of every indivi-
dual in the country. We need no further proofs of the
tendency of the measures of his MAJESTY'S Ministers;
of their ultimate designs upon the liberties of the
people; of their feeling towards the community, and
their fellow subjects, when we hear their principle
colleague denominating a numerous and respect-
able body of freeholders a 'nob, and the expres-
sion of their sentiments a farce. It is well
that those who have been educated in camps do
not often po-sess the same talent for the conceal-
ment of their real objects as for conducting a mili-
tary enterpriee. If from the nature of his public
employments; if in the wars ; if by his association
with the despots of the continent, the Illustrious
Duke of WILLINUTON have become imbued with en-
just prejudices against his countrymen and against free-
dom, 'tis high time for him to give up those notions;
'tis high time fir hien to admit the light of reason,
and to rest assured that the people of this country,
whatever be the fate of the illuminati of Germany,
the Corevaori of Naples, the Liberals of France, or
the Constitutionalists of Spain and Portugal, will
new losoLandoe aggeauag, or he dragooned Into oar
mission. Can it be tolerated from that man who directs
the Councils of his MAJESTY, to designate an assembly
of eight or ten thousand most respectable land-
holders a mob, and their representations a farce ?
Is it thus that the free people of this Country are to
be put down, oppressed, and reviled ? The yoke of
a County to be stigmatized as the voice of a
mob ; and a loyal declaration and petition
for removal of grievances a Parse!!! Such lan-
guage might be perfectly reconcilable to the feel-
ings of the Turkish slaves, but we hope it will ever
be met with indignation by the people of England, if
suffered to be uttered without censure in a British
Parliament. We are glad to find it did not pass there
without receiving the animadversion it so justly
merited.

The proceedings in the House of Commons yesterday
afternoon were, from the circumstance of their early
adjournment to accompany their Address to the Kt NO.
devoid of their distorted interest, and afford us room
and leisure to recur for a moment to those of •
sere important kind which occurred the preceding
night. Among the many gentlemen who embraced
the opportunity that evening of presenting peti-
tions from their constituents and others, praying for
the restoration of her M•JZIITT to the accustomed
rights and honours of a (arum Mr. Alderman
HIMIATI made the most prominent appearance. From
the commission with which be was entrusted, he took
occasion to defeat, so far as he was able, the very ob-
ject he was solicited to promote. As a sample of his
accusations against the Quinn, be was pleased to state
that her MAJESTY in her Letter to the KING, had said,
" Your Court is a scene of low debauchery." Yet,
what were the words the QLIIN actually employed?
" Your Court became much less a scene of polished
manners and of reined intercourse, than of low
intrigue' and scurrility. Spies, Bacchanalian tale-
bearers, and foal conspirators, swarmed in those
places which bad before been the resort of sobriety,
virtue, and honour." So much for the candour, as
well as consistency, of Mr. Alderman listuars !!!

The Ministers have now revealed their secret ; the
sew light which had been so anxiously anticipated has
burst forth, and by this time the whole country knows
the full extent of her own power, when she pleases to
raise her voles in the cause of innocence and Jessica.
Deaf to the counsels of reason, blind to the ndseries of
the people; or if they beard reusonstranse.ealling it
treason ;'rind if they beheld agony, drammeing it as
revelation ; the advisers ;of the King sot saiisted with
eecressing the public bamboos, hod prevailed epee
their master to adopt an iron policy, sot less spew.
sire to the mantry, thee deafer's, to the throw.
its elsfeet was to ealmias by force; its bmiesey to sr
&Web despotism, or to ascessitate Revolitioa. Vainly
thinking that boiler cosh dread bayesits, they add-