The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-12-23 00:00:00

!gets triumph of the &utmost amuse. The conduct of
the Catholics and Royalists is extenuated with all poi-
sible ingenuity, whilst that of their victims is covered
With blame. This is the way in which outrages are sup-
pressed, end own discouraged from the most horrid
climes! Let the dncun►ents published by the Dis.
tenting Ministers of London be compared with this
that it may be seen on what side truth and humanity
lie. .

TO M. SEGUIER,

Formerly First I're•ident Ow IMPERIAL C.llO, and, until
1814 a sno-i loyal rabies'( of N troLeoN I. y but at reMill
FLEA I Et,iiPlll of the It WEAL Court, and uttokto loyil tab-
j •rt, doubt, 4,f Loch XVIII.

t.F.r mit Ix.

the plain and artless simplicity of com.
tomi •P!INP, hn I nevd ioir tell you is a CITIZEN
TIIE WORLD, and as well knouts in your
coulitiy as in mine, E mployment moms C Al) A.
—Prumotion DESERT. Such istlie standard
by which puhiic Functionaries are measured in Eng.
laud ; sou ulioneter her Soseieign selects ineGicient
per.:riis for high official trusts, or confers titles or

1104PIYA LITT Ei Or. Tilt M A Nil 0 N-110VSE.—IVe un-
derstand that the Loan MAYOR give. a public din.
tier, st tie Mansion-House, to a liai;ind number,
every di in the week (Sundays earepted). The p9r.
ter stationed at the front gate has a state, %thick
jese,ihes the numher for each tiny. The ',nun

NlAyon'.l friends have only to sill and put their
flown for auy dny that snits them: if they
Welt,' tinting on the day they call, it must be before
iViPlie o'clock.

ponsiGns % here they have not been merited by eminent
public cols ices, this porversion of duty, which has
formerly, happened here as well ag else here, brings

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We have received, by the ship Perseverance, let- his integrity or his capacity into question, and he in-
ters from Buenos Ayres up to 2lth September ; but •stantly becomes an object of suspicion or contempt.
they are extremely barren of news, no late teen:rills PUBLIC OPINION is a lever of much greater
having been received from Peru. Art order has been
force in England than in France, because our un-
issued in the Canary Islands, enjoining that all Mails,
from whatsoever quarter they may arrive, are to be firma! character has less frivolity in it, and more
carried to the Governor's house, and examined before consistency than that of s our'':. 13111)iiC opinion, ill
delivery to the public. it is supposed that this mea. this land of well-organised, rational liberty, has a
sure originated its the circumstance'of the lose Ge- pswer far superior to any that Mechanics has hitherto
nets' Pottuse being a native of the Canaries.
invented. It is at once a stimulus to virtue, and a
New York Papers, to the 24th ult. reached town
iestraint on vice. It has consigned one despot to the
yesterday, with Boston and Baltimore Papers of
various dates. It has been already made known, scaffold, and another to beggary and exile. Our
that the American Commodore DscaTua, had de. -Kings, since the expulsion of the STesters, who,
minded of the Beys of Tunis and Tripoli restitution you know, were all " GRACE OF GOD MEN,"
for permitting the British, unmolested, to cult not of have held public Opinion in great respect, because
their bays or harbours, ehips carried in there prizes
they are conscious that they sway the Realm by no
to American ships of vane, We now perceive by
other tenure. Your Kings, hedged by bayonets,
these last arrivals, that the American Commander
Iso succeeded in his objects ss and the following are and governed by the POPE and his bandiiti of Eccle.
espies of the official accounts, addressed by the Com- siastics, claim their right to reign from heaven, and
rn,,,i,.....,, his Goiter:wield, on the subject : ; set PUBLIC OPINION at deiance. Your Sore-
COPY or t LETTER FROM COMMODORE DECATUR TO reigns thus propt, run riot with an authority which
TOE SECRETARY OF Tide NAVY, DATED UNITES
they are told is derived from Heaven; while your
tastes( elite GUERRIERE, BAY OF TUNIS, JULY 81,
1815. Priests piously propagate a fraud pilfered from the
6' SIR,—I have the honour to inform you, that Jewish theocracy, and thus render their agency indis-
upon toy arrival at this anchorage, I was made ac- peesable to the despot by the impunity it promises
quainted with the following transactions which had him, for the ijoiaiio,„ ~1 the trust reposed in him,.
taken place here during our late war with Great
If public opinion has not always had 'sewer to the
Britain. Two prizes, which had been taken by
full extent it Ought to bare in England, from the tra.
the Abseil/so privateer, and sent into this port,
aere taken possession of by a British vessel of ture of its Government tied the freedom of de-
war, while king within the protection of the Bey bate, its voice, whenever prarlainsed, whether in
of Tux's. The Consul having communicated to Psrliament or out of it, has, however, had sulll-1
me information of this ; I ;
`•0•21•^" "t our '''sty giant authority to make itself respected by
with Tunis, I domande(' satisfaction of the Bv• those who have ventured to place themselves
----After some hesitation, asd pie ustog a ;te:na ,
of payment for one year, my demand was „cc-dad above it' This, Sir, is one, and tint the least
to, and the money amounting to forty-six thous.rn.l yalsahle, of our securities against despotism. Our
dollars, sirs paid into the hands of the Consul, Mr.' Magna•Chiarta and the Bill of Rights are additional
Nom', agent for the rive eels I shall proce#4l im- securities ;' and if they should unfortunately prove
mstliately for Tripoli, and will give you early infer- inadequate' to keep infatuated Ro)'alts within the
statist) of the Further proceedings of this squadron.— i limits
prescribe! by the Constitution we have our
The Bey of TUNIS has now lying in this harbour,
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nearly ready fur sea, three frigates and several small , courage to appeal to as a dernicr resort, and woe to
vessels of war.—l have the honour to be, with great , the deluded, misguided Poince aho would dare to
respect, Sir, your obedient servant. l bring his illegal pretensions to such a test. Yoe;
I::tS,hO,FiNC4',ll.l it.
" M.o. B. W. ernanin,birls7":erTris:ll;:rHy disdain such fences and appeals ; and, denying ally
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By a second letter from Commodore DECAIun to right in the people to punish delinquent Kings, you
the Secretary of the American Nssy. it appears, that surrender at once their persons and their fortunes ir-
on proceeding to Tripoli he induced, by threats, the revocably and absolutely to their supiomacy.
&straw to give him, by way of indemnity, 25,000 •
1 dollars. The Commodore recommends, in his letter, You throw the guilt of remorselesi tyrants, such
that other nations would act against the Barbary as disgrace the thrones of Spain and Naples, entirely
States with the same promptness and firmness that he on Heaven, and piously assign to the Divinity the
has done, and depredations on their part would soon . odium of their crimes and the ungracious task of
be put to an end to. ! chastising them! But tell me, Sir, what crimpensa.
lion will the consignment of such wretches to the
Bet wen the Saturday and Monday previous to the •
list accounts coming sway, fifteen ships and eight .
brigs arrived at New York from European ports, infernal regions, equipped with a son bcnito at their
with valuable cargoes. In the best times for trade, I hacks, afford to the nations they hnve dishotrolired
America never had to boast of such numerous ar- ' and beggared, or to the manes of those whom they
rivals of cargoes as of late have entered the American ' have consigned to the gibbet or the flames ? Where
poTheir Imperial Highnesses ths Archdukes Jolts: rts.
i are an injured, desolated people to seek reparation for
the oppression they have endured, and how are they
and I.swis partook of a collation with the fluke arid
Duchess of OttrYses, at Twickenham, on weanes. to secure themselves against a repetition of such
slay morning; they returned to Stratford-place to ' atrochies, if the ceiestial rays of Heaven and the
dinner; after which they proceeded in two carriages, Grace of GOD are to shield perverted Royalty from
with their full seine, including their Interpreter, at- the block re or exile ? Is it by this abominable (loc.
tended by the Pa INCA'. REGENT'S livery schools, •(11 trine
you could
meanly purchase indemnity for your
view the extensive promises of MP•II4S. PARKLIt and
Prany, the glass-manufacturers In-Fleet.street. The own guilt arid the favour of your present Sovereign,
two spacious show-rooms upon this occasion were against whose family you would have pleaded two
brilliantly illumilinted, and the splendid and tonne- years ago, had they been caught on the territories of
ficent lest re intended for the Emperor of Cuts( t was your late master? Is it by turning King's evidence you
lighted with was, as it will appear a hen in the pos. would (Nice yourself from that punishment which
session of his Majesty. The pattern and surcimen
yen are so ardent to have inflicted on your former
of the service of glass intended for DosisseliiTe. at
St. lieleon, were also shown them. The 'service, associates, and which you have no less incurred,
together with the chaud lief-, lamps, &c. had been than those whom you would now devote to destruc.
packed up by Mr. Bin Lt.:" K. tints ? Are you a ware, Sir, that the (loci i isle you
This morning, at half-past seirAlll o'clock, the linve had the audacity to advance, that " Kings reign
whole of the attendants to the fen'eral of the lilts ha the wrace qf GOD and not 4 Constitutions," is a
Duke or NottFosK assembled at N b
Norfolk House, tit. 'low' ,mast perfidiously levelled, not only against the
i' •
Jarses's.square. The cavalcade moved so sifter
eight, in order to Ire at Dsr'sing by four, %oin the
at
liberties of your own country, brit against those of
funeral ceremony was intinsaltely to take place.— England:rand of every State under a regal Govern.
The hody aid be depos;trd in the same vault where meat ? It ii antler a regal Government, Sir, that
his father inad the late Doke now lie. Englishmen live; and they are more especially trilled
ERICIITON, DEcemasti 22.—At trine o'clock this
unon to enter their solemn protest against a doe.
Snoreice tier Nlijestv; with the Princesses Augusta '
811 d Nl,liv, took their departure from the Pavilion for trine so evidently at variance with their laws and
Wier'ssr. Constitution, as well as with justice arid common

sense; because it appears to be in the contemplation
of a set of Gentlemen who are very apt to " resolve
the rights of tneum and futon into mum," to esta-
b!ish under the sacred auspices of this holiness
this execrable sense as on article of faith in our
political creed, now that Royalty, glutton like, has
devoured Democracy throughout the whole of the'
European Continent ; for as to Switzerland, it is a!
nest of contemptible Aristocracies, the very worst of
all Governments. The Sovereigns, Sir, who have
forced upon your ill-fated country the family it had
discarded, have not so far forgotten, with all their
relish for a doctrine so congenial with their taste,
what is due to decency and truth, as to publicly
proclaim, 55 you have done, a right divine to
reign; but they have given the world clearly to
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A Lit. vs.—A foreigner, representing Limself Count
Fieth•ru kde Rode, a Captain in the Emperor of
linstar Regiment, has l'een endeavouring to
Kllll admittance into the Pavilion, which induced
Townveml and Sayers to look into his motives. lie
k•is !wend.d by a servant. It war .discovered that
t!•e unfortunate man had no passports nor money
shoat his person. Ile stated, that he was of noble
birth, and was a soldier, and had bravely fought
la the campaigns in France, and received several
wounds, and during his stay in l'aris he had been
ruined by gambling, and lost more than 50001.—
HP hind walked from London to 13righton, in the hope
of obtaining pecunin re aid from the Nobility. Towns-
end and Sayers hureane:y 'rook charge of him, fearing
his distresses might cause no act of desperation, and
ronveyrd him ire a post-chaise to the Alien Office,
for protection, froth a hence the officers returned yes-
terday.

§tA.4.'ks.iiii.l4.,

ira• . .
undorstand that they have tacitly adopted the princi.
pie, and selected the llouttaoms fur the experiment.
The doctrine in not norel. tt 113 S only lain dormant
until a favourable occasion occurred for reviving it,
and in reviving it at the moment /lilt France lies
prostrate at the feet of her conquerors, we ca•tont
hut admire the deste:ity of corrsizoing who is iihei-
lou4 in your assnrti,ot to the Bar, and the blaq-
plioiny to the I)..ads..iog, however, t;,e
fal.ehood, the 111.11%!,I1,P, a;!,1 impiety of your
and for ihe sake r,f irgninatit„ admittinz as
gospel, that " Kings rci.zn b 1 tite. Gram of Goo,
and nut by Gnstitutions," how it, Sir,
that so malty of them desc.prol from Hearer so ill
qualified for their otlice ? It it that !leaven has I,;rt
so important a consideration entirely' to chsiice, and
that it is a !natter of accident whether mankind ore
governed by wisdom or by fol 4 —by vice or virtue?
Sir, your declaration goes to the full Patent t,f all
this indecency, and is no less a libel on Kings than
on their office.

The Russian contemplates in lris Sas-co-rip, a
Prince worthy of empire. Contrast tho ciordlct
and sentiments of ALEX N DER witit those of the te o
FEltntxlNns, and tell me, sir, if these men, the sewn
and contempt of all mankind, and the terror of their
own subjects, reign also by right divine; and if they
do, what has become of the Grace of Goa %Well can
alone prove the legitimacy of their authority ? Your
doctrine, were it to be received, would lead to the
mmt deplorable results. Weak minds, incapable of
embracing the complicat d affrirs of a nation, are
those the most likely to be intoxicated with authori.
fy, and to spurn adintmition. Omnipotence will
not safer its power to he questioned—nor Omni-
sciettre its oisilion to to, arraigned. It is the general
error of all mankind to suppose themselves competent
to the stations they fill in virtue of their places; and
Crowned heads ere more apt to fall into this delu-
sion than any other description of public func-
tionaries, as they are so liable to suppose that office
confers talents. It may be of much public utility to
enquire occasionally if their pretensions to superior
sagacity are justified by their conduct, and whether
the uses they have made of their power entitle them
to an unlimited, uncoil, routed exercise of it. Power,
Sir, is of a very mischievous character. You have
experienced this truth under the dominion of two
!wooers, to both of whom y nu have sworn allegiance ;
and 25 1)015 ef is apt to forget itself, it would con-
tribute very mach to the preservation of its purity,
and to restrain its propensities, if it were remittded,
not only of its duties, but of its OitIGIN.; for after
• all, it is founded on public opinion, and it is not ne-
cessary to recur to two grand epochs in the history
of this country to prove that those who CONFER.
power can RESUME it.
1 I have the honour he, Sir,
Your most obedient humble servant,
THE oilosr OF WAiiIiNGEON.
I London, Dec. 15, 1815.

SECOND DAY'S POLL FOR THE COMMON
COUNCIL.

CASTLE BAYNARD WARD.
Mr. Murrambe . 122 Mr. Farrance
(Irioitlis 122 Male
•11e3rean . 119 Treacher
11 arinek 116 *Pulley
Fenton 1151 •Vere
flux 1;6 I
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Thi. Ward returns 10 111eml!ers.

ALDERSGATL•STRI•ILT WARD.
Mr. Rolls . 59 Mr. Pa %tan
Kiiie sli ilf.tirkin
Turner . 6 5i • Hinman
Fisher . fri
I Forrest
Kay 4 , Adams
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This Ward return h Members.
COLgNIAN.STitF.ET wpm).
• ' • FINAL CLOSE OF THE POLL
Mr. Paynter 10i j*Mr. Mercer
.
Weg 103 1 I'llaimuto .
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Davis Itil 1 • Wuker .
• Letts . • 11)1
This Ward returns 6 Members.

• CHIP/MUTATE W 1 KI) WITHIN.
Mr. Hukherton . F 5 *air. Towers
kerl . 85 Hirt
Witterhnuse . 143 • I idder
Valeiwe 83f Mathew
• llerroo 77 1 H
eiser
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This Ward ref liras 8 Members.

('RI PPLEGATE WA_HI). WITHOUT.

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*Mr. Broid l. II . 212 Mr. lie Him ly . 178
Daker '20:4 Dixon 152
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Pmlho 180
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This Wards rooms 4 Member'.

Thusemarked thus (•) are New Candildes.

Calcutta Gazettes, dated the 13th July, have been
receised. They mote that the late excessive rains,
both in the upper and lower provinces, have been
extremely prejudicial to the Indigo crops.
The late truce between llot.s.su and his disorder-
ly army; has already given rise to dire contention
and open rebellion. The lluhshee troops ore stated
to base matinied, confined their °dicers, and to have
given them during formal successive nights, a snood
bastittado. Part of the Rajah's own guard hail re.
fused to perform its accustomed ditty. BABOO Jett
SINDOIZ: meditated an attack on the fort of Rim.
ougtor. RUNJEtT SINGH' has marched considerably
to the north of Lahore, and on the 4th of last month
entered Witzeershad, a city on the east bank of the
Chuttab. His late prisoner, the Ex-King of C %BOW-.
has taken refuge with UKBUIt KHAN, the Rajah of
Rojouree, Who had been promised assistance by
/loon Oor.A KHAN, the Rajah of Poonuch, and
Z eaIWROUST KIIAN, of ilvluliku, in the event of an
invasion by the Sikhs. Tile Rajah of 00 it ER, a dis-
trict lying on the southern border of Ksshmeer, had
incited Rotsizts again to attempt the conquest of
that delightful country ; but the latter appears at
present to be entirely bent on reducing to subjection
the Nuwab of Butiawnt.roort ; and to hove laid aside
all thoughts of undertaking so hazardous an enter-
prise during the present season.
Mr. .IG7N FENDA LT., of the civil service, Iva,
drowse.:tce the sth July, white attempting to so i n
Isis itortoAtainst the water at Buirampore.

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