The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-05-04 00:00:00

than to any pre-eminence either in ealour or conduct
in the Ali Atli Dot he tr When thr

wea.--uothe too sanguine.
tide of, success once turned against NAror.Eorr, rais-
in:tune attached herself to him with a tenacity which
makes us not so much, surprised at the success of Ms
enemie.,as that he should escapeatall front smelt a 'lota
of disaster." In the midst of a savage couwry—iiithe
Depth of a winter of unexampled severity, with
which his rroolis were, by nature. anequal to com-
bat, 1200 miles from home, surrounded by his ene-
mies, without any resources except the result of so
great a mind in n sitUation so perilous,-his fiue army
completely destroyed, as much by the elements as"
the sword—and his Allies gratAttally foroaking his
standard as he retrograded, who can withhold their
wonder and admiration,. Chat, in the course of a few
months he was not only able to contend with his ene-
mies anew, but that he might (had he not been so fa-
tally infatuated) hate secured for himself and France
all extent of dominion to satisfy even a man of more
than moderate ambition. Even at the battle of
Leipsic, forsaken by all except the faithful King :
oPS AXON Y (who, for this honourable attachment, has;
'since suffered princely martyrdom)—deserted by the
Confederation of the Rhine, in Which he so much con-
fided the strength of his unsteady throoe, but which
ectitributell vs more than any other cause, when
once it tottered, to hasten its fall—still with what a
handful of Frenchmen did he not withstand the united
force of Europe, and ereu 111joisters themselves
• assure us that he was never conquered ! Indeed, it
now appears, that almost the °illy act for which the
Allies had any credit—the safety of the capital ana its
valuable contents (perhaps even the personal safety of
• INTAeot.ro,r)—was more owing to feat than to any
trite ; although at the time we were led
lo;telietre, that the ;le of chivalry itstlf was retqrit-
eth and that the person of Don Qrsiorr was rege-
Iterated in that of an. Autocrat of Russia!
Let. as consider bow: differient. are now. the re-
sources
of NA rar.EDN.. Haw. different is the prin-
ciple of the tear--or thit,spirit•of the French army or
rritiou--or even of Europe. Flow, enlightened
after so many vicissitudes, after a fair. triad of a set
of weak and faithless Princes—op a Government,
".t,ee abuse of a.hose authority teas only li.uited
;,..e.akness,'---fiuds them undwqring the sceptre;
of so.great an Empire. She is once more about to'
be roused to exertions • through the iniltctiCe of 'her
enemies, and to feel anew that revolutionary" elan,"
which had slumbered for a time, which Connelly
crowned her arias with so much glory, • and made,
her turn, her oppressors tremble on their respec-
tive throned! ! !

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accessible at all times, and at ,all sealons-,--one who . -.eel.—
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I would as it were live-in the Theatre, and make every , COURT OF KING'3•OENCR, Mar 3.
•t-other pis/suit .subordinetelo it, even then it maybe roan w. RAMER.
doubtful it' soccoss shall crown hit efforts., 'However, Lor4 Er.r.CNllOttottett delivered the judgment of '
'it was far more plausible than going into any Co,*, rate Court in this case. It was a rule for• a new .
i
. mittee, and with this impression be gave'bir warm, trial of an.action of debt (at Hereford Summer As-:
assent to. the nseasareproposed by-the Worthy Chair-m, before Mr. Justice D.tilas), on the 45 Ed. 3. ;
man. ~nfoi tithes of wood, which it was contended the Jury ,
Mr. Pean,r, after expressing the Terme high-sens* :bed improperly treated as titheable, the wood con-'
iho entestaisiech, in common with ail the Subscribera, 'listing .'f block poles of oak of more than 20 years'
iof those pouseaful- talents which• the androlain had .growth, from old stools of trees, which before they
!so succentally applied to• the performance of a t were cut were also of more than 20 years' growth.'
gigantic task., by rebuilding the Theatre, and- sob.} The Jury appeared to-have taken the die 'of the
sequentty of superintending its management with so -wood wood es a criterion, and were of cpinion that such
I mutt' henour to himself, and advantage to the public i wood bad always been titheable: this could 'not be
interese, extremely regretted that he felecompelisd : true of trees of more than 20 years' growth, by the,
to differ-with him in she line of policy he now recom- .statute of S,ylva Ccedua ; but the question wat,l
mended. lie thought a large portion of the Sob- whether such wood was so clearly and universally
scribers had embarked their property in the hope of not the 'abject of tithe, as that the Coast could bay!
!establishing a National 'theatre, and that he wan the Jury ,;,were necessarily wrong. The Court'
' convinced that tae idea of its becoming a matter of thought they, could not ; for the statute of ;S:yleg
private speculation, would prove a disappointment Citulust did not exempt all trees 61.20 years' growth,
to- all who, in this spirit, had promnied the rebuilt/. Ibut only such being boos bar ; it was, therefore;
ing. In a numerous Joint.sbock Company, itinest 1 essential that the wooil in question should be groi
ever be a trifling consideration whether -the dividend boil:. The position in 2 Inst. 642, that oaks of en-
be a half per cent. mare or less, whereas in a pet- der 20 years' growth were not titheable, was clearly
vete concern, where a -few iedividmuals embarlted en wrong.. The Court cited, and relied' epee theetu-
immense capital, every • thing was likely to be , thority of a case in 3 Wood, 225, upon a similar
made to give way to gain. Ile submitted, therefor*, ' (legation. in an adjoining county. -
that the present mode was considered as 'a pledge Rate discharged.
to the public, that the legitimate Drama alone .
TGE KING V. CHAS. BRYANT.
should be brought fosward, and that those ii- The Defendant was brought up for judgment, con-
hibitions should not be resorted to, • which had, • by evicted before Lori- Ellettborougli, at the Middleeett
some, been considered es derogating from the re- reining,. after last Term,' of an assault upon. Mt.
sPecu'l+ililY of a wall-rega'alad'awr' gas therefore, 'Newman, the keeps t of the. Gretni Mari' Bailik..-----
still hoped that, Gentlemen might be fouod who would The Defendant is the son-of the•kettimer of the OA:
undertake those labours,•which he sincerely regretted
Lion there; and the Render may .recplleet tiiiteallir.
to find Mr. Whitbread, end the other Gentlemen of assault arose out of a contest far the cusfoal of Aglin i
the Sub-Commaittee, were resolved to, dismantimiee— : " i;•
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tellers.
13at as this was a subject of general interest to•the 1 . . ~- '-0
• •TheCoVat thought their great object was. tails*
Subsuribeis, he suggested the propriety of-calling • *
the peace between these rival inukeepera and. the
a Special Meeting, for the purpose of considering ...
punitc, who were thus made the plunder of vietory ;
the matter more fully, as he did not believe that it
• and recommeaded to the parties the competition 'of
was generally known that this subject was, to be
brought forward at the present Meeting. .
.eivamty and moderate charges, rather than that of
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Mr. Wurretteao remarked, in answer-to these,
bribery to post-boys-to disregard the wishes of the,
observations, that the object was trety 'national ; public as to which inn they should drive tn, The
Defendant was adjudged to pay a fine of 201. and:
but there was no national purse to. Which recourse
commit+ be bad on emer to find two securities of the peace in 1.5u1. each for
g ency; end that a Sub.Gons-
, _
triee ea .
mattes of Management must ilf difficulties yield to • 3' ears.
tire taste of the town, whatever it might happen to i
he, even at the expence of correct judgment; for the On the 2fith ult. the Glasgow Circuit Courtdid•'
not break, tip till nine o'clock. As. aeon twain* Treasury must be tilled, as the. PerfOrmers must he
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Lordships left the Court Hall, achy of " No Corn
paid. lii, the hands of lessees, who would be pre-Hill" was raised by certain people among the crowd,
pared before hand for the possibility of. the tempo.
..,
1; f.l -ofreceipt, it • Ott be more likely that
. tary, qj use - stones
On Monday afternoon, a young fellow, decently a steady course. of management should be pursued; were thrown. one of which bit thti; Eau' Justice
dres,ed, was detected, at Brook Green Fair, ilarn- but in a Sub-Committee, where there weak' be no Clerk on the shoulder, as the proeession passed.the
inersmith, in the act of picking the pocket of Mr.' reward, such as he now experienced for services end of the.Bridgegate. The crowd accompanied the•l
Somerville, of Knightsbridge, of his purse, con- . faithfully performed, and no isulividual responsibili- • soldiers to the barracks, and some atones hating-1
twining Bank notes to the amount of about 301. ty, and no fund provided against such emergency,, been thrown by.thern,three,men.saere secured.anthi
Ile was taken into-the custody of an Officer, but was the reanagentent.might of necessity•tet drivels to ea- .
lodged 'in the guard-house. .
afterwards rescued from him by the mob, and se- Pedients, which a lessee might be- Ole to avoid.— i lodge
On Tuesday se'unight, at Aimoa, a mob of disor..
yerely handled. Hasine, undergone a duckimtg till Mr. Whitbread .111011 absoeved, that it wee not owing derly persons, met and proceed to parade the
he appeared almost drowned, he was sufiered to to the trouble which attached to the management streets, breaking the .wiudosant. t(gie, Or- nsdealera-:'
escape. , that he declined it in future—the trouble was not , and on Thursday "boat SOO eoiliera•aisetribled allent
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The Gazette :of Tuesday night contains a promise worth tißwijug. Mr. Arnold lied so ably seciondedt; half a mile-out of-that ;own, nod'ehrettieued. to de,
of pardon to any but the principal, who shall dis- all his limes, and those of. the Sub-Committee, that !stress the houses of some tended' Gentlemen, whO
cover the persons who set lire to the premises of he had been relieved of all trouble; for the eaer-:1 were favourable to the Core: Bill, but were per-
Messrs. Motley and Ellis, at Portsea. A reward of lions- and assiduity of Mr. Arnold could not hays! seeded to- desist on the Geutleiuen's promise:that
3001. is also offered (except as before excepted) on been greater had the Theatre been his own, property. !they would use their utmost endeavour to, proittre ik
the apprehension and conviction of the offenders) or Mr. Whitbread said his own "eidetic and responsibk I: repeal of that Bill,- 0,i14 linst ip)eal alweld not be
any of them. i lity had been-great) amid he had. occaeiefieily, Sits above 11.41.. a peek. .. -

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I remain, Sir, yours, &c.
A. B.

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