The Statesman.
London, England, 1815-04-11 00:00:00

To THE EDITOR or TIM STATESMAN.

Stn,—Among the precious scraps of pialitical
justice that we occasionally meet with from Yientirti
may be mentioned last, but unt least, the furious
anathema against NAPOLEON, which puts beyond the
pale of social protection and law, the Prince, who;
beyond any that history can boast, is restored to his
throne on that surest and most legitimate foundation—
the choice of his people. So tinani,ntioS, indeed, have
been the French people in his favour, that, If any
thing would tend to throw a shade over the crimes
and excesses of one revolution, it would be the temper
and moderation with which the last has been effected.
After this, what rational hope can the most sanguine
of the BOURBONS indulge from a third trial of their
popularity in France? Already lit two revolutions
they have been discarded unanimously, but still they
are not satisfied; and the last, conducted with mode-
ration, but firmness, is far more likely to show the
real sentiments of Frenchmen respec!ing them, then
when men's minds were in such a ferment as to be in.
capable of a rational opinion. They have lately had a
fair trial of their ,trength, and if they have not impro•
wed this to the best advantage, they have none to blame
but themselves. Surely there never was • time more
favourable for the experiment, or when more rational
hopes might have been indulged for their soccess„
than after the extravagant ambition of the Emperor,

After a few words from Mr. CORDON, ! who failing in his. wild schemes for the aggrandise-
Lord PROBY said, that the Members of the Cori. ' m: i t of France, introduces a foreign army to the gates
t
missariat were, he understood, in the habit of he- ‘ of Paris,and then resigns in favour of the old dynasty.
coming contractors themselves, and such a practice : Scarce,
however, has a twelvemonth elapsed, ere the
was obviously calculated to give rise to great abuse.
The CRANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER. ob-
i deposed Emperor is recalled, and he secures hie sceptre
served, that if any persons connected with the Com-
i ins way so romantic as not to be believed, were it not
missariat were guilty of such a practice they would be iso Ucil authenticated ; travelling by easy stages to
obsiously guilty of a gross breach of duty. I his capital in an open
carriage,
and receiving the
Mr. BANK ES supported the suggestion of ap. (greetings of the people and of those very soldiers
pointing a Committee above stairs to examine those
, who had bean sent to oppose him; thus showing him-
Accounts, and especially to enquire into the conduct
of the Commissariat, for the Commission appointed to self, as he justly declares, the true Desiree a the
act upon the Continent was not sufficiently compre. French nation. So great, indeed, was the joy ex.
on his return, that the Allied Sovereigns are
heosive in its powers completely to answer the earl in pressed
slew. The practice of frauds in this department was I determined to try the justice of his cause by the
matter of public notoriety, which the return of almost ! ordeal of fire, and sword, nud Cossack pikes ; and
t..
all the Commissaries with large fortunes from thehose Cossacks are certainly most convenient fel
Continent seemed to place beyond dispute. It was lows for the princely office of cutting the throats of
obvious that such men could not accumulate such so many millions, who have no crime but the lose of a
rational liberty and a Prince of theirchoice. Without,
fortunes from their mere pay and allowances, and he
trusted that his Right Honourable Friend (the Chan- ' Sir, attempting to show the folly of thatsloctrine which
cellor of the Exchequer) would see the necessity of preaches the unalienable and indefeasible rights of
complying with the public wish by instituting an en- ; Kings, a doctrine which, in this country, at least, is
not admitted—without enquiring whether the Treaty
,' quiry upon this subject. If any Gentleman should
bring forward a distinct motion for the institution of
of F
. such an enquiry. the motion should certainly have ONAPARTE—or whether, under any circum-
as Bontainbleau has been broken by others as well
his (Mr. B.'s) decided support, and he could not i stances, a breach of faith among Princes (in whom
conceive that Ministers had any interest in resist-
: the proverb says we should put. no trust) is so very
ing it. uncommon, as to call for so signal a punishment,
Mr. NEW NIA N I which a -in any histor acient or mod-

rose to express hit entire appro. ! page any i.. )ry, ander'. Tern, wilt
bation of what had fallen from the Hon. Gentleman decide—or whether lie is not at this moment the true
who had spoke last, and being unaccustomed to and *if legitirnafrSolwreignitt lritiiet, and theiefore
trouble the House, he only begged to add, he ai ;east beyond the reach of the law, and subject
bad so frequently heard of the very profuse expendi- , to no tribunal, except on a breach of contract with his,
tave of the Camtnissariat, that he hoped a Committee , people—it will be sullicient to feel the hopelessneis,
would be np:itaitited for :tie purposes proposed by the if not the injustice, of any further attempt to im-
lion. Gentleman. 110 should not have trespassed pose either a sceptre, or a Government of ails' kind,
on the time of the House but from a sense of duty on Frenchmen. It would be both vs isdom and po:
to his country, i i which the intereit and character of (icy, therefore, for Loots the Desiree, like the un-
the Government were matetially concerned. ; fortunate JAMr.s 11. to relinquish all hopes of
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, an earthly Crown, in favour of one which will
expressed his opinion that any Committee, appointed become him better, and is more ,likely to be
for the purposes mentioned by the Hon. entleman, permanent than that he has lately lot.—By'
would interfere with the proceedings of those who such conduct, he would have the admiratiatr of the
were appointed to' audit the public accounts in the , thinking part of mankind, as well as of his own
Peninsula. With respect to the large fortunes which country, which has never yet Withheld its testimony
bad been accumulated by individuals, they were the from his private virtues. This would be an excellent
natural consequence of the very huge expenditure comment on that thundering Manifesto from Vienna.;
which had taken place; hut lie did nut believe they And he would have the satisfaction of feeiing he had
bad arisen in any degree from official abuses. !done his best to secure the repose of Europe, which

Mr. BARING contended that the examination
would not interfere with the auditing of the accounts,
and intimated his intention of mobing for a Com-
mittee on some future day.
Lord PROBY said, that if the Chancellor of the
Exchequer would compare the expellees of the
Trench and the English Cinnmissariat, especially in
the article of transport for troops, he would see
good grounds for a serious enquiry.
• The Resolution was then carried.

is once more threatened to he a theatre of blood on
his account, and in a contest too, which, even if
successful, will be no permanent advantage to bk
mily. Ile would not be the first Prince, who,
under more favoured circumstances, has contented
himself with the " ahem cum digallufr," which
he might enjoy in perfection, and far Ishioh he
seems better fitted than for a crown, at least in these
turbulent limes. Selfish indeed most he that family,
and miserable their politics, who, after the blood

Upon the vote of 6,000,0001. being proposed for
the service of the army In Great Britain and Ireland,
A Mr. TIERNEY objected to the proceeding, as
only a part of that sum could be accounted for et
present. He wished that the Right Honourable
Gentleman would consent to postpone a part, until
ke could produce the necessary accounts.
•• After a short conversation, the CHANCELLOR
tf the EXCHEQUER assented, and took a vote for
,000,0001. only leaving the remainder to a future
day.
t The house then resumed, and the Report was
Ordered to be received to-morrow.

which has been already spilled for them during the
last twenty years, are once more preparing 66 to
wade through slaughter to a throne !"—to a throne
which, if ever they reach, they will never be able to
secure or enjoy! If Louis XVIII. should sue.
ceed (a very doubtful conclusion) in enforcing once
more his claim to tie French sceptre, it will be the
second time he makes his triumphal entry into Paris
over the dead bodies of his slaughtered countrymen !
And can it be by such means that the Bouttaosts will
ever secure their succession to the French I.:mpire ?
Is it probable, that a people so powerful and en-
lightened will be content with any government ex.

ThsAvessed Taxes Bill was postponed to Mon-
fay nest.—Adjourued.

cept that of a free and unbiassed erection ; that they
will a second time digest the pill, however hand-
somely gilded, which is to he administered to them
by the Patycc itzomr of England?
With respect to outselves, Sir, I look upon it we
are so infatuated, that nothing short of absolute de-
struction will cure us of our rage for war; however
unjust or foreign in its relation to us. A nation
overloaded with debt and taxes like ours, and but
just escaped from an explosive contest, may he com-
pared to a sick man just returned from a tong jour.
ney, to which he had been recommendpd bv his phy.
sicians, with his nerves sadly shattered, and in other
respects much worse than when he set out; who, at
length, on reaching his home with difficulty, after
being almost jJtied to death in the last sta4e, and
beginning, to fanty himself a little comfortable,
is again perstrded by the faculty to try the effect of
a foreign cliro 442. Should we not conclude a man in
such a situation a little crazy in mind ns well as
body, any Ir. •:,,er to take the adv'ets of a set of men,
who, besides ha% ing emptied his p,c.cets of more than
half their contents, and placed him on the verge of
the wave, are shout to sr•cure him the quiet posses.
sion of it? Yet such, Sir, are our Ministers! Such
these prafessionnl gentlemen, who are tearing to
' rugs the resources) aid enderminiog the strength of

DISTURBANCES AT DARTMOOR. PRlSON.—Friday
'last, a most wilting affray took place at Dartmoor
,'Prison, where the American prisoners of war are.con-
fined. It appears, that the unfortunate prisoners,
who amount to five or six thousand, had recently be-
come extremely impatient to be set at liberty, and
'ascribed their detention to Mr. Beazley, their coun-
tryman, who is agent for American prisoners of war
-
in London. This person they burnt in effigy on
,critlay, nod then proceeded to for&e their way out of
the confines of the prison. Capt. Shortland. the re-
tirlent British agent, went in among them alone and
unarmed, to endeavour to pacify them, but a pistol
was snapped at him, and therefore the soldiers fired
among the insurgents, when about twelve %tete killed
and thirty wounded. A musket-Lail grazed Captain
Shortlend's cheek. The prompt interference of the
military quelled the insurrection, and tranquillity
was reitored. One hundred additional soldiers
marched from Plymouth to Dartmoor in the course of
Friday to reinforce the guard.
The remains of the late General Sr E. PattEN-
11A31 were buried in Kilcullen Church Ireland, on
. Saturday last.