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fUB. THE SATAXHAH BEfD»UCA!T. I'd WILLIAM W. BIBB, ESQ. t have carefully pet-used your elaborate address to the People of Georgia. I have examined your statements *and.reasonings with as tittle prejudice as 1 could com mand. I have followed you throughout, sir, with a good Stock of patience, and yet 1 am dissatisfied. You deserve fcnuch credit for the condescension which you have ex- _ -ercised in deigning to defend your public conduct to the peopl^j dftd ydu are Certainly somewhat entitled to their "thanks ,for the kindness you seem to entert.in for them. But I am surprised that a man of good sense^and modest deportment should so for forget liimseif as to become the trumpeter of his own worth, Tou "should have left tt to your ■ci.nstittieftts to speak tlie usefulness of your -actions, and pr.use you for all that you may have done •ior them. They are the proper eulogists, if, indeed, you have any claim to eulogy. The experience and ability Which you -may have acquired by familiarity with public ^duties, ought certainly to have made you a tolerable Statesman; and, if you are not more alert now than you ■were at the commencement of your political career, na ture must have allotted you to be a dull man indeed.— But you'cannot be ignorant that it is possible, nay, that nothing is more c'ommon, than to see strong minds in •Conjunction with improper inclinations. History is fun Of such instances. The political world has always Abounded witn them. Intelligent men have so often igc : lit asest purposes, that we prostituted their talents to tlie "can no longer confide in them, with nnUmittedassurance. We should prefer those who know best lv.-w to serve us, but we ought never to forget, that virtue is more essen tial than knowledge, since it is more seldom to be found. But why, sir, do you boast of your service? What great deeds of magnanimity have yon performed? In what cases have you rendered memorable benefits to your "country? At what times have you shone like a bright star, the admiration of a million?—Admitting that, like Washington, yon had snatched tile state from a precipice, "or that, like Cicero, you U..d saved the republic, do you account it nothing that the people s’nould have honored you with an opportunity to do so?—Do you account it nothing that they have gTatified your ambition, by plac ing you high in office?—You Seem to think it no favor, 'that youlrve been appointed, by a great nation, to repre sent them in their Congress. You seem to look on the ful- fiuineiit of this commission, as an obligation which you have confered. Y'ou seem to view it us a business of pure disinterestedness on your part, and of gratitude on theirV Have you no sense of the respectability which the undeluded' notice of the peopie has bestowed on you?—Have you no consciousness of attaining, through their patronage, to all those nigh enjoyments which are the accompaniments of distinction? The man of their -choice, sir, is sufficiently rewarded in their ..dictions.— He possesses all tuat wealth and power can command.— -It is ridiculous to complain of tiie fatigues you have un dergone. Are you not ready to encounter them again? Are you not solicitous about the event of the approuen- ■ing election? But it is loathsome to hear. men speak of their undertaking political duties, without a view to their -own aggrandizement, when they display tlie most pain ful eagerness in tiie pursuit of .them. Fc v, sir, even in • the humble occupations of private life, uo any thing ‘ without some selfishness. Even in the pious perfor xnance of charities, tiie heart is so prone to wrong, that ■worldly applause is often a pan of tlie inducement. But you have msuited your constituents without meaning it; for it is not to be supposed you would be so unwise as to offend where you intend to conciliate. You have nnsta..- ”*n the cause of their indignation. They are displeased on account of a principle; and you have labored with as ■much zeal as you have ever done in the cupitol to prove the impropriety of an act. It is not the paltry sum wliicl* your bm of compensation draws from their purses that they detest; it is not tlie mere tax on Tea or Stamps; but the illxberaUty which it indicates. They view it as the first step in a course of private emolument—as tiie -first attempt to take advantage of them. No, sir, the people are ready to give their money, when the necessi ties of the country require it; but they are not inclined to suffer even the shadow of an encroachment on tlie ge neral welfare. Did they not, during the late war, mur mur that the government would not impose taxes?— While tne army was naked, unpaid and witiiout food, did they not call for taxes?—While j ou were hesitating, w line you were fearful to lose your power and popularity, trembling for those seats that cost you so much pain and "foss, did they not threaten to dismiss you, unless the ex isting evils were remedied? Sucii sickly patriotism •evinces nothing of tliat boldness of character and gener- , «us love of country, which your language lays chum to. "While the soldier lang uished, and you were fattening in the seclusion of Washington, the peopie obliged you to impose the direct tax. If you had refrained from it, be cause you sympathised with the narrowness of their cir cumstances, then you would have deserve i praise. But your great, your cruel, del„y evinces no suchpiobieness. 3 say cruel, because your army was in a condition of ub- •solute want. It was literally, in some places, an object of charity. The war concluded gloriously notwithstand ing uil our difficulties. The people, flushed with suc cess, forgot them in their rejoicings. They overlooked the mistakes you had committed,-rand tile weaknesses you •had disclosed. As you had been'at tlie head of their af- --fairs, during the conflict, they toasted you at their festi vals and applauded you in thc-ir public prints. Y’ou ought to have felt yourselves on the pinnacle of human felicity; yet you ought to have been humble, from the consciousness of the frailties you had exhibited, and you ' ought to have been more virtuous in return for the l’eni- Hy with which you had been treated. But, instead of • humility, you have become inflated with arrogance.— You conceived the happiness of the people, had render- ^ em so giddy, that you could take advantage of them. You conceived the moment propitious to push your interests and put your stratagem in execution. But the people were not drunk. You erred most -•egregiously. Notwithstanding tiie additional fund of popularity which the conclusion of hostilities had ‘thrown into your hands, and tlie proportionate depres sion of the federal party, tlie people were Watchful of you. They knew that the best men may become the ’•worst, by the want of prope r restraints; and that, when •they stand most favorably with the nation, they need • most vigilance from the public eve. It is human to be- vicious in the generality r.t instances, where vir tue is not compulsory by the frowns of society. When •our situation places us beyond this in fluence, the annals of the world prove how lamentably loose we are, and how liable to sink into the foulest depra vities. The con stitution, sir, has given to Congress tiws power of aug menting their pay to fifteen hundred or even to fifteen thousand dollars. But it is -Certainly to be expected, that in using this power, they f/ouid be moderate; and, like a vestal, not only be really pure, but seem also to be entirely devoid of fault. It is to be expected that they would, when necessary, not only' enact an increase, but enact it in such a manner as to convince the tuition of its . propriety, and the correctness of their intentions. But . you have neither been moderate or prudent. You have adopted an increase of pay to twice or thrice your origin al salary, and you have changed the mode of drawing it. •It would seem that you were determined to make - sure of a certain sum, whether the business required it or not. You say, the mode was preferred, bee-ause it would tend to shorten tiie sessions, and thus prove an actual saving to the public treasury. This is a singular concession. You -could hardly have-been aware of its extent. It is a re proach of the deepest disgrace on tiie congress of which you have been a member. It is an acknowledgment of the ■unprofitable expence which the people have Jong endur ed. Whose fault was this, sir? If you have not been instru mental in it yourself, like that faithful public servant ■which yon have professed to be, why did we hot hear : your voice in loud thunders against it? when the’eoun- litry was poor and distressed, why did you not become the champion of rigid integrity and prevent with all your ability this waste of her treasures?—A most singular confession! and rendered still more singular by the pur pose for which it has been made. Indeed, sir, it is too much for the people. They can never agree to bribe their representatives to cease this infamous practice of pilfering their pockets. They must setk men Who will serve them on cheaper and more honorable terms. Such I hope are to bfc found among us. Men, who will not only refrain from- polluting their own hands, by de frauding the Country; but Will possess sufficient honesty to guard, with solicitude, the national funds. Since you have gone intd a Calculation of most tedious minuteness, «s to the bake adequacy of fifteen hundred t dollars to *erve sum, allow me to address you sonn g en! this’ •ments, a member of According to the present arrange! congress receives aboiit,twice his former compensation iii a session of four months, and thrive that uimount in a ses sion of three months, winch last ought generally to be the term, since yoti, yourself, have acknowledged tiic great lavishment of time. Now, it is possible for lods- ings to he had for fifteen dollars per weyk. I inystil have known them obtained for this sum, of a charactti not unworthy a member of tlie national assembly. Ou: ancestors submitted, without a murmur, to much worse. Let us add ten dollars more for expenditures of a colla teral nature. The v/hoie arnoimt then will tie twenty- five dollars per week, one hundred dollars per month, three hundred dollars for three months and four hundred dollars for four months. But in addition to fifteen hun dred dollars, he is remunerated for travelling expenses at the rate of six 'dollars per <l..v. In accomplishing journey of eight hundred miles, then, at thirty miles per day, besides his" fifteen hundred dollars, he will be en titled to three hundred and twelve dollars more, making in all a sum total of e ighteen hundred and twelve dol- iars. Allowing him to expend eighty dollars in, going and eighty in returning, then after deducting all expenses, there will remain after a Session of three months the sum of thirteen hundred and fifty-two dollars. The ori ginal pay was seven hundred and twenty dollars for four mouths and five hundred and forty for three months.-^ In the former case there would be three hundred and twenty dollars and in the latter two hundred and forty more than the foregoing calculation of expenses. And, as the travelling expenses were aiso paid at six dollars per day, we have one hundredand fifty-two dollars clear from this quarter. Hence, according to the pld ar rangement, in a session of four months, there would be four hundred and seventy-two dollars, and in a session of three months, three hundred and ninety-two clear gain. I think this ought to have satisfied jou. But what wiil vou do with the remaining surplus of eighteen hun dred and twelve d liars? You may sweii your expenses to any amount that you please; you may make whatever lustre of ostentation the ipolish of your tus-e may dic tate; you may lounge in your chariot or quaff rich w ines; but, sir, tlie people do not send you to revel in luxuries; they are not disposed to munsler to your extravagancies; they have no interest in the splendors of court parade. They send you to be their organ, to attend to their poli- cal concerns. Beyond this sphere you are a private gentleman, and may choose that sort of style winch best suits your habits. Our forefathers were piain men, un laced and uncorrupted. They rode to the seat of go vernment with their s..ddie-b.igs; and yet they were the pride of tlie peopie and the founders of a nation. What ever you mav fancy to the contrary, be assured, that too much attention to magnificence and pomp tends to sap the firmest principles of a good heart. It will make a tolerable statesman an insignificant fopiing; or a useful patriot, a courtier, a sycophant and a traitor. The page antry of fashion increases die catalogue of our wants, in fluences and poisons our p...-sions; and, from once having ed us in an upright course of conduct, they become our seducers to all soris of wickedness. Vice is for the most part the offspring of imaginary necessities. And, if we would continue to be honest, we must repress this fruitfulness of fancy and atta ch ourselves to tlie more substantial objects of the understanding. Be assured, sir, notwithstanding' your prejudices may lean another way, that the dignity and character ofthe country do not rest on any flatulent display f finery by its officers.— They do not depend on' any disgusting imitations of aristocracicai vaiities. Like the first Homans, we must strive to distinguish ourselves by tlie strength of our fleets, our armies, and a sound, not a dazzling, adminis tration. Be assured, sir, that the nearer we approach to the manners of foreigns courts, the nearer will we ap proach to their policy. We shall become tired of tlie old equality betu cen the representative and ills constitu ent; and the simplicity of our present in titutions will sink into the ingenious complexity of a balance of govern ment. These, sir, are not fantasies. They are founded on the histoiy of all republics. It is^ true that nations, like individuals, have their youth, maturity, decay and death. It is true, that th.se gr.ffiations of ascent and de scent are as inevitable in the one as in the other. But, in both, we can retard the solemn march of time by pru dence, and quicken it by folly. It is the duty of tile peo ple never to lose sight of these truths for a single mo ment. It i3 their incessant duty to correct the slightest appearanceof infirmityinthepohticalsystem. To repress with promptness, the very first steps of corruption and to prostrate liiose in the dust who aim to build up greatness on tiieir ruin. Allow me to impress it on you, sir, that these are not only acknowledged duties, but the uncoil*rol..ble resolutions of the people. Habitually free, they watch tiieir privileges with an eye that never sieeps. And they observe keenly all that you do, althoug-h you may be distantly removed and surrounded by tlie wails of the cupitol. In Biest times of royal birthright and legitima cy, they have 1 more cause for alarm than usual; and, on this account, they view your compensation bill and your franking bill with increased uneasiness. Their feelings be ing kindled, they connect these bills with the air of mock majesty which has been slowly but unceasingly growing at the seat of government. A stern republican loathes a levee as much as a hero of tlie olden time would de test their effeminacy of a ball room. But, if you had been urged to tliis increase of your pay, by its having become absolutely indispensable, why did’ you not fall on some less precipitate mode? your circumstances were hardly so desperate as to call for slick expedition and hurry. It would Slave been much more decent, to have defered the execution of the measure, till a now cougress. Believe me, sir, you would have been, at this moment, in posses sion of more public fi.vor, and your conduct would have been less suspected, even by those who do not entirely discard you. If you should ever be restored to those good opinions which you have forfeited, tlie present in dignation exhibited by a majority of the state against you will prove a corrective. You will have learned, that the people never cease to observe you, although they may associate you with their public rejoicings. You will have learned, that, in tlie midst of their enthusiasm, they are still sufficiently sober to manage their affairs, and to discern and punish the malpractices of tiieir officers. In talcing leave of you, I think it but a duty, which I owe to your understanding, to state, that, in thus addres sing you, I have no party view or personal dislike. I am neither a demagogue, nor have I any personal acquain tance with You. 1 am a plain citizen, w ho feels his rights, and would protect them to the utmost of liis abilitv. , GIVIS. ie whoMt tttey had telated' tm the fcrtner ffalse; that lliey were not present when the cloth g'purchased by the defendant and knew aolliing.aboul arid tliat they were suborned by the defendant , The defendant was then apprehended and put on his trial. Williams and Millet testified as they did on. their . xarmnatipp, and there were other circumstances brought forward to prove the guilt ofthe defendant, among them his confession to one of the police magistrates that he iiad nevrtr taken any account or receipt lor tlie cloth from the negro. . Oti the part ofthe defendant'there was produced a Mrs. Mary .Miller, who stated that slie was in the defen- laiits store when the cloth was brought by the negro, and saw the defendant purchase it, and related (word for word with the two witnesses on the former trial) what took place on that occasion, and mentioned particular ly respecting the receipt being given. She said she was certain, and it was impossible she could be mistaken respecting the time, fi r she was married on the 11th of,May, and had then with her the certificate of her marriage to be more precise as to tlie time. And that on the next morning She went down into ihe store of tiie defendant, she living in the same house and saw the two witnesses and tlie defend ant’s wife there, when they began to joke her concerning her marriage and wished her to treat them, which she did; and while tlie men were drinking the negro came in with the cloth. I he receipt She said was given at tne time ( the cloth was purchased. The receipt being produced it appeared on examination to be dated on the 18th, and Mr. Legget was certain that the cloth could not have been stolen until at farthest tile afternoon of the 16th, as he had that day taken an inven- torjljof his stock at which time the cloth was there, and he believed it must have been taken even later than the afternoon of tliat day, in consequence he Staled the cloth in his advertisement to have been taken on the 17tii or 18th. Upon the whole it was obvious that the witnesses were neither of them present wheii the defendant got tlie cioth —that the receipt was written by the defendant some time after his arrest—and that he induced the witnesses to say they were present and described 1 he negro in the very same manner Mr. Legget had in his advertisement, but not particular enough as to the time when he purchas ed the cioth, as there was a variance between tlie receipt and the testimony ofthe witnesses. The cause lasted from Thursday noon until nearly mid night when th jury retired .lid by tiie consent of the council brought their verdictmto court yesterday morn ing by winch they found the defendant guilty but recom mended him to the mercy ofthe court. The cour. tins morning passed the following sentence on the defendant, viz: That he be confined at hard labour prison lor the term of TEN years. op the tjvrr: 3 . * JUSIXO FROM ITS ASHES. Extract of a tetter from Washington, June 29 Mr.liTltd t lias already so repaired the t\te • the Capitol, hat in a few months the effects of th° r ,. of will be scarce y visible. ‘ c «re In the inter or he is busily at work, but no j, 1( j r canbefonnet ofthe alterations, which areintendeiff' ent the present inpearances; and which I am informed'' 011 ' very consider ible. Mr. Latrube is about to emoio v for fk* columns of tli: house of representatives one of the r '” e beautiful mar ilcf I have ever seen, of ’which he g, v m0st the following memorandum: “Op a trip, to Readffi 6 ffie our state, with our late friend, Thomas Smith, the 5 ’ , Ul eralogist, neai 2u years ago, they discovered in’one of o' roughest and most unpromising rocks ofthe count 6 breccia, nr ag negation of limestone. ptbbks, cernern 1 by a red calcareous mass into one bodv, resembiir,» y much the ston; called pudding-stone, w' hich is an a uV," 7 tion afisilicioi s pebbles, sand and gravel, cement, d lY' ferruginous nass. He afterwards discovered t!ies’ V . 4 stone on Jami s Kiver in Virginia—on the turnpike - '! above Frede icktown—and about a year ago 7® south side ofthe Potomac near Leesburgh. Its situar is uniformly on tlie south east side of S.' VV. Mout Y 1 * it is called ir Virginia, and the Cotocktin mount" ' s Maryland. 15 Above the Cotocktin mountain in London countv he also discovered, in what is called tlie white Imie it Win"' " 1 ‘ a very beautiful white statuary marble. j In a journey to London county to examine the I . _ui~ ~ 1. 1 :—.1 ; z!a t • M -Ite ■ marble, he SaW tlie breccia above mentioned in eno- tr ’ * ' P " rock masses, mossing tiie Potomac; and conceived •; idea of employing it in the Cupitol. Having ascerta ■ ’ tliat it couid he Wrought, that it would receive an fi quisitc- polish^ ai d that columns of ai v size couid bi 2 out of it, he proposed to the president the employ,, of this marble! instead ofthe course sand stone fonYf used in tiie Capitol. The presidentagreed to the propY tion.” This Account i have extracted from a memcY" dum Mr. Latrohe was so good as to give me. fp, ’ formed me thkt a contract was already made for the 11 lunms, which|can be brought by water to the- f,„ . fi Capitol Hiil fijom tlie quarry. They will be 26 ).. , hlr»r*L- i ^ i*nd near Z f ■et in several piece beautifully m a single block diameter of this marble at M rhLatroln blished. They are of two kinds- on- i I mixture of rounded pebbles of all sizes and colours dek I red, biue, ye! low, veined, spotted, white and ofall’invr I mediate coiofis, embedded in a deep, and l-utla in the state From the li'asliington City Gazette. POLITICAL PARTIES IN EUROPE. Russia.—Previously to the overthrow of Napoleon there was at St. Petersburg a French and an Eng tish par ty: but the emperor of Alexander has become so popu lar by his splendid military achievements that there ap pears now to be only one sentiment prevailing in the em pire, and that is a national one. The sovereign carefully cherishes this sentiment; and gives it health and vigor by fostering religion, philosophy, education, native genius, and inviting men of U'ents,'illustrious by their brilliant, faculties, and exiled from their native eounirv. into his dominions and service. The emigration of Carnot, and the employment of him bv the emperor, is a striking ex ample of this liberal policy. J'russia.—There are.two . , . . powerful and opposing par ties m this kihgdoni. One of them is in favor of a re presentative legislature in the monarchy: tlie other in clines to arbitavy and despotic government. The latter, having the king and army on its side, is most likely to- prevail. It h>«s already succeeded in putting down some independent presses. alustria.—There does not appear to be any considerable party in the empire of Austria but that which is well affect ed to the reigningfumilv, whose views luve been invaria bly directed by a spirit of aggrandizement. It is probabie, from the asylum which several ofthe principal members of the Bonaparte family have found in the Austrian ter ritories, that there may be a small party favorable to the pretensions of Napoleon II, to the throne of France.— If there is, it does not at present show itself openly.— The empercr Francis has been very busy of late in arran ging the political system of his Italian possessions. Ex tensive dominion in that direction has always been the hobby horse of the house of Austria. Spain.— Parties in Spain are very much embittered.— Ferdinand rules by force of arms and the terrors of super stition and priestcraft, over a highly disaffected popula tion. The struggle between the parties is for a free form of government on the one side, arnlfor an absolute despotism and religious intolerance on the other. Portugal.—Portugal proper, is almost c insignificant to speak of. At this moment it is little better than an English colony. If the king of tlie Brazils means to re main in Soutii America, he might as well give Portugal to Spain upon die royal house of which lie lias lately bestowed two princesses of the Bruganza family. 'ranee.—Nominally there are several parties in F I Sal; kinds: <;v. ri'er. ■attar dull I >iirl, -a.i. ■ sanie kind o* pebbles, imbedded in a sea green et-' and this is, in my opinion, by far tlie most be au fit . [! is only found in a particular rock, and not in sufficin' I quantity to b: employed for the large columns Mr. Latrob. stated tliat from tlie wholeappe r , these rocks, i t was evident that a large, rapid aid »:’*.■ tul stream of water had for centuries run over *' a direction to the north east; after tlie pebble- cemented into rocks. But whatever mav hi v t b •*,, origin, the public are under new obligations to tn.fi lor bringing hito use the internal rich -United States’ Gazette. ited engineer our country .- GENER AL HAMILTON’S WIDOW. Our reack if will recollect, that congress, at their list session, passejl a la w, allowing the w idow of the late no- jor general' Hamilton, the commutation of half i,v which was granted to the officers ofthe revolution,, re a-.’ my, in lieu of five years’ half pay. General H. was, • time, a membkr ofthe old congress; and, let it’be Y- membered, w as most anxious for the commutation, so as to relieve Lie wants of those brave men who aided in establishing our glorious independence, the effects of which have be en felt to this day, and will descenu ;aoos- terity. In oijderto divest himself of every inn rested to give to his (endeavors a weight, derived from the purest motives while effecting his communication, he guitroiwW relinquished |11 claims that he had as an officer army, and carried lus laudible views into execution. We are led to tills statement from having heard th? eldest son of tlie general, who had just returned fron W ashington, speak on the subject; in which he expresses himself sensible of the iiberalit v disnlaved in rh#* nmwm e liberality displayed in tlie cons’,re tion of the law, allowing to his respected mother, in „ dition to the amount of commutation, intereit then since the peace of 1783, and of his having received frcij government tlie whole amount, upwards of ten thonsart dollars; and wliat made the settlement still more he nor;, ble, was nuking the draft for the money payable atone of the banks in this city, by u hich upwards of gl/GO 4 saved to Mrs.' Hamilton.—JVutional Advocate. Er. r*nce, but in reality only two: that of the friends of liberty, and monarchy. Louis SUBORNATION OF PERJURY. The People, vs. John Frances.—At a court of General Ses sions of the Peace, iieid in and for the city and county of New York, on Thursday tlie eleventh instant, defendant was put to the bar on a charge of subornation of per- juTy. From the novelty ofthe charge wgjiave undertaken to lay before our readers some of the most prominent, facts which appeared on the trial. It appeared tliat Mr. Wfillium H. Leggett some time on or about the 16th day of May last, lost two pieces of broadcloth, which were taken out of tlie cellar of this store. The following day he advertised the cloths and described a negro man who was presumed to have taken them. In consequence of this advertisement a tavlor, to whom the cloth was brought for sale by the defendant, suspecting from its appearance that it was the s.rfne which Mr. Leggett had lost , informed him of it, whereupon tiie defendant was apprehended on a charge of receiving the same kno-adig them to be stolen. On that trial, which was had on the 6th of June last, James Williams and John Millett were brought forward as witnesses on his behaif; they testified that they were in the defendant’s grocery store on the 16th of May last, when a negro man came in with the two pieces of cloth in question, and said he had just came in from sea, and that the cloth was tlie property of the mate, who, not having time himself, wish ed him to sell it for him, and he bad accordingly brought the pieces to the store of the defendant for that purpose; that the defendant, after goirtg Outa few minutes, return ed and said that the cloth was worth, as he was told, about five or six dollars, per vard, and he was willing to give him six dollars per yard': the negro assented, and they saw t e defendant pay the negro upwards of one hundred dollars. - James Williams went farther, and stated that the defen dant wrote a receipt for the money, and that the negro, after it was read to him, signed it Upon this evidence the defendant,wafe discharged oh that complaint; blit the district attorney suspecting the a Complaint rihade to the grand jury against t "-' - 1 ~ ' •rbemga; ' ’ • # ,1 ._ . „ . truth of their statement, caused them to be arrested and i for per- _ _ ;■ them ft jury. On theirb^jg apprehended they w%s esamined/and tliat of the advocates of absolute XVIIItli seems to be a wary, cunning and able po.iti- cian. His most zealous adherents in the legislature as sume thp name of tri/rc-royalists; that is, they affect to go beyoytd the king in their arbitrary doctrines: they are, of course, warmly opposed by the friends of freedom. This leaves room for the king, through his ministers, to act the part of a moderator, which he does to admiration. He thus conciliates the good w ill of the nation and gains popularity. ■In Great-Britain, as in most other set tled governments, the contest of parties is generally a struggle of tlie ins and the outs for the reins of power.— The pretext often v. ries, but thaobject never. Xopo- leon was long a bubble with ^-hich the London politi cians amused themselves and cheated the people. He has, for the present at least, passed’ from the scene.— Even the novelty of holding him a prisoner at St. Helc-- na begins to wear off; and the peopie think cf counting the cost of maintaining him. Parties in Great-Britain, at tills time, are opposed to each other on tlie nominal ground of retrenchment and expenditure. The opposi tion, with Mr. Ponsonby at its head, treads smurtlv upon the toes of lord Castlereagh and the ministerial followers. The ministers, in one instance, that of the income tax, were beaten ou of their majority; and economy now, is tbe order of the day with the popular party. To quiet the outcry on this head, the ministry has been compelled to abolish afew subordinate offices of government and some poor clerks-, friendless perhaps, and w itiiout court in fluence, have lost their employments. Thus, it happens in state affairs as it does with animals, the weakest are al ways sacrificed. The opposition, however, flout the idea of this kind of reform, and seem desirous of lessen ing the great salaries and of diminishing the enormous sinecures tliat exist. United jYetherlands.—In the kingdom of the United Netherlands there are at least three parties: the old re publican party; tlie royal Orange party; and the French party. Among tlie latter there is much ill blood. The sovereign is attempting to sweeten it; but takes care, at Al.a la. 1 _ A.! . A a 1'. L • 11* .1 • 1 1* « tl) same time to fortify himself on the side of France. Th? old republican party must be greatly diminished; and it may be safely said that the royal party is predomi nant. If they are not, tlie monarch has soldiers enough to ensure a majority in his favor. Sweden.—It may be well imagined that there are more parties than one in Sweden. There must be many per sons who would rather have a successor to the present king from the old royal stock, than to see a foreigner, such as Bernadotte, mount the throne. But Charles John is an able politician and an excellent soldier, and the probability is that he will secure to himself and his son Oscar the Swedish crown. It is likely that he is upheld by the British government, and is thereby the bet ter enabled to keep in awe those rebellious spirits who might otherwise give him much annoyance. It is needless to say any thing of Denmark, Saxony or Bavaria, on the score of political parties. The two for mer are ndwr of but too small account among the nations of Europe. Denmark and Saxony have merited abetter fate than they have experienced. Bavaria enjoys for an instant the Fruits of her treachery to Bonaparte; ’ but how long she may retain them is doubtful. The Swiss seems to h^ve healed their party feuds, and are going back to their ofii trade of making money by hiring their troops to neighboring nations. Ten thousand of them, it is said, are to be taken into the pay of the French king. BRITISH OPPOSITIONISTS. The freedom with which they utter their sendmert may be seen in the tollowing extract from the spat... • Mr. Coke, m. p. early in May last, at the Norfolk Li cultural Meeting:—JY. T. Gazette. “I feel no dEiicacy necessary in speaking of the cxrr- vagance of the prince of Wales—fuppbaue. ) l:v;a an Englishman who can say from his heart, that _'j, , men are necefeary to tiie defence of this kina-ch-ni r. -in* of peace? Itis impossible. Ic may be asserted, t, * m man, in his senses can believe it. The truth is, tl, , r,a immense force is to be kept up, in order to’puls. prince regent, and give influence and patronage to m- ilisters—fapptause.J Gentlemen, let ministirs nffi: then- expenditure meet the amount ofthe taxes,and Es make the taxes meet the amount cf the expenditure, f we must have, a large warhke establishment, \v,;i is the glory and pride of England, iter navy sligiitedi’ Tha vs not the policy of our ancestors: There is but onf oq ot accounting for it, namely, as part of a plan to ov-r- throw the liberties of England, and to assimilate ourp- vermnentto that of despotic governments cf tlie art- nent.. Do not indulge tlie delusive hope, tliat tlie statution Can subsist unimpaired, while a large •i no exists in the country. One or the other giveuup. Get Englishmen decide, and decide ii.-fi w hich they will choose. Gentlemen, these are niy "-■ ciples, they are the same as when forty years ago, ffi-st sent me to parliament. Tlie events of that period have confirmed me in tiieir truth. I have been in p-r- liament during two long, bloody and expensive wars; l never voted one shilling of your money for the support of either. I thought them both unjust and umu-cess-iy Wars; and I never would consent to tax the people for their support. AY hat has been tlie termination of the present w ar? You are saddled with a debt of eight hon - dred millions, and you have succeeded in placing usurper on the tiirone of France, against the voice of tiie people, f Some exclamations oj no/ no.' from the ya'i- ~b J t ^ es > gentlemen, I say an usurper, and w ho is kept there by 30,000 British bayonets. Let them be withdraws, and Louis 18 would not remain upon the throne an hour Depend upon it, if ministers find another pretence f® going to war, the first engine set to work will be the pn'- perty tax. Exhausted and impoverished as the country now is, nothing but peace, and the strictest economy, can save us. Such, gentlemen, are my views of pupu: affairs. I have spoken openlv and fairlv to you. I -' u '“ never disguised my opinion, but have always thought* my duty to make you fully acquainted with n.y ments on all great questions, and it is a matter of qn- - and pleasure to me, that during the period in w hie: 1 have represented you, my public conduct has deserted your approbation.—f Applause. J Kites.—It is recommended to ship owners to have at least one kite put on board those bound to foreign port* &c; as in cases of being driven upon shores or rocks ifl the neighbourhood during gales, the kites being tet °a \ with ropes attached would carry them on shore, and tti- able those persons on shore, to assist those oil die wreck at a time when the wind and sea might not permit the 111 to leave the land, or obtain ropes from or cominunicatioas with the wreck any other way.—London paper. HUMOROUS. Just arrived, Mons. De La Fo/afiVe, he has brought o'^ with him bosoms of the most lovely constructions, other inviting prominencies after nature, by wliich a lions elderly ladies may pass for belles of five and twen ■ His artificial ejfes are of a very beautiful assortment, i liant black, languishing blue, and every other descrip. ; With 0r without eyebrows. He has a few sets of , of 1 African ivory teeth, planted in rose colored enam ^ so curious a make that ladies of the first rank may _ drink, swear, lie and talk scandal without the leas ^ venience. His white paste and rouge for che«rt ^ eiywael for lips, sire confessedly superior to the ro