The National Register. — London, England, 1809-05-21 00:00:00

332 THE. NATIONAL REGISTER. in this ; but we must detest and despise him who comes forward with ostentatious prolessions of more than Ro man generosity, stud raises himself by means of these profcssi.us over the shoulders of others, while he is in fact only blinding the eyes of his readers, that he may the more effectually pick their pockets.—The late increase in the price of the heg.istcr, and the manner in which it was effecte4, afford a curious example in point. Mr. Cob- Lett finding that the invcsti*ition into the conduct of the Duke of York, had conferred an unusual degree of interest • on his Newspaper, in common with others, he prudently re solved to make Lay while the sun shone, aid to add two pence to the value of hi, weekly number, at a moment when such a consateration was least likely to be rezarded bv his readers. In pursuit of this resolution, we find him making a Ion; canting statement, false in wind* if not in fact, relative to the crenparative prices of ditierent rah iOns. He concludes with the followii , g pathetic appell to the feelings of his readers :—" I :no persuaded there are few persons, who are indulgent enough to set a Value upon the.. effects or iii labour, who would wish that that labour should go without sonsf•ating like an adequateeompensalicn." NOW,3e, who are indulgeat enough to set a value upon the effects of Mr. Cobbetri labour, what would strike veu as something like an ndequate compensation for it ? Would it occur to you, that between three and four thousand pounds per annum, received in weekly payments, devoid of risk, while the receiver lives at his ease in the country, was something at least approaching towards an adeloate compensation ? If such is your opinion, Mr. Cohbett differs front von ; for 'w bile his work was realising a profit to at least the above amount, he complains that he had not '' for his constant aad infinite la hour, ?/‘ar%/1 one-hay so much" as he should have; And he is " under tile necessfig of iaising- the price of The Register from ten-pence to one shilling." Th e cons:eet and il:figife labour which the of our re marks so pathetically representg, is emnpred in penning half a sheet inn of desultory observations in the course ofa week, a►iticb task raft r l,e • lrcrf.'artncd in two days. Mr. Cobbett the Coslti!a:II ( . ! , ;jo} meat of retirement ; time is not. itahie to he hrohen in open by intmlers ; he is Ind bar:els:en) by the multipliedy cal:s which (I:straet the man of business, vet he le.: s the modesty 14) coor)lain be cause he only inalieslOgr L i ; f. , lls,lid a;', , Clll* tae the laholir of two days Ile has accuionl :ted a ha;:dlome fo l .: a l io by the favour of the pantie ; purchased an e.4tate for which be paid some where about twenty thousand pounds, al though a few years ago he was at once poor and Intim .‘vn. 11. e has also liesure to conduct several s h ev e s i rf l i ork sides the Political Register, .et he does or did itot, t:;:ok his labours produced neaely half so inucb rrtt e , ,t, o w e to expect ! These are the sentiments, and such is the cmittoct of the man, who condoles with the poor, a!ntied petiole of Eagland, on the amount of their burtheie:; and rho re reoroliates in the severest terms the rtrvie::'.y of public men. e thank it unnecessary to offei- comet on thli o! ;:ets. The proper inference , : will, we :an con vinc:l readily so4-gest theinselvel. Before comladirw, lifurevt.r, we feel compelled to notice a recent inst:lnce of intol , rabie arrogance With %I hich this guar:: conduct; himself io his vocation. In his last number but one, he addre. , ins " the iri.lepoodent people of Thropshire." and intimates that hi.; letter is 111,‘ C.cgt of a see!et. adds his determination to trlnsi..t this most loable and intereitm . ; correspondence to the (El:sere:it Jourwils For the coentry ; and if the poor sunple Editors should he vain evotiv..ll to orerer tlyeir own compositions to the cla.;sical str;rtures of Mr. Cobbett ; and refose to this accomplished VAter that s;!! le in their columns which they are enahied to sfeire f•oro news and advertisements;-therm wilt the i ..: ;t ;; , % eet solef.# with a view to the d7sseminat;on of -.131.111 A PROVINcIAL PAPER OF 1115 OWN I Fn: the p;...-rietor of any particular Journal to demand from l uther the insertion of whatever trash he MAY 91. may chcose to send, something- now in the p ni m s e t newspaper literatuie ; and the ino!le in which Mr. Cob_ belt intimates his intention to bring out another pub hcation is more ii n than fair. We trust we have said sulitc;ent to strew that Mr. Ceb.- lictt is, iu one point of view, nt least, a pretender. Ms universal ohjeet (to borrow ;) new-fan fed phrase) is tet make the most of existin4 circumstances. lie lA ever on the catch to avail himself of them ; and this he dues with much dexterity. CV pulpit. The Pulpit, and I name it fiNed With solemn awe, that bids me well hew at, With what intent I touch that holy thing! There stand!, the messenger of truth; there it:olds The loy.; IV^ of the Skies!—llis thrale ILA of sacred, his creilentia clear.—COWPElt. LECTURES ON THE LITURGY, Coma:eared February the 14th, evident March the2jst Tcrminat4ll l BY G. ANDREWLS, D.D. oF Sr. JAITES's CHURCH", IN PICCADILLY. Perhaps there is no political ceremony in which the united properties of church and state arc so happily cont. hilted as in the form of the SOI,I_:MNIZATION OF VATRIMONY. .clinflai; Leming, March 19, 1)r. Andrewes, conformably with the course he at first adopted, delivered an important and impressive lecture ou the subject that is now proposed to our attention. Ido not mean to say that he was ins a riably excellent; hut, with sue!, reasonable allowances as ought to be made, his Fr4ellt kCt;ire 1»1 0- 11t read Nr itlt considerable advantage, was hear 4 with dccided atten- Lion. While it Itecon n my bounden duty to mark his do my more plels'.:ig• employ will be to point out his 111Critsi. Marriage is with us, as it ought tv he, a ref pious insti tution. Policy urges the propriety o this rite, hitt it is piety that &Tides its necessity. It these vile liodies of ours may he tendered the temples of the holy 00..4, how just is it tbal. their union, e%en oil earth, sho-lit spiritual, as well as natural 1 flow desirable is it also, in;:rely as it re spects this state of being, that the highest of humnn ohliga tunis shoold bo contracted under divine sanctions ? Dr. Andre wes did melt, therefore, when he censured the leN with(itch many persons are apt to consider the solemn:- zation of matrimony ; and when, as he said, that place is °lien ;reated as the " Ten pie of thinen," Iticn ot:ght oily to be approayhed as the " Altar of the Lk ing s :i eh irre l eor A t impropriety did not eYyape nirn, and when he had already cmuleinned the practice Of non-itt,....nd awe ‘,.; :he funerals of friends, it rather surprised me to find hint pa;sing offer the now %intern' fasbior. 4'11(11110V prevat.t, of marrying. prk'ately in tie houses Of the eyii is great, and it is also a7nong. the great. These domes'ic marriages nn: !nave to sati4lv the mind ; bu;, 4!ivestod of all sanctifying se!emaities, they inake no trite, improsi;o.: On the heart. Cod is : 7 .i;; to he found, and cit,ellv so, in his own hoy:se' i;e coadeseends to dwell in the temple ml ::le with ; and woe he to such as either negi.ert or refuse io upon him there. Never was it ine...nt that our `olemnization of Vo!siinry should he in print... par! of this holy ofilce refer 4 to the lilacs in whii.:h it is t i be rrformed ; and r . ...provr;, silently bat sacrtail• , ate pre.tent misuse of this pa:i of our national litnrg.,. li is tint a private ci‘ it contract, but religious ordinance, which, giving the woman to the 'Till arid the: man to the woman, makes of both one. o clear is the church on this that, snpposing mar-