The Statesman. — London, England, 1820-02-05 00:00:00

. THE LATE £LYU IWO PR. JOHNSO,N. The eelebtratial Dr. Johnson used frequently to visit the splendid Library' at the gneen's House. The King, hen lie he-s r.I of %WC expressed a desire to hare an in- erview with the philosepher. Areortiingly, the next •inie he repaired to the Isbrary. Mr. raiment, the Libra rian, eontrived to give intimation uf the eirenmstance to cis Majesty, who immediately proceet2eal to meet I • . rise Doctor was immersed in a profound wady as he sat near the Are with a herr. book in his Lad. " Being entered. Nit. Bernird stepped forward hastily, and whispered to him, " Sir, Sir, here is the King." Johnson started op, and at I still. His Majesty ap 'coached him, and at once was cautiously easy. " His Majesty began by observing.thet he understood be came sometimes to the library, and then mentioned his having heard that the Poem. hail hero lately at Us :ord, and asked him if be was not fond of going thither. To whirls Johnson answered, that he was indeed fond of going to t Word sometimes, hut he is as likewise glad o ems' hack again. 'rite King they asked him what - bey were &Om: at Word ? Johnson answered he could lot much commend their diligence, but that in some re- Teets they were mended, for they hail pat their press tin d er Wier regulations, and were at that time printing Po/glide , . Il was then asked, whether there were better ibra ries at tlyferd or Cambridge. He answered, he be lieved the /3 , 414iz0t was larger than any they had at Cambridge, at the saute time adding, • I hope, whether wehare wore books or not thanthryliave at Cambridge, ire shall make as good use of them as they do.' Being asked whether All Souls or Christ Clareli library was the largest, he answered, ' All Souls library is the largest we have, exerpt the liodleiati."l.lye,' said the King, that is the indilie library. " His !Majesty inquired if he was then writing any :Ring? lie answered, hr was not, for be had pretty well. told lite world what he knew, and must read to h acquire 1110 Th kOOtrietige. The king, as it should seem, with a view to urge hint to rely on his own stnres, as an original writer, anti to continue his lalemrs, then said, ' I do not think you borrow tench from any body.' Johnson said, he hail already clone Isis part as a writer.— I alma haet though! so to:. (said the King) if yon Sod sot stittoi a,. Seth . ..* Johuson observed to me upon that • ten 111•111 C,1111.1 hare paid a handsomer cum plinsent, and it trea . fitbr tr Kriie to poy— it was deri sive!' 11 hen asketi by another friend, at Sir Joshua Keywolds', whether he wade any reply to thi s hi g h 70tiapliweut be answered, • No. Sir ; whets the King sad said it, it was to lie so. It was not for me to bandy iviiities with uq Sovereiru.' Perhaps no man who hail pent his whole life in Courts could hair shown a more •iiceand dignified sense of tree politeness than Johnsen lid is this instance. •• His Majesty lie.ing observed to him that lie thought he must have read a great deal, Johnson answered, that me thought more than Ise read ; that lie had mid a great !eal in thy early part of Isis life, but having fallen into ill-health, he had not town able to read much compared .with others; for i swami!, he had not read wadi cow ?are.] with Ur. Warburton. Upon which the King said, that he heard Dr. Warburton was a matt of melt gene ral knowledge, that you could scarcely talk with bins '• m any subje ct on which be was not qualilied to spe a k, o a l th a t h is learning resembled tiarrck's aetiug in its universality. His Majesty then talked of tk e a c ct ru . versy between Warburton and Loath, which he seemed o have read, and asked Johnson what he thought of it ? Johnson answersM, • Warburton has ;he most general, vest scholastic, lea: I :lag; Lowth is the more correct schOlai. AG not 1. ;,11 ItIA of thion calls munettlest.' rite King was pleased to say he was o f th e unto op i. lion ; adding, • Viii do not think, then, Dr. Johnson, that there a .Is noels argument in the ease Johnson said he slid not think there was • Why, truly,' said the King. ' when once it comes to call names, argument is 'retie well a: AO MI.. " 116 31siesty then asked hien what he thought of fiord Ityttli•lon's Ilistery, whirl] was then just published. Johnson said, he thought his style pretty good, but that Ise had hiamed Henry the Second too naieh. • Why,' said the King. ' they seldom do these things by halves.' • No. Sir,' ai:swered Johnson, • not to Kings.' But, fearing to he misunderstood, hr proceeded to explain himself, and insmetlitorly subjoined : "rhat for those who spoke now of Kings than they deserved, he could html no excuse: but that he could more easily conceive how some might speak better of them than they de servtol, without any ill intention; for as Kings hail Huth more in their power to give, those n•lio were fa rondo' by them would frequently from gratitude exalt ti:erate their praises ; and, as this proceeded from a good motive, it was certainly excusable, as far as error was excusable; " The King then asked him what he oho nght of Dr. J o hroo m stotweetol, that he was en ineenious wan, hot hail to. veracity; and iminenliately tor is an instance of it, an assertion of that writer,i hat lee had seen obieets magnified to a much greater degree by toting :It z e or ow four s e,t iiir t J, : i s i s t rit iz. c i 3 . a i t vt a rv tii o n n e e tli s a t n .i l i s t y ii isi n i te t i t t g w o i n t e h . tnierosoripes Loons, ill it the more of them lie looks through the los the object will appear.' Why (replied the King), thi, i 3 not only telling an untruth, but tell ing it clumsily ; for, if that be the ease, nety one ho ran look through a microscope will be able to de ect him.' " I now (said Johnson to his friends, when relating what had passed), 611 4 311 to consider that I was &pre •iating this man um the estimation of his Sovereign, and that it was time for me to say something that might be more (avant - able.' Ile added, therefore, that Dr. Hill was w assisvillistantling, a very carious observer; and if he would have lwen contented to tell the world no more than he knew, he might have been a very considerable man, and needed nut to have recourse to such wean ex pedients to raise his reputation. " The King then talked of literary journals, men tioned particnlarly the Joni-nal des Saran:, and asked Johnson if it was well dune. Johnson said, it was for merly well shout', and gave some account of the permits who began it, and carried it on for some rears, enlarg ing at the same time on the nature and use ofsneli works. The King asked him if it was well dour now. Johnson answered, be hail no reason to think that it was, 'rite Mug then asked him if,there were any other literary f unnels published in this kingdom except the rurally and Critical Reticles; and on heitig answered there was no other, his Majesty asked which of them was the best. Johnson answered. ilt it the Monthly Renew was dune with most rare, tho Oritirat upon the best principles; eldlng,.that the authors of the Monthly Reties were .netnies to the church. This the King said lie was sorry to hear. " The conversation next turned on the Philosophical Tranractions, when Johnson observed, that ',icy had now a lietor me.hod of aria %ging their materials than t . ormerly. • said the King, 'they are ()Miffed tl Or. Johnson for olio for Isiehlojesty had heard, and tenteuilsered the circumstance, which Johnson himself I'sad fore.. " His litsjeqly espreese.l a d'eaire to have the literary bi sgrapby of this country atilt eternted, 31141 . pro wait Ito Dr. Johnsod to undertake it. Johnson srkni• le d his r p o idineis to cutoply with his Ilajestyi %sidles. " Oneself/. the u hole .if this interview, John.on talk: 41 , o hid M a jesty uitis profound respect. but still its his Cite gltatt6inatt. 1,0 N 110 N: SATURUAY, FEBRUARY 5, MI Paris Papers of Wednesday have come to hand this morning. The same mystery still continues to hang over the affairs of Spain ; and the numerous correspondences and details which appear in the French papers can scarcely be considered in any other view than as surmises and vague repo - As. 'The following is an extract from a letter, dated !run, on the frontiers of Spain : " Ala Irid is calm and tranquil, and no movement, is pereeiled lint that occasioned by idle curiosity. The horses of the King's guards are constantly saddled. The two Castiles ure perfectly quiet, as well as niseay, Na varre, .krragott, and Catalonia, hut there is some fer mentation at Valencia. It is certain that the American Independents had diffused a number of prodatuttions among the expeditionary artny. An order has been given on the frontiers next the Pyrennere, to observe a strict scrutiny with respect to all foreigners nho enter Spain." No further particulars of any consequence are mentioned in these papers except the following " tieneral O'Donnell, brother of the Count Abisbal, after hav;ng broken np the ramp of St. Hoch, had ar rived at Meals its los Oarnles with the regiments of the Prince and of America. •• lieneral.O'Lawlor %vas ou the lath at Ronda, and was to arrive on the 13th at Ant►guera, the hetyl•gla:cr ters of the army. lieneral Freyre wag at Se% ille nn the Stb ; be Lad 3,000 men, and was waiting fur 5,000 and some militia. •• On the 13tIt the Royalists were at Port St. Mary. '• The ollicyr who repulsed the Insurgents at 4.-orta- Dura writes Irons Cadiz, the 12th, to Madrid, that it was then impo.sible to force the passage without sacrificing 4,000 men. " No part of the people of Ca'iis appear dispo.ed to take part in the insurrection. The Royal Navy k its: movable in its fidelity. " The port oldie rorta-Dnra, from which the Insur gents who attempted to surprise radix were repulsed. is now secure against .411 possible attacks." General Freyre,it issaid, has issued the subjoined Proclamation N Simmons—The King, onr Master, has selected roe to disperse the factions individuals , who, forgetting the benefits which he has lavished on them, li4ten to nufblng but the dirtites of their personal interest, u hi' lead them to their mils. "They have established themselves on the sberes of the ocean, in hopes of eatending to his fleets the disposi tion► that leads them astray. Let as defend the rights of a Prince whose name served as a rallying point tulips niards in cbacing away the eagles which hail itesiiled Spain. We were ►ictorions, and broke the chains that fet tered us; and in I‘l4 the whole nation raised to, the throne him who had reigned in their hearts. " Let us maintain inviolable this throne, which wiper son can attack with impunity, without stetting every heart ; for reason condemns him who opposes himself.t• the general will. Justice pnnishes him; and thisillia preme Being, by whom kings reign, seals with hi* ali t powerful hand te reprobation of those gailty men, who, in the pride of their spirit, erect themselves into arbiters of the conduct of Monarchs. " Soldiers, the moment of exterminating them is ar rived.—Let ns rush boldly npott them; let Its he faithfull executor. of the justice and the mercy of our well•be loeed King, recognized and respected by the *bole melon. Jan. 14, 1820. - " Fe nett" A public Sitting of the Chamber of Deputies was appointed to take place on Wednesday An artic!e. dated Vienna, 510th January, states, that a report was current that a project was in eon templation tending to the reduction of the troops. The report of a change in the present system of f finance gains ground. The Deputies of the Gelman t Commerce linve not yet entered upon any Mai* business. They aro waiting for instruction. n - • i Madero I•%:Nus.—Five per 721 r. 11$ e. ; *dr •tiong, 14:12 Ir. FiO e. e v. 4 Extract of a letter Irniu St. Thome, datiori Dk comber 19:— " Frow M .rgrritta we learn that the number of reps F kr troops in that ishonisnitiouni to shout 3,501/ men, eirtiv 2,114 Creole'. the lrid Legion, consisting of shout • i MAN. 1 1,500 s and a few English, French, and Ilerinans. An expedition is fitting out, which is supposed is going l against l'nmana.•• • Extract of a letter from the Sabine, dated 'Deeember 4:— • We learn that Colonel Penog, Commandant of San Antonio, with 44J0 Spaniards, appeared on the I.atiks ofj that river, and that Captain Beard, with II detachment) ! of American troops, was preparing to dispute their pas. j : sage into the country of the United States, when the' . Spanish Otlicer sent a flag of trove, with assurance ofj I his friendly views, and deprecating all ideas of open' I hostilities. The Spaniards had previously captured all I the Americans whom they fell in with, not only the sol- 1 I diens of General Long and the ilanianche traders, but those who had peaceably settled in Texas as cultivators t, of the soil. By the tetorn of the flag Captain heard I transmitted a letter, demanding from the Spanish tota -1 mangler the release of all the American prisoners, except I I j ouch as had violated the laws of nations. This Annum' was immediately complied with, and permission was giver to the Americans to secure their property. An American (Miter was dispatelie,l to see the arrangement 1 I completed." 1 The Andromache and Slaney British men of war left Valparaiso on the 14th September, but neither of thee. lead made their appearance off Lima, in consequence of which the trade in the South Seas was completely at the merry of the nunierafts Insurgent cruisers, and the mer chants of Lima were compelled to pay 4j per vent. freight to the United States' ship Macedonia, fur money intended to be shipped for payment of debts in Europe. The newspapers of London, and evon of the country too, are so filled with encomiums and anec dotes on Kings, and of his late MAJESTI in par ticular, that we trust it will not, by our Readers, be thought impertinent if we say something of the rights and prerogatives of the QUEEN CON‘ORT, or with of a reigning KING, who, by virtue of her marriage, is participant of divers prerogatives above other women. And, first, she is a public person, exempt and distinct from the KiNG, and not, like other married women, so closely connected as to have lost all legal or separate existence, so long as the marriage continues. For the QUEEN is of ability to purchase lends, and to convey them, to make leases, to grant copyholds, and to do other acts of ownership, without the concurrence of her lord, which no other married woman can do, a pri i ilege as old as the Saxon tem. She is even capable of taking n grant from the KING, which no other wile is from her husband. , The QLEF.N of ENGLAND hash sep,rate Courts and Offices distinct from the Ktx..; 'a, not only in matters 1 of ceremony, but even of law. 1 She may likewise sue and he sued alone, with -1 ont joining her husband. She may also lia‘e a separate property in goods as well as lands, and has a right to dispose of them by Will. The QLEEN bath also many exceptions, and minute prerogatives. For instance, she pays no toll, nor is she liable to any amereement in any Court ; but, in general, unless where the law has expressly declared her exempted, she is upon the same foot ing with other subjects; being, to all intents and purposes, the KING . s subject, and not his equal, in like manner as in the imperial law. The QUEEN bath also sonic pecuniary advan tages, which form a distinct revenue ; as, in the first place, she is entitled to an ancient perquisite, etititied Queen-geld, or Anryna Regintr, which is !a royal resenne. belonging to every Qt:F.EN CON. ISORT during her marriage with the KING, and due' : from every person who bath made a voluntary of fering or fire to the KING, amounting to ten marks I, or upwards. for and in consideration of any privi- leges, grants, licences, pardons, or other matter 1 iii royal favour conferred upon him by the KixG; and it is dire in the proportion of one-tenth part more, over and above the entire offering or tine made to the KING, and becomes an actual debt of record to the QuFF.N's DIA.:Ea-I.v by the mere re cording of the fine. Another ancient perquisite belonging to the QUEEN CO:WIRT, mentioned by all old writers, and therefore only worth notice, is this:—that on the taking of a whale on the coasts, Which is a Royal fish, it shall lie divided between the KING and Qt:FEN, the head only being, the Ktxci's property, and the tail of it the QUEEN'S. i HARGRAVE, in his State Trials, observes, that i ANN BOLEVN (the wife of the notorious King HENRY VIII.) was convicted of high treason in the Court of the Lord High Steward. One of; the charges against this unhappy QUEEN was,' that she had said—" that IIieKING never had had her i heart ;" a declaration, if made, in which there was probably more truth than discretion ; but this w a s , . adjudged to be a slander of her own issue, and therefore high treason, according to a statute which ~sod been passed about two years before for her [ honour and protection. The stirerstitions mind might well enough con dude that Heaven was chastising nations for the milker their people. There is not one with whom . ws•-nre.eonnected, and conwruiog which we have . 's Ithowledge of what is doing, but has experienced I Artput cahunity, or is experiencing it. The ambi -4/01) Awl self-interest of a few men draw upon the mhple community the severest afflictions. They, ris vaM I , endeavour to controul the eery element s • • • il011r! aud then, however, they receive a terrible check, as a lesson to their pride and conceit. The j hurricanes in the West Indies are a teverea l i curring example ; and now the inundation o f land is another. The sufferinza of the po ut at this time are truly heart-rending, a n d poi in mind of JEAN JACQUES ROASSF.AC's the Academy of Dijon, and for which he /ha. its prize. wherein he endeavours to prove tb e dition of man in general is not bettered but do. rated by the high state of civilization, and 6. 1 encouragement held out to the promoters 0( arts and sciences. I Of all the instances of depravity and in n% fraud, practised now-a-days, the most shoclus c , pears to he, that of a zing of knaves layin g heeds together to dupe the humane and eh tr h out of the money which. from pare benevol a they give in the way of ea/pl./1 . /Wo o. instance of this kind is now before the publie teapot be too mr.cli exposed, nor the inhn devisers too severely treated. di:in;ssal of the Earl FiTzwitttsu fro dk i Lieutenancy. and the appointment of Lord L I cm.t.ts in his place. is a circumitan,ce. that ai m die away in the public mind. The circumsta p thotezh at present a single one, puts Qs in a l io, who'. happened in the time of the First ettuni when, after the dissolution of the Parliament id in 1633, all the 111:1gistrates, Judges, Justin sl Peace, (~:overnors, und Lords-lieutenatits, changed, and the most violent Tories put inl4 pinees.—The accounts of Graham and Barley s wicked Attorney and Solicitor of JAMES the% con's illegal prosecutions, having been ins by the Committee appointed in relation State prisoners, it appeared " that, from the id 1670 to the year legq, they had memo 40,000 pounds (a vast sum in these days). • of the Exchequer, which they alleged to hi paid to witnesses, jurors. counsellors, sod d i persons concerned in their prosecntions of ments, informations, and trials of person I tended criminal elutes of sedition, Rel. asil son, in the name and on the behalf of the fiat. If the people of Eiiiilarei, oppressed and distren as they now• arc, should, in some new way, il their impatience under such grievances, lad present Ministers continue in power, it is impm to say to what extent their advice to the N Sovereign may not be carried. If the loaltyi such a Noblen.au as the Earl FITZWILLUX 16 sufficient to hold him in place (known as he isalt favourable to the Crown and the Aristovacy)pen at a loss :o .•e %%her it can honeadly be looisiks The Funds have been very steady there le dnys past. with a tendency to be rattle' betty the market opened yesterday with Consols MIN the .lecount, and many became buyers at MI: 6 opened at the latter price t!►is morning, and le been at 681 buyers; this inaction of the prim I casions little business to be doing even for the A count ; but as the settling day draws nea-, RFi is on the 25th instant, we may reasonably ex a change. Mr. Rttoc•c it.w, on Monciay last, drew a oho on the batiking-lionse of Messrs. Coma mil for loot.. " On ileCottftt tfike QUEEN of ENGUJI ai her agent, for the first time under that title. It is said that the new form of the Ritual for I Pra,ers is not settled. According to the axial form, if no order to the contrary shall be ism prayers must be put tip to-morrow, i n all the chard for their most excellent Majesties, the hiso I Qu6KN. By the demive of the late KINC, T tilkeisOld et to a vast amount have falleu in to the lessors, had granted thew for the life of hie Tbe Grocers' Corepany of London lose the te by this 'sent, of estates in the north of huh. from which they had derived more th a MO 10011113111111R1. Report says, that onr respected end most re able Member, Mr. Smith, will probably decline seat in Parliament—mid 3lr. 31acdosalti and Mt. leave each beets mentioned as the probable canal.' Norwich en that interest. The former kehdalei think, will not offer himself for this city. Mr.J.lkt it is also rumoured will declare himself. We tali this to he not less ituprohable. The ineorrupt, hap and upright Mr. Ilarbord, is consigned by thee 4 wish to set' Norwich honeurei by such a represeandi to the probable selection of his torture antagonists, to the unmerited desertion of those who supports! on the previous declaration of his determined is etice. All, however, is coujectore at present. county will scarcely, we think, escape a severe teed and) artuotith., it is also said, will he folio ht fee. Rory, we belteve, will certainly offer for Ansel (Aeretrith Mfr.:airy.) The ensuing election at Arundel is likely N warmly contested, four candidates having Mit es! 11 , ' selves, viz. I.orti Viscount Bury, Arthur Ado*. Robert and Sir. John canvass was cow eie need on Monday. Ii•LWAY CORPORATIOX.--114 ha ve p t ins a state, that the tritaty which was de int W. fledges Eyre atol Mr. Ibly is at an end. and Mgt Eyre has declared his determination to snsttin &tit of Independence. This determination makes thrill of Mr. Blake certain. The last contest cost Mrt I ten thousand poniLls—it did not cost the mimeo/ as malty hundred::, and they tot the see 1. The 11 bold Interest now registered is font times eon 01 tot. than at the last electien.—(Dmies &MAO' Pal 'fhe Grand Jury at the Liverpool 8 , 4 11 0 0 , 1 fottmd a erre Lill against Paul Cerslerell, the 41tlPV . stable of Warrington, Joseph !amine/444 4 Cooper, and Richard Stoll,, for the essaallt SIP Charles IVolseley in the month of October bt case has excited considerable interest in Lancasik it appears that it is nut likely to be brotighl within the r resent Sessions. -~ I - _...iil It NNE WWI I. ( VII oath r n he i a o lb I that Pee is I lie, Willot -a-c r+ .~„ t, :~y ... THE $T am, musly manner, with a sonorous voice, and weer its that siihdued tone which is commonly turd at tint Levee and in the Ilhawinc-room. After the km/ with drvw• Johnson showed himself tiaislp pleased with his conversation and !truisms behaviour. Ho said to Mr. Barnard—. Sir, they may talk of the King as they trill, hot he is the finest bentlnstals 1 have ever sera.' And he afterwards observed to 31r. Langton— , Sir, his manners are those of as fine a limit'moan as we nure sup pose Lotti 4 the Foarterorh, or (Aeries the Second.'" On ednecisy arm. Fel:omen V. aal be published. pries Is. Plnnoek sod Mataknr. 0117. Strand. T HE PATRIARCH'S CRAVE ; a Poem. it) B. RE:tl3. To the Memory of his late Most Undone Majesty. MAILS. ►nn. bIE. 4011. o Ihiblin ......... I 0 Rolland DV R. • Watrrford . YI 0 Flanderi U Guer n sey and Jerudy .. II I I France tiotieüburgh U Ilaasharift PRICK OF STOCKS Til Wink Stork India Stock 3 per Cent. Red. 8871 I Ditto Ronda lii. 18•. pm. per ('ent. Cosa. US), OW Annuities IL) per Cent. Rills. 34. 4s. pm. ♦ per ern'''. S;} Ditto Coin. 7s. dis. 81 er Ct. Nosy Omnition Lung Aon. is 18 Con. for ie. - Mine Imp. 3 per Ceut..trin. 1.H.. Ticket+ tl3 Ir. DIV AT ONE 0 LOCK. .1