The Statesman. — London, England, 1823-02-03 00:00:00

. ~ e dding of Anna Brodie and Mary Carden! Poor Lord! He could not endure to be scolded by these two decent and stately dames, who had sworn that I kept a butcher's shop, and who had so elegantly talked of my paunch! His Lordship could *et the decision of the comity of Norfolk at defiance; he could, if the speech imputed to him be true, set candour, truth, and all ho_ 'uourable dealing at defiance; he could set at defiance the censure of every man of sense and of principle; but be was not man enough to bear up against the black , tuardism of Anna Brodie' and Mary Carden. It is very * tine that these political termagants had " *bused" the alerfolk Petition ; but was that any reason for his abut ing me? Was that any teasels for his comparing me to Edwards ; and uttering other pieces of abases, and that behind my back, too, when he had not thought it proper' to come and face me in the Hall ? And, is it by Anna Brodie and Mary Carden, pro prietors of four sixteenths, notwithstanding their cove tare; is it by creatures like these; these traders in the vilest of all articles that car possibly be waded in; is it by those persons that the landlords of England are to be bellied out of their estates, the farmers of England out of their capital, and the labourers of England out of their wages! It is manifest, that all the creatures of this description Must have an intimate connection with, and a deep interest in, the thing called the stocks, or fends. My firm belief is, that more than four-fifths of the newspaper press in London is owned by jobbers in the funds. What is the country to them? What care the for the ruin of the country What care they for the perishing of labourers; or, in short, for the destruc tion of nine-tenths of the community? Here we have the cause of the full-cry which they sot tip against the Norfolk Petition. Theybave been attended to, because, as I observed before, the public do not know Who they arc, and in what manner, and from what motive, their vile traffic is carried on. If the public could see them all together in a field (and no small field would contain .‘ tiviii); if the public could see all the men, all the wo olen, ail the families of children; all the tribes of edi tors, pen-editors, sheer-editors, runners, and all the whole tribe; if the public could but see this crew, no. thing more would be wanted. Never could man, wo man, or child ;ely again upon any thing published by them. No small part of them are, perhaps, literally Jews.*ahere is one Jew who has published a paper of some sort or other, backward and forward, for many years, there was a Jew, a few years ago, who had two pipers his own property ; and, it is my real belief, that a very large part of the London newspaper press is owned, -really owned by the sons of Israel. And, this is the press, of the censure of which Lord Suffield is so much afraid! This is the press that Mr. Canning and Mr. Stuart Wortley tell us supplies the place of a House of Commons chosen by the people ! This is that fa mous " respectable press" which Castlereigh wished to spare when be was passing the Six Acts. Well he might wish to spare h; for, without Its assist. anee, never could be or his predecessors have Ilene that which they did.k.la this. press which has bees, mare thou ties thisvisioAssirei shrrula et the coun try ; and, if the ratflw bite 'nothing else to thank me for, it has to thank me for twenty years of incessant efforts to counteract the workings of this nefarious press. At last, I see s crowd of victims fall beneath its delusive tongue and its poisonous touch. Those victims have, however, only themselves to thank for their fate. Things have so worked as to put into my hands the daily means .of combatting this press. Here is the truth; here is sense, here is reason, for those who choose to listen to them : and, thosse who do not choose to listen have the just reward of their obstinacy in their ruin. One cause of the faith, which people give to these newspapers, is produced by the RIPORTZRS. People see them with pencil and book in hand. They afterwards read with astonishment that which they have ( h eard.— They think that capable of taking down with so much accuracy what others say, must be wonderfully clever men. And this is really the ease. This is a fact indis putable. But, like many other indisputable facts it is Blade to lead to a most erroneous conclusion. The con einsiodgenerally is : if the reporter, who is employed by the proprietor, be so clever a man, what must the pro . prietor hintseff be! Why as we have seen, it may be Anna Brodie and Mary Carden and their husbands, the parson and attorney. The fact is this. The reporters look upon themselves merely as lawyers employed by clients, and who those clients are, they are compelled by their profession not to care a curse. They take their fee; but, they generally most heartily despise them, and would no more be deemed their friends, than they would be deemed the friends of the fellows that black their shoes. The reporter comes (unless he be a supple knave) and brings his true report. The vile hunks of a pro prietor then garbles, gets, swells out, cuts short, or otherwise manages the report according to his interest. Puts what words he pleases into the mouths of speakers, adds descriptions of his own, for his own interest, or malig nant purposes : so that the report which you see in his pa per, frequently bears no resemblance to that which has been brought him by the reporter. I gave a striking instance of this in the case of the old Times iu its report of the Hereford Meeting; but, no instance is wanted. Every report that appears furnishes an instance of the kind. The whole is a mass of low cunning and cheatcry rendered successful by the reputation for talent which the propri etor gets in consequence of the indisputable talent of the reporter. But, let this always be borne in mind ; that the reporter is merely what the lawyer is to his client : he discharges his duty by giving a faithful report ; and then he leave: that report to be dealt with by the low hunks that has given him his fee. WM. COBBETT. STOCK FICHANOIt, HALF PAST TWELTZ O'CLOCK.— COOSOis opened this morning at 73i to i, rose to 76. and are at present 7hfl. The Express from Peri, this morn ing brings the French Fends 77.50; but it is said they afterwards rose to 78-20. Spanish Bonds opened at 38, and are now 362. It is reported that Sir Robert Wilson is preparing to proceed to the Peninsula. Volution Futens.—The most business doing is in Spa siablend Colombian Bonds, X i TO—Now Spanish, 36t—Old . 41—New Prussia, 71 77-11vssia. 71—Danlab, 78—Neapolitan, nothing tmobtoo, MI to OS-11panish Scrip, 12i. "r^L r By German Paper., which have arrived this azurites'. we learn that theEmperer of Russia arrived on the illth at Warsaw, An article in -he Alvienie Zeniths', dated from the frontiers of Russia, Jan. 6, says, " that the sc. counts of warlike resolutions on the part of the Russian Cabinet, mentioned by many journal., are wholly groundless. His Majesty the Emperor perseveres in his pacific system with respect to Turkey; even shoed the new proposals of Lord Strangford not be well received at Constantioeple, hiq Majesty is stated to be firmly resolved not to draw the sword. Tha Ispariots have lately taken a corvette which had been forced from Patras by stress of weather. One ac count represents it a handsome Egyptian vessel of 2$ inns, which had been decoyed by the Greeks; 'mother states it an Algerine, 'Welched been abandoned by the Crew. Paris papers have arrived to the lit inst. Tht Chamber of Deputies has been solely employed hitherto in verify- I lag the qualifications of the Members returned at the late elections. la the Sitting of the 30th inst. the admission of Mr. Keratry. a Liberal, was adjourned in consequence of his not having fulfilled all the conditions required. But the Left Side redeemed this partial dis comfiture by an important triumph. They opposed the admission of Mr. de Marchangy, (who incurred so much publiciodium by his success in the late prosecutions) on the ground of his not having been a freeholder the length of tune required by the law (a whole year.) The point would have been disputed by his friends, but Mr. do Marching, honourably owned the truth of the objection urged against him. and withdrew after declaring that be would not give the Chamber unne y trouble. The Journat des Debate contains a violent attack on a letter from the General of the Faith. O'Donnel, which was published by an Ultra Paper, and stated that the French Ambassador at Madrid, Comte de Is Garde, had intrigued " to force the King of Spain to admit the French Charter, that is to say, to swallow hemlock instead ofarsenic." The Journal desDelutts is full of indignation at the insult cast upon the French Charter,and thus asks '• how cab a foreign officer take upon himself to calum niate the fundamental laws of a country where, in virtne of those very laws, he has found help and hospitality?'. This philippic terminates by a hint that the Royalist O'Donnell and his friends had better display more of their fervent energy in the field, and less upon paper. The Moniteur has published a list of about sixty General Officers who are to be employed in the " Army of Spain," amongst whom there are not three belonging to the old French army. The trial of the persons implicated in the conspiracy of Sammie is going oit before the Court of Milt's at Orleans. I■ the sitting of the 27th ult. an ' attempt was begin to be made to implicate M. de la • Fayette in the affair. The Funds have experienced a I fresh depression, having closed at .78 frs. 70 wits. on Thursday, they descended to 78 on Friday. FUXIN •T Pain, JAN. Sl.—Fire per Cent. Comb', opened at 781. 50c., lowest 77f. 75c., cloud K•7BL; Sank Stock, 1,4371 Wm; Neapolitan 5 por-C0nt.,171. Eubanks on London, one month, 251. 25c.; three months, *51.10c. • Yesterday at two o'clock a Cabinet Council was held at the Foreigh Office, which wu attended by the Lord Chancellor, Earl of Harrowby. the Earl of Liverpool,tbe Earl of Westmorlanl, Mr. Peel, Mr. Canning, Earl Bathurst, the Duke of Wellingtoo, Visct. Melville, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Robinson, Lord Maryborough, and Viscount Sidmoeth, who all remained in close deliberation till about half past five o'clock. The circular issued by Ministers to their friends to attend Parliament to morrow is it is said in a tone of unusual importunity. The letter adds, thatibusines of the greatest importance is expected. The Duke of York is going on well towards recovery from his indisposition, which has been a violent inWam• illation on the chest, occasioned by continued and in creased cold. Mr. Vansittart continues confined by indisposition, which was the ranee of his not being present at the Cabinet Council yesterday. TbeEgeria frigate is ordered to be paid off at Ports email, and tittedapio for sea. The Braced sloop of war is fitting at Plymouth for the Brazil statioe, Admiral Sir oeo. Eyre is appointed Commandergn- Chief in South America, id the room of Com mo d ore Sir T. Hardy. The Coastitutioanel states, that in less then a fort. night, the price of sugar, at Paris, has risen 25 sous per pound. The opening of the Assembly of the States of Hanover is fixed for the 3d of March. By the Bayonne papers, to the 25th alt, which have reached us, it appears that the Constitutionalists have obtained fresh advantages over the bands of the Faith, in Navarre, but that the Insurgents are in considerable force in Arragon. M1D.!,,, JAN. 27.—" Before three months, oar fron.ier places will be In a compete state of defence : we shall have a depot of 100,000 muskets; thirty Spanish ships of war will leave our ports, to defend our (coasts : the clothing for 60,000 of the army, which is preparing, will be finished, and the army will be 148,000 strong. Fifty-two great Quer• rillas will be organized, and an infinite number more will be formed, if necessary. Such is the situation in which we shall Ind ourselves placed by the month of April next; at least we have grounds for giving this assurance. It will certainly place us in a condition to resist any attack what ever, if, as we doubt not, the command of the frontier ar mies be given to so able a chief as Mina."—(Coatrier Francois.) A Lisbon mail arrived last night with papers to the 24th ult. The notes of the Allied Powers on the affairs of Spain bad been published, and excited some sensation but not any serious apprehension of war. Details are given of recent events at Brazil, bat which have previ. nobly reached this country by a less circuitous route. It is evident from the tone t the journals, that the hope of recovering Brasil is not abandoned. The new expe. 'dition for Bahia, consisting of between two and three thousand, was on board transports in the harbour; and General Luiz do Rego, who by order of the Government was to go to Bahia. was on leis way to the capital, where he was expected to arrive in time to sail with the expe. ditlon. In the papers received by this packet. we do not notice any thing to confirm the statement brought by the Matilda, of disaffection existing among the troops' on board the transports. A meeting of the Printers and Bookseller. of Philatlel. l phia has been called, for the purpose of sending a delegation to attend the four hundredth grand anniver. sary of the Invention of the Art of Printing, to be held a t Harlem, in Holland, in 1323. —(Vet0 York Gazette) , • • .E__STATKX •coukfi b l v g 11.—(ring,DAy.) - • CRIBIJNAta leflf4llMAT 'll o* . • Mr, bfAattAzr 1010 to sieve radse, against a rule obtained on a former day; milling two persons named Hargreaves and Snell, to show erase why a itriminal Information should not be filed against them, for certain 'Hedged • libels published in the, Brightom Herald, reflecting on the character of tbit Magistrates of Ili° Town ; baton the suggestion! of t'te Chief Justice, to mLich Mr. Scariett acceded, the Court a!lbwed the case to nand over for the purpose of an arrangement. Mrs. Susannah Wright was this day to ha►e been, brought up for judgmentAut betindisposition stilt pre eluding her removal without great danger, it was pos,t poned. It is expeeted.that if reco►ered, she will be broought up on Thursday. ' The Right Hon. T. Wallace, 51. P. it appears, has re signed the office of Vice President of the Board of Trade Mr. Wallace has distinguished himself by advocating a more liberal system of cotiimerce, and by successfully applying his attention to the removal of unnecessary re straints and vexatious charges with which oar trade and navigation have been burdened. For the last three yews, he has been engaged in inquries into the depart ments of Revenue appertaining to the several branches of Customs and Excise. His retirement from office, it is, however, understood, will not affect his co operation with the measures contemplated respecting the above objects. The Warehousing Bill, it is expected, will, soon after the opening of the ensuing Sessions be sub suited for the consideration of Parliament. The Frankfort Journal of the 25th alt. which tame to band last night, contains extracts from the Oriental Spectator of the 13th of December, according to which the report of ODYSSEUS having experienced a defeat in Attica bad been confirmed. It is stated, however, that he had made the son of his conqueror, Urchomi Paella, prisoner, and that the latter had offered to give up ell the Greeks whom be had taken in exchange for his son. But the offer had been rejected by the gallant Chief,who had retired to the mountains, where he was recruiting his force. The Turks were fortifying Scio, as alley ap prehended an attack from he Iscariot.. Advices from Rio de Janeiro of the 21st of November state, that on the 12th the Secretary of State sent to the Consuls and Diplomatic agents of the European Powers. copies of the decree relative to the new flag of Brazil which being communicated to the commanders of the English and French frigates in the harbour, they on the following day paid due honour to the new Colours of the Brazilian Empire, by hoisting the Imperial gag and sa• luting it. In the House of Representatives. at Washington, on the 25th of December, a memorial was presented by Mr. bet4ght, in behalf of the Cheeks, signed by William Tborstoo, Walter Jones, and 150 other respectable citizens of the district of Columbia. The memorial prays Congress " to appropriate two or three millions, ia pro visions, aad whatever may be necessary to the Ureeks, as an easy and honourable mode of acknowledging the aid, bounty and .obligation received from France in like cir cumstances." After some discussion, the memorial was ordered to lie on the table. The situation of Resident Commissioner of the Navy at Deptford is to be abolished, and Commissioner Cun ningham, who bas held that situation some years, is re moved to the superintendence of the Dock yard at Cha tham, in the room of Sir Robert Barlow,' who ;retires from that post with the rank of Rear Admiral. It is in serious contemplation to remove the assizes for Lancashire, from Lancaster Castle, and hold them alternately at Liverpool and Manchester. On Sunday morning last the benefit of the New Mar riage Act was displayed in a singular circumstance, which occurred in a parish church in the vicinity of Reepham, Norfolk. A young couple presented them selves at the altar with the intention of there plighting andexchangingthose vows which the dteaded destroyer alone could dissolve, and long did the time appear which it was necessary to await the arrival of the Mi nister to the anzions swain and the timid blushing in tended bride! But so blind is every votary of the wily urchin, whose influence may be supposed to have led them thither, that any obstacle to their promised union was not thought of till the arrival of the clergy man dispelled their visions of bliss by his pronouncing it impossible to u-site them, as they were one day too late according to the time mentioned i■ the New Marriage Act, from the publishing of their banns. They gazed on each other for some moments as if a tale un real had met their earsi when the man, recollecting it was useless to complain, smiling, thanked the clergyman and left the church, while his fair intended partner pa thetically lamented the sad event, exclaiming--" Hang the New Marriage Act and those who made it." ANNITZRBARY OP BURN6.—This literary fen ival If we may use such a term, was again celebrated in the King's Arms Inn here, by the Dumfries Burns Cl tb, o■ Saturday last, the 25th instant. Lleutenant-Ge neral Dirom, of Mount Annon, discharged the Cu . 'es of the chair with his usual ability, politeness. and urbanity, and was supported by John Syne, Esq. of Ryedalc. and Captains Stewart and Busliby ; Major William Millar officiated as Vice Ptesident. Nearly fifty gentlemen ranged themselves round one table, and the company, we are happy to say, was highly respectable. Indeed the Meeting was much more nu merous than we had anticipated ; for the chapter of accidents told sadly against the club this year, and what with indisposition, intense storms, and other causes, deprived it of the services of some of its ablest and most enthnsiatic members. Right against the President's chair, hang Allen's original painting of " The Cotter's Saturday Night," together with por traits of the Bard and his repectable relict (bath ad mirable likenesses), painted for, and presented to the Society by that ingenious and rising artist, Mr. John Oilfillan. The lower end 'of the room was adorned with the bust of the immortal Shakespeare, the property of a member ; and we may here men tion, that against next yssr, the Society will have to bout of a bust of Sir Walter Scott, executed by the first artist In the Island, and the forthcoming gilt of an honorary member. Mr. Allan . Cunningham, a Dum freisian by birth, and a man, who, to adopt the words of the Greet Unknown, is truly a credit to Caledonia. —(Dumfries Cu uri r.) SMITHFIELD MARKET, FIB. 3.—There was a good supply of sheep but nut of oxen. The prices of the former were rather lower, bat those of the latter much the same as last market day. • - "*. - `"'"".-A SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. MIN • boxicio.—Disappointment, by interference of Itethelitic, prevented the battle between Moss, the tinman, and Isaac Herd, taking place until Saturday. Moss was matched by . his patron, Capt. Ifaskell, to tight any man, 13!b. wlio had newer before fought publicly in a ring. Herd was a known good man from Hampshire, and the bottle tzeti phke .at Erectly Green, If sots. It was distinguished for out-and out game. The men do f fed their castors into the Hag at one Veleek, eager for combat. In tLe first round Moss missed a well aimed hit with his left head at his adversary's no6,•bilt he hit by and slipped. His adversary made a rush, and floored him by a blow oa flee chest. • . . 2. This round lasted eleven minutes. There wits no sh . la! ing, but each fought from the scratch, and dealt out severe punishment. Moss had rather the best of fighting, and ha floored his adversary by a flush hit under the ear, which melted the wax, and produced the claret in abundance.-11 to 11 on Moss. ' and 5. Theis rounds were comparatively towards thicket. . The men were piping, and had lost their fastness le the, absence of second wind. Herd had the best of throb- I lag, but could not keep his adversary's fist from hie heed. 6. Another game round of seven minutes deraties,,,imet decidedly .1,0 favour of Moss, who kit his isilvereary tit a stead, and at lest floored bins for stalking. It was Noirgilto to a watch bol t . Seven other rounds were fought ' and. In the . I ilk Nord made a firm and resolute stead , bet his adversary was too quick for him, and ,Its dealt out punishment natil he nods a real blinker of his adry. • . . The 13th round won Moss.** tight,who hitckt two of his adversary's teeth, and clotted the sports. Noth /mapped severely. • Cv. Davis AND Tcttise..—The completion of the slakes of 1001. a tide between these pugilists, takes place to-mor row. The day aced for the battle is Tuesday, the 18th of February.—Davis as the favourite 5 to 4. HALL AND WlNEL—These youths, from Bristol sad Bir mingham, will to morrow, for U .sovereigns aside, it dew miles from the metropolis. try which is the best men. Hell is the favourite *Lillie. Both of the combatants are very strong young men. Tomlinson offers to fight dolt for 501. *side. On Thursday John Smith, the Yorkshire youth, undertook to walk from the Eclipse public house, Chapel bee, Notting ham, to a post (which he jumped over each time ) opposite the Lodge, on the Mansfield road, 50 miles. la II hears: the distance was 2 miles out and 2 in. Hreeltipleted the task 42 minutes within the given time. the only refreshment he took was a cup of tea for broadest, a beef steak for dinner, and • glass or two of weak gin and water. lie is about 19 years gauge, stout made, wore a large Leghorn hat, a white satin jacket with pink staves, and carried a short Mick.— He offered to do the same task again nest day for at tiling sum. MARLBOROUGH STRSIT.--SATURDAT. EITSNSIVR UTTCRJNO Of fOSGSD NOTllll.—alyarkf Cleft, was again brought up for re-examination chisritid with uttering I five and tea poised Beak of Eng land notes, well knowing them to be forged. A boater evidenee was produced to prove the uttdr ing of the notes after which a gentleman of the firm of Messrs. Hayc and Frealakeld, solicitors to the Bank of England, requested the prisoner might be again remanded, since there were many other similar cases to be brought against him. Mr. Harmer, who was engaged by the prisoner, thought there was no necessity to bring forward other Cases against him, there being already sufficient mg° to • iwY• • 'The Magistrate, (J. E. Conaot, Esq.) hempliod with the Request prayed for by the Prosecutor's Solicitor. The Prisoner was again remanded until twit Saturday. He seemed much affected sad had lost in kis former boldness. THS WARMTH Of WIG MAI/NO. Mr. Steer, a gentleman, who weekly desallei the young butchers in Clare Market, of the downy hon Ours of their chins, and as occasion demands, that is when the heat of the dav, or the warmth of debate causes the legal innia•es of Liecoln's Inn to shake the powder from a King Charles' curl, Mr. Steer too can dress a wig t his merits we pretend not to scan, but as philosophers tell us it requires more virtue to withstand prosperity than adversity, so would they have seen Mr. Steer a latighirg instance, a wig of great importance, we beg pardon, the wig of a man of great importance it that day fell to the lota Mr. Steer to deck. Eshilerated by the respecta ble increase of trade, Mr. Steer had indulg. in a glass extraordinary, and sallying borne to his wire in all the importance of • thriving tradesman, as the D—l would have it, he meets on the staircase Mr. Wil liam Doby, a lodger of his own, in full retreat with his best frying pan, which the said William Doby fully in tended without liberty asked or granted, to use in the ordinary vocation of frying a sausage, This was an indignity not to be borne by a man in Mr. Steer's state of mind : some warm language took place, each vouched for his own importance, and finally . Mr. Wm. Doby brought the matter here, for his Worship's considera tion. Mr. Steer was consequently called on to say why lie had got drunk, for Mr. Doby designated his additional glass, by such an ugly name—whereupon Mr. Steer advanced in front, and bringing his left leg forward much in the way Corporal Trim is described to have don. when he read the Sermon to Dr. Slol . gave his right hand a flourish :too, which if Mr. Steer had read Tristrani Shandy, might have made us set him down for a copyist in good earnest: but it was no doubt original, and just such a shake as every man. and Inn titer's son must have witnessed, when a Barber has finished a story to his liking, and with the left band taking a customer by the nose, while with his right he brandished the glittering steel, as yet unsoiled by froth ing suds. Just so, did Mr. Steer etand before his worship. But the case was frothy throughout, and ended in a mere lather. So his worship recommended Mr. Steer, for the future to temper his joys with prudence, and Mr. tiaby to ask leave to use the frying pan the next time he longed for a sausage. Conte ERCHANG; Feb. 3.—There was a very full market this Morning. Sales of *beat were effected on much the same terms as before the frost. Barley is dull in sale and from Is. to 2s. per quarter lower. Beans are plentiful, and at a reduction of Is. per quarter. Boiling Peas are Without alterati In ; Urey Peas rather cheaper. Oats are abundant, and sell slowly on the terms last quoted. PRICE OP GRAIN ON BOARD SHIP, Al ONDRR t— a. a. Wheat, red. (old) 24 30 Beans, small. (new) ..96 30 white, (old) --- red (new) ....32 35 tick. (new) ••• 41 26 --- fine superfine ... .39 42 -- harrow (old) —23 25 white (new) ..38 38 - (new) ..33 26 - fine 26 42 Brank 22 26 --•--- illpertios 43 47 ORBS, feed 17 ID Rye, (new) lB 21 --...--- fine ..... ...20 iil Barley, (old) 22 26 Poland lB 21 -- (new) 2l 26 — 7 -- fine 2B 31 Potatoe 23 24 -- superfine. ....32 33 Malt 44 50 ...-- Scotch 25 26 fine 54 56 Pease, hog 26 28 Ploir, per Sack 16 40 ---- maple 2B 30 --...- Seconds 'lo 35 . .. , ..... ... (lew) -- white ..... 2tt 32 Pollard, fine, per qr... 14 .t; --•- boilers (nen) 34 Dren f I • i • 6. 0 `~