The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — London, England, 1810-01-03 00:00:00

`~k TO TKJ RIGHT HON. JOHN LORD ELDO.v, LORD HIGH Cll4lsl ELLOIG LETTER 11. Nome time sr I addressed your Lordship on tile subject of a placard puated up in Linenln'', inn-hall, the place where you bold the Court of Chaiacery, interdicting all persons, who hail ever untie', for hire, in the newspapers, from doing tt ose exercises, which should enstde them to he (Vied to the tar. The terms and scope of my eddies. were rather of a general and introductory nature, trotting to pond out the illegality of the exclusion, and to expose the illiberality of the principle that gave it birth. I traced, not in false or flattcriog, hut in true and uuvarnished colours, the portrait of a writer for the journule; and, for the sake of your own diguity and character, I do siuterely hope, you have, in contetuplatiug it, takeu from your mind's rye the mote which impaired its vision. I might leive represented it under the similitude of • rising plait, nu' tuna' iu the warm sunshine of a southern e•pect ; brariug, and giving promise or bearing goodly fruit ; and hove inferred, I fear without the imputation of harshness or injustice, that gone Lordship's influence, like.the deadly blight comiug from the North, had depressed its growth, withered its blossoms, and nearly caukered it to the very root. It hay been stated to me, by a kind of demi official communication, that I hate mistaken the object of my attack ; that your Lordship has nothing to 110 0104 the subject of my complaint; that you are nut a Bendier of Lincoln's-inn ; and that what I have unfairly attributed to you. has proceedad front a set of persons, acting independ ently, and without basing been controultd, either by your Lordship, or any authority whatever. Is this a defence you are yourself willing to avow ? If it is. I slhjil have attained one most important point towards that ultimate soccer's to which I look forward with Lolitileoee; I shall then have your distinct admiecton that you are truly ashamed of having it supposed you could have given your couateuance to such a proceeding ; and that you are desirous the odium of it should not be cast on you, but on those alone to whom all the responsi bility of the act belongs. There are some repo sitiona so monstrous that they refute themselves— they may be improbable, or they way be incon tinent with truths nut generally known. With re spect to the propcsitiou, that your Lordship is not the direct author of this itiwretton, it will be my task to skew that both those toochetones apply. First, then, I say, it is improbable. Con any man believe that the Drencher; of Lincoln's-inn would have presumed to have e.tabllshed a rule for the ous!:fi.-at.on or di.qualificanoo of persons who were to pleat to the Cutlet where you represent your Sovereign, without first hay.ng consulted you, ant hail your enaction ? Wroild they have dared, I *ay, to have altered the common law of the lend, by restricting the rights of any class of men iu the country ? or would they hare libelled yourLord ship,:hy affixing their ordinance to that effect im mediately before your [eyes, if they had not had, or if they had not conceived they had, your ex press approval ? The thing is absolntely incre dible ! Besides, you would nut hare permitted them to have done the act they hare done, di! had not been perfectly aecordant to your own wishes. So flinch then for the probability of the propos; i.on,t hat I have mistaken tie olt,ect of ivy shat k. I pro ceed to tlie application of toy second text. It is now some years since a certain bookseller, I think of the name of Eaton, was tried upon an informa tion for imblishiug a pamphlet of • ecilitiutt. ten dency. Your Lordship was then Attornej,-Gene ral, and, as such, the Official Prosecutor for the ('roan. Yon cross-examined one of the witnesses produced on the part of the Defendant ; that wit ness, as I rt.:Gibe', did not, by his answers, place himself us a very favourable point of slew. When asked what his profession was ? he said he was a student at law. It did not appear that he had en tered himself of any of the Inns of Court ; but he professed liss intention of doin,r so. Upon being more closey ii.tergatc.i by you, he admitted, and I firmly beltemt goitres's. that he was a writer for lac ocwsperrent; iipon which your Lordship imme diately expreeseil a ourself to this effect—aud I state your words, not *2 on my own reculieenuti, 24 on the authority of the more accurate 'corm hoarier of othero-.-yoo exclaimed, nearly in these terms :4 It skull be asp rare dot A Pie of :Al te title/- paper writers shall seer hare it in their power h, cell f s tAe har !" You found one person of doubtful character. perhaps, falsely describing him self as a wnter for the public journals, and express- sag on intentboo of botomiug • student at iaw-- vett immediately detertsioed, that the pretrations of all future cand.dates for the profession should not depend upon individoal merit or demerit; and you declared your firm resolve to use your authority, ir.discrintataLtly, for the purpow of preventing all persons who iti.ou4l, at any period of their lives, have instructed their fellow-creatures through the medium of a newspaper, sod had been rewartied for their luitiuurohle labour, from ever approsching the threshold of that temple which the law and cousti• tutiou of IF...iglaA tys i 4 open to every subject. Now, InUippoa'ng I sin correct. was this either liberal or candid? 14 this a thing It to he related of a Not , l, titAgi **pin.% to becou:e ChAiirillor of • learned Uuiversity, the uunicri, the .flora Mater of science. Without considering limv many writers for newspapers there are wbose talent. would adorn any assembly known to the Constitution of Esq. you reject them all from the profession of the lsw. beraues you once found one Nho was un- worthy. To proceed by degrees—Thus then stands the argument with respect to the prop:nation that your Lordship la not the author of this tinjutt system of exclusion. I have inferred its improbability, and I have shewn that it is utterly inconsistent with • fact iu the history of your Lordship's life. I feud you, when you was Attorney-General, manifesting an inclination to do a particular act; nay more, I find you entreating a determination to carry your in tention into effect. I find the very thing you threatened, when you as Attorney-Cenerul, ex ecuted in the year 1807, when you was Chancellor, and iu the zenith of power; and, in addition to all this, I tind notice of it given in the very Court over which your authority more pecnliaily extends.— Can there he a doubt upon the subject ? I have de monstrated, with mathematical precision, the truth at my position that your Lordship was the priori cause and mater of this odious restriction. I have fairly given my dam, and I than leave the public to draw the• corollary. lam tree to almit, that what I am accusing your Lordship of, has, in effect, been done by the Benchers of and is apparently their act; but will any man, ambitious of a silk gown, attempt to defend you, by throwing ■round you such a inner veil of gossamer, which • breath is sufficient to dissipate.—\o ! my charge is, that it is your Lordship's deed—that you have either com manded it to be done, or, having the power, have not prevented it— . . Qt i Gun wilt recant juliet-- , Amid •ilia ii kiss twill toe. Upon this principle, and for the other reasons I have stated, I must still continue of opinion, that I have not ini,teken the priper object of my attack ; and that in Hying my falcon at the higher game, have acted the part of • judicious sportsman. I now provecsi to mention the mints of these same Bromberg, this sui-o'braer corporation, these Lincoln's-mu Legislators, who have arrogated to themselves the right of making bye-laws, forsooth, which are to exclude (ruin a lucrative profession a particular class . of His Nlsjesty's subject-, eho have committed no crime I know of, that should operiste as a perpetual attainder, except that they may hove been too active in enposing the stint:nest end imbe- May of some of the Arlininistratious, of which you have been a component part. The following is a correct list of this convocation of politic Bencherst— Julio Soley, Esq, Scslns-street, Eimes-rnsi- • Ri• bard Ray, Esq. Hawleigh, John Oril, 61. ii, Lincola.-inn.lleld.. Francis Barton, Esq. s, Vinser Brook .street, GI Selwyn. C.q Kiner.roacl, Bedferd-row. Right jlon Hninnitead. Right Hon Visevaint nidinouth, It, Gloucester-plaee„ POOIII3II ...ionre Right 11 m. Sir William Grant, KO. Master of the Rolla, Chaneery.lat,e Right lion. Lord Glenberste, Conduit-strett, Ilatierct. squalor. Fir Tlvmnis Plarner, Ip , I. "ruin's-inn. . . . . . Sir John Allatrutitar, !.'art IJ ' Albemarle %treat William Gamow, Esq. Betlfurd row, and 2, Safe-toort, I.lrwalies-tnn. Willisus Mainwnrior, Fq. 71.nover-wtare. Sir Vkary Btd''orl•ryuate, auJ 2, little-court, Liucoln•r.ine. Pubtrt Matas, E.g. 3, Sirlr-etowt, Linea tttt , aud I, Right Hun. Spencer P I, '7, I.inroln's inn-fields. Wtiham Admn, Lag. a, Ser:e-eaurt, Loacolu'bqua, sod Bloomsbury.irinare. Janes. Allan Park, nog 31, Luse*ls's-inn-6elds. Richard Howard, Esq. Gulasetwor-squaCC. Abrl Nloymy, Esq. 2:6, Haft-street, illoomslmr•squssr. Sir John Po 11,6„ Bart. Reticulm, sear Aud..r,r. Frsnets ItararAve, Lori Near Boverall.rourt, t'Atcy•street. Edmund Myr'.li, ear, 10, Old•buildung•, I.lhr .11e , 11111. f;esnue %Vibon, Esq 6, Molar-buslebugs . 1A41,010'54,61. Tboso.‘a Hdks, b Scrle.eouri, Loaceltia-lan. l'harks Thomson, Esq. 113, Old-bsildsosts. 1.111C010 . 11.1160 Hem! S 1 artm, Esq. it, Serle-eom t, ion. N.atbanu l Gooding Cherie. East s, Back-alum, Tampla _ . It will he observed. that, in the above, list there are sonic Masters in Chancery ; some persons who have reti:erl to their estats.; some of them per t:l.m of whom I shall hereafter have 1101(41 to say and others. whose well-known liberality of seuti ment will DM allow me to attribute In them even a illsow:edge ..f this odious measure. I hupt, the only effect of nay making their lames piddle, will be to give them an opportunity of dis avowing their participation in an act, which is in opposition Iv the whole tenor of their political lives, and would, if it could be truly imputed to them, stomp their characters with the seal of hypocrisy. I heel the necessity of bringing this letter to a conclusion; what I hove left unfinished. believe in., shall not be omitted in my next. I think I have already done enough to shew, that those who may be at the Fame to explore the horoscope of that ad. verse fate, which impended over the heeds of the mortals, among whom I am classed, and threatened to deprive us of our civil, and poli•ical rights, will find, that, in an esil hour. you was Lord of the as cendant, shedding your influence over minor, but more malign planets. I trust, the guardian genius which brought light from darkness. and science from barbarism. will cover us with her wings, and counteract the destiny that hangs lowering over us. Be assured, no exertions of mule shall he want ing. to produce this great end. 1 am strong in the justice of my cause. and, at present, require no aid. Avoid a defeat, by a victory over yourself. butrwledge s that, in au unguarded moment, you have done, or suffered to he done, that which your better judgment rsvolts at. Let your weld p forth. Repeal this di. useful, illitibral, Wept, nod uncoostiistional liye-law. Stiffer sot the banner of ignorance. pride. awl •ftriatorracy. to remain longer unfurled within the walls of a Court of Equity ; arid, by se honowAdde al 'exertion of your authority, spare me thispaiikriot atjdress , iug 1 remain, ice. ONE WHO WAS A WILITBI NOR • • TIM PUBLIC rArLits. THF BRITISH TIRE SS, LONDON. • WEDNESDAY, JAnumtv 3. We this day eve the &mad of • Series of Letters to Lord ELuow, Lo►d High Chancellor of Eng land, respecting a covert and insidious attack, wade, wider the auspices of his Lurdbliip, upon the liberty of the press. They are preparatory to a Petition to Parliament, iu the.ensoing session, praying re lief against this arbitrary ■nd unconstitutional pro ceeding. We this slay continue the Correspondence be. tweed the American Secretary Mr. Soma, and Mr. Jacusox. As a proof how little the seep, performed by Box APARTE, by JOSEPHINE,' aud by her son, how ever decorously acted in public, can have been grateful to the frelings of the repudiated Empress and Queen. we are oersted that great repugnance was testified by the Elector of BiTsIIA to Snit Paris at this time. He is said to have expressed himself, before several of his courtiers, at Npu pheuburg, in animated, not to say indignant terms, on the humiliation intruded for the mother of the man, to whom, by NAPOLEON'S command, he had given the Priocess, his daughter, in mar riage. In fact, the divorce, thoegh qualified by the Corsican, with his characteristic subtilty and cunning, inflicts no mean wound on EuGittis BaAL uaanuts. It is added, that BONAPARTE, aware of the inferences that would be drawn, all over the Coutiuent, from the absence or non-appearance of his Bavarian King and Queen, among the vassal dud Family Plurrchs, assembled to witness and sari lion by their presence, Isis divorce, sent peremptory or ders to Munich, to the French Minister, OTTO, to signify ti Maxis' UAW Jus►rn, that his presence at Paris, by a certain day, was indispensable. The tnesimge was delivered without ceremony or delay, and an lament answer demainled. After two hours' deliberation, his Bavarian Majesty acquiesced. Orr* dispatched an express to France, signifying the assent, 'and was immediately promoted by Nt ruxioss to th- erubesay at Vienna. After lengutaii. ing near six years set Munich, he now supersedes AMISH:OOSi it the Court of Austria; just as ANDRE. OM. in lecie, replaced Tern bete in London. We observe, that their Bavarian Majesties arrived at Paris on the 22e1 of December. EPEEIST BEAU.. seaxuts. their soli-in-law, went a league 'to meet them ; and bosiarstere visited them at the Hotel Merboarifi %LAs same day. Bat these exterior appearances, and submissions to necessity, will not heal the sound caused by the iepitiiiation. It rnej rankle, and prove more serious. after the solemni zation of the nuptials with Joszeutsfes rival. A abort time will produce to the world the fortunate female, destined by fate to share with r; Aro.r.o the Crown and Empire of the West. His Maxim , is expected in town, this dty, to hold a Private Lei7ee and Privy Council, at the QVBSN'S Palace. His 31.1.1LbTY has been pfeased to a ppni n t'Uen.. tenant-Colonel Citoeuv VIGURLLY., of the id Royal Veteran Battalion, to he Lieutenant-Go ovular of the Scilly Islands, vice Major-Gtriend HF.WCILL. deceased. Yesterdsy Sir DAVID DUNDA, held • public Jay. at his 'Ace in the Horse Guards, sod gave auiliettee to 'levers, military officers. The LORD MAYOR has appointed Tuesday nest for • Comwou 11111, to receive the Sheriffs' report io relation to the Address. Colonel Ptha t GTOx, of. the Royal Engineers, is entitled to the greatest praise, for the great abi lity he 'hewed in destroying the sluices at the late evacuation of Flushing, Tijbout &jog the smallest injury to the teem, as, *ugh to enty.ftiur hundred weighted' gun-powder exploded at the ram, instant, the effects of it were not felt twenty ) arils off. Mr. Maxim, the Anstrion MrSSCogre, is expected back by Saturday next, unless it should be &tined expedient to send him on to Vienna, in which case another Messenger will be rent from Pans with dis patches Irons Prince SCHW 'mem HAG, the Aus trian Minister there. Vrobahly, however, before the ari 4 valof the Messenger, the Austrian Secretary of Embassy will be dispatched to Pavia. Mr. Bwriwarn Envoy Extraordinary from Great-Britain to the Couri of .plate's, we are hairy to state, was in perfect health and understanding on the I..fth of November ; his friends are therefore sot alarmed at the unpleasant paragraph, dated the 10th of November, from Berlin, and inserted to the Paris papers. - . Mr.C.Ii.VAV6III•III Set off, yesterday. to embark for Spain, being apgrintad Secretary to the lion. H. Wat.t.r.st.sy. Mr. V. meow.. if passible. to visit the brave but unfortunate town of Saragowa.of which he speak* so highly in his iotererting narrative. Vestrrday • toirt of Directors ;as held at the East India House, when Sir HUGH testis. Ban. was unanimously appointed a Member of the Secret Committee of three, during the prestos direction, in the room of Sir Wm. Ilsast.rr o Bart. deceased. The oadermentiooed times were fixed for the ships David Scott, and Cirenceste►: The former `eonslined to Madras and Chita t the latter to St. Elelena. Prince of Wales's Island, and Chula : via To sad toGrayeatiad, tath homes; Puy t►ere au dap sod he in the Deem, 13th February. Thu ships DumbY old Royal deame. for Chian Motet , went ordered to be . Inert "It ordeal ; gait tar GraiblllllllMl sJ February ; slay there se data ;sod btu the Whys lath Mareh. The greatCathofic counties in Ireland are rapidly tenting forward to iwtetion the Lep.littera for the 'enteral of the di...Witte* affectiug that Leal; Tip perary. Cork, and Lintenelt, kvve aimed) ,petitiowitl separately, and appointed Committee.. Tile count' of Clare will utast to-toorrow for a similar pitrpose. ' .:-.^ vv . ~ . . .er -, t - .. i , Ix 4 ,i*?• - : . - - ------ 7 --- , ~o . s t • . . 4c. '''-' &, V ,THEATRES. .• COYETIT.GARDEN. List olgt; - Mr. Costilstili Comedy, Th e P oo ce n it e m a r was attended by a most brilliant and crowded audience. The Play throughout s ai very well supported ; although Frederick is not r e , of Mr. Yount; s happiest perforragnces. Ills Edward Mortinter, Harelct, Zas4s, porshi such superior merit, we are sorry to me liiin 111 any part, in which he does not excel vend the gat, lively Frederick, is totally out of his ho e of evict. 'lle new Pantomime followed, and received S, must unbounded applause, 11.Tti UM. The admirable opera of -77ie Calteitei ass p c , formed, last night, to a mast elegant audiener.—. Mr. l'aixtrra, although sagering under a revile cold, was ettcored in his songs with enthairssin— Mrs. blotiaxsts was in excellent voice stud . hints , The scene, particularly, with Mrs. 'lsaac% s, who performed the part of Curless with great city, called forth !mists of applause. Mr. Doss sang " Loor's lint a blossom;' with great taste aril iiweetness. The %hole open', stidet.J, was adaW„ rably *warlord ; awl the applause commensurate with the merit of tile p. rforiners. AlonclAy otoroioa. the Duke sod Doelieu of You:. Dukes of hgot'. CnoicLat.Aoo, and Sc s . sox, arrived at 11 m.l3ur. ou a r oat to thew k A . Scc. His MAJESTY. the Dukes of Yoga, KENT. CAMBRIDOE, and SumsEx, Priiic.s.eo At Guru sal Sorusa. accompanied by the Earl of HANCOCK. Lord Sr. LILLEN's, Lady CuANLEY. Geonsli CAnTwRIGHT, MANN Ems. and SPLactin. aid Tay Loa, took their u►uul aloraing's t%ercise, horseback, in Windsor Great Park, till Pt The RoY►r. DUKES paid a rued to their Row Sigel., Princess AslSr.t►. as did also the Qurts, Dutlie,s of YORK, and the Patscassca. Ho. MA. JEITT gore every day regularly at three o'clock, and stops with her till four. yAtstcrday morning the Duchess of YORK left Wiridikor for (Wanda. The Earl of Possas gave a grand dinner, yester. day. at his house in Berkeley-square. Mr. WHITISSAAD'S house. in Doter -street, is getting in raadiaag• for the reception of the faintly. The Pritictss AUGUSTA of Saxony is become very fat, and is arry far from handsome. Snouts BONA.. WARFF. Marty her. he a maid become allied to all the great families oti the Continent, and particularly so to the BOIMBONS. The 'tight lionourecht Lary SHEFFIELD has re signed the situetiora of Lady of the fledr•hataber to the Princess of Wass., awl the Lady Comforts CAM rat.u... sitter to the Duke of Aims LI, tre islis pointed in her place. Tier Duke of Poet - LAS IS, in ordering 400 deer to be shot, at Bulstrude, has atinextel an absolute sod 'Peremptory Minimises*, tenet the carcases should be buried entire, vessison. skins. horns. entrails, kc It is raid the Earl of J ERS E Y offered 3,0001. for eal deer slim, and to reenov,r them immediately fres tier premises; I,RS the money was refused. Lord t:saftsfs. it is mild, has, another play, of a serious east, upon the mocks.--431 count it .s not, as with sonic—upon the lotglistg itucks. From the eagerness with which Carrot-Garde' Theatre is now sought after, there is lade doubt but the Propgstors will make up more thou thei,e, they sustairiefl„ by 11ev U-P-pusiteon—tbe Fuhlt were nut awarehOW much they valued Drsioeue E.shibitions, uutil they were deprived of them. We are sorry to hear, that Mr. Coons sin; coos clout., seriously indisposes', ar.d kept hes bed tut whole of yesterday. Iyhen the present state of the Metropolis is cos• sidered, stud how very fe.v agents there are, who, it as, concern, conduct themselves faithfully, dili-1 gengy. and fearleesly. for the interests of their eats PisYers—that there :book' be any War. after serious anti calm refliction. !titling for the dismissal of Mr. Bit AN YON. is extraordinary. But the moments of implant are now goat by ; sad when the Mangers have given up so material a part of their iatertst— that a faithful servant should be ruined for his ze,l is their cause, and where he could have no intent but for them, is perfectly jut:ousts:tot with the cha racter of Britons! DTl:tins s who has been mating a musical tour, was so hoarse, when he got to Dublin, that lie sat obliged to hire a person to perform the Wooing part of the Entertainment for him. A Gentlimasii laiiii; asked how he liked Dion, answered, " "I'°° c '' couscrence Dow, and he sings beautifully, ty prull!' Mr. Cam". the Manager of the StereweLury Theatre, gave the receipts, at the Hertford Thea tre, last Someday, in aid of the feud towards reao. pitting the volume erecting in that city in honest of Laird N ILSO S.—Mr. CRISP toll] renees the tlv tricot season, at IVolverhausptuu, about the 1 r• 1 . 4 January. OPERS.—It seems imagined, that *great and lite: larioesnatioa miry indulge in say alpsordity—"M”.• ' tenses pa:looter opts" Bet, laying aside th'r ••• lowance for folly. what a pity it is' hat the t l ;s'r - Howse, duriog the present lasso( Unary -laue "ice..• tn., is not appropriated for the preleensaine ot h• • lions, and intelligent drains*, instead of the c• : • tenaptible melt now represented there, which uo cur either does, or wishes to understand. Cocasion.—At the last Newmarket Mrefir4 upwards of eighty brace of greyhounds appear" there from the different counties. In one 44c tweut7-fiser courses were rms. 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