The Sun. — London, England, 1815-01-19 00:00:00

MR. WHITBREAD ; THE MANAGER, ON STILTS: AN USEFUL LESSON. ot:•ing Correspondence we'insert with ion, as there can be 'no injustice in iag a charge accompanied by the doeu- • ~ u t, which the accused declares to be-in his opi nion a sufficient refutatiOn. In that opinion, were we admirers of Mr. WHITBREAD ' we should concur. The Gentleman who met the reception described in.his letter . (whOm we " do not know" more than Mr. WHITBREAD (lid, though we cannot therefore think him a fit object to be treated with rudeness and insult), had, it seems, concei'Ved a high opinion of the patriotic disinte restedness of that Gentleman, which we can only account for, from his having been a long time in a French prison, without knowing any thing about Dicii.:or things inbis own Country. Paving some claim or other upon Government, which Govern ment Aisallo4red ; he unluckily linagined, that this presumed political and Maral Quix (Ate would, at a hint, set about rightilig hiS wtongs, and fly to encounterthe Griffins of Ministers, the Dragons 'who watch the golden - appres . ntnte Treasury, in his behalf. That be Atisc9vercd his mistake in a manner which shock . e`d , hint"giievonsly is very perceptible, from ,his- e ,leiter, .though we confess had weltnown, the circumstances he men tions, viz his having, seen incarterated 4uspi cion of joining : in the plot of AfottEati And Pt-; CIIRGEU against BUONAPARTE, and had he Con sulted us before - be travelled to Biggleswade, ire should have advised him to.aVoid the ; quarter to which he applied ; and even now think heinay bless his good seal.s that he escaped so well, after such a vonfet:iion—for he might have been kicked down -stairs, instead •of being only marched through the ont-houses,, and torn to pieces, in stead of being only-bow-wowed at by the Mastiffs. Mr. WHITBREAD (a man of tunny .avocations) was perhaps deciding the fate pf a presented Farce, or writing a letter to caution KEAN against future fri getfttlness of his quandam obscu rity, or preparing a new Catechism for 'l\linisters on the Meeting of Parliament, or projecting the best means of raising the price of Porter another penny per .pot,• or &alining. a Catastrophe for. Drury-I,ane Or a Plot for Europe, nay he might he a Sequel to Lord CnEsTeaFtELD's Principles of Politeness, and it was enough to provoke , the temper of a Saint (which he does not pretend to be), to he interrupted,at such a ::!tnent bY a person had ever been suspected unity aguiust the Mighty Prince" of Lord 0, and the Great Eloperor of Mt. WTUrT cal Idolatory. Besides, the apology, )y. the threat of publication, h;,:ntr.l 61entleman ; ~~ :: some f )v;"k' .* , I N; ".C3 1 . r0;',.. .:.:' ..r.•.!..(E . si7N SIR,-- coo l cess to lave Leen not a little. hurt at certain. illiberal uua - sere:l2 , , aspersions (as they, ot dig time, uppearecl to inc to be) thrown out in ;cat ra of your late Numbers, against the cbarat ter and conduct of Mr. Wilmille ‘ AD, Mem':4er of Parliament. Paring a long captivity in France, train which I nut but recently returned to this country, I have 'frequently seen this Gentleman's name hi-ought. forward, with great vaunt, in ex tracts from life English Newspapers a; a person 01- the purest independent .principle, the steady advocate of Parliamentary Reform, the Patriotic Champion of the People's Rights, and - the declared Foe oT Court Intrigue' and Ministerial Corrup tion.. Although I have, in the course of my expo. rience, Prat but too many occasions to convin.ce tniself how little men are to be judged of by re port, and how wide s daereme bat too often ex• ists between the doctrine and the practice of many pi6ne characters, I must candidly cottless that I felt strongly prepossessed ik! 'favour of Mr. NVIITTISREAD'S political integrity and moral con sistency. Under this inipre-s' sion, ate , : long and mature deliberation, 1 resolVed to 'conait. this Patriotic Member of the Legislature on a rocs. tion, connected with my attest and imprisonment io France, on suspicion bf being . privy to the al 'edged consziracy of Generals MogolAu and no:r.. - GlitY, which involves at (MCC pi:1'501141 U.'rest and a great co:lsittitional • ritrilisbeci Witt: :he occess.e.ry docUments, I took cere t..) have lairiy eogn,q t ; c d b y a c., ii t hov-stfktioner 4)1 Cliancery-I,llle, eligage d • placc ,r) ;In: :Vail Coach, vat me down at t.h,. Biggleswatle, almait three miles tiktint t'roni 3/r.IVITITEtIttAh's rvidence at South- Thither 1 repaire4 al)mt noon, and after lu. the tv.ual eeremmiles of intl'of;m: . l ion, Was tisliered jut( ) ti:c study of tt,;•, GraFc.'ws, Oak vir tuous , inilwaiL v ot tLe Constitution, this PPP and pillar 44 tlie Cominonveuith !--- Afzet wei:-ing co thiw, with no less impatience trvan anxiety, the miz;ity Pa ' triot was pleased to be visible. Though not an absolute disciple of LAVATERi - I ant naturally apt to lay some stress on .a man's physiognomy and general appearance; the result in the present in stance, I must candidly avoW, was not altogether to Mr. IV/ITSBREAD'S advantage. however, pre possessed as I was in his favour, I endeavoured to put the best possible construction on his athletic proportions, repulsive as they were, and fondly endeavoured to fancy that I beheld in him a Sena tor, " with such Atlantean shoulders, fit to bear the weight of mighty Monarchies !" As 1 conceived my visit, as Well from its motive as with regard to its object, a compliment paid to Mr. WarTnitEAD, in selecting him, in pre ference to any Member of the Legislature, for my oracle on a great constitutional question, little apology, it might be presumed, was ne cessary. In compliance, however, with custom, and the received maxims of politeness, I made the most handsome apology I could, and then pro ceeded to state briefly the nature of my business. Mr.,WnernagAn at once cut me short by.observ jug, " that lie did not know me!"--If I was surprised at an observation of this kind front a Public Cha racter, such as Mr. Wu ['MEAD, to whom I should imagine every thing appertaining to the public goOd and involving the interests of the Common , wealth ought to be precious (without any refer ence to the channel through which the communi cation cis made), 1 was still more thunderstruck . by the manner, the tune of voice, and gesture with which this patriotic observation was conveyed It was such, : Mr. Editor, that I defy Mr. KEAN illiSo6o infuse ireaterJoice and spirit into his delilliatioti of the blackest feature of kinfr,RiCk-' • ard!i character ! No Tyt ant, either on-or off the ~..S,tage, ever liiirpassed it. I made one more at tempt to gain this great - rnan's attentioh, but to no avails--", , 1 do not know you !" was again thundered in my ears. To me, who court no man, this was more than sufficient : 1 boWed, and was modestly' withdrawing, when Mr. WHITBREAb rately pulling the, bell;' desired me to stop'; that the servant would conduct me. I replied, that this was not necessary ; that I knew the wa) by which I bad entered. Mr. Vi r arraicAn returned, with a frown", than hemisbed it.' The servant made his appearance, whose countenance and de meanour were not without considerable agitation ; he received from Lis Master the following order, accompanied with the significant look which suppose to be custthil•ii: yisn such occasions : " You'll conduct this Gentleman' down--Down, I was accordingly conducted down a variety of steps ; then usnered theocA subterraneous pas st.ges, back-courf_p. ; -Ste.- when sud , denly my coli*act;:i place of whichl had nq fruijt ch I had some: 'dill - lc-111(y to tiitric?lte rit;::lel, risk of being iiknisittd by I: ; I.4l!l)(isLAbic \vai r l :e ; ie of iICHI'~V Xll 1.,z;11 a hl v rt , tai'lled t() Co; . • . luti, at .61: , t)'!ace diately ftinowioz -,Nir.117F11T... tIS intpo: : your neighbourhood ,without .-y,ou acquainted. with reflections relative to the Triost singular, re-' ception I experienced from you this morning, uti-;- .der circumstances so peculiarly uncomplicated, CC When I related Co you the unfortunate ca,uses which induced Inc to erareyour attention for a few minutes, as a Member of an Ins,tittition compe tent to remove them, ytm were pleased only to reply in a manner that seems peculiar to yourself, that you did not know n,c.- To this I observe, Sir, that if the nature of my business with you could in any manner have warranted such insult ing langruge, ridiculous and insignifieant remark, it would have been a suflieient reason for me not only to have declined the least encroachment upon your precious moments, but to have saved myse lf a good deal of trouble, and, what 1 dread still more, the mortificatio n of receiving the indig nities of a person I had 100 'many reasons to sup pose to be a L'--c I 1 aclaiit that it is probable you do - 21. at know me, but 'I feel, at the same yon ' was iu not hi ng d e = time, that a s m y Cond,uct ficient of, nor un b ecom i ng a Gentleman, lhadevery right to expect, on your partolie most unbounded and compl e t e r e c ip roc i ty. Thi s is.not the place, Sir, Where I intend to holdup to publid view the Wince of our personal merits ; but I feel a certain satisfac tion in announcing to you that the time is not far distant when you may not. only have an opportu nity of knowing what I am, but the world .ball know who and :vhat you are.—l have the honour to be, :..;Ir, &c. &e. &e. T‘z,Fddy, Aftut noon. To- Ali NyurrußEAD,, M. P." To this Letter I received the following reply " Sta,---Yont Lctter from Bigglemnde on Tin! erening, reached me only,this morning. - " You curve ro me tvithout Lin} previous of .our intentions, and wil.h(Jut I,ntroduc tion, to ask my opinion upon a subject oil wi,ich it could be given immediately and in two words. "You arrived at the time when I was engaged in very importaut business, to which fliad before devoted the hours of that morning. I brolrz off as soon as.,l could to wait upon you, mull was eager to return to what I lad left unfinished. In such circumstances I may have been, and I dare :ay was very abrupt, for which lam sorry, and that I gave you offence. If you had previously thought so ill of me as your Letter seems to intimate, I am surprised that you should have taken the trouble to.coine near me for the purpose of consulting me, and if you now think that you have a better knowledge of my character than the rest of the world from our Short interview, I have only - to request that you will make this Letter a part of your commuuica tion when you give the information which you threaten to the publie.—l am, Sir, youi obedient Servant, ..- ~ S outhilt, Jan. 12, 1815. " S. WHitIIR'EAD." _ . The above letter Of 111 r. WHITBREAD ' CallS for little comment. The facts, indeed, speak suffi2 ciently for themselves, and cannot fail to open the eyes of the Public to the true merits of certain soi-disant Reformers, who seek to mask their restless ambition under the specious garb of - pa : - triotism, and court popularity. MORDICUS. MAILS. ARRIVED-1 Heligoland, I Guernsey and Jersey, 2 Water ford. Mt —1 France, 1 Lisbon, t Hataburgb; 1 Hoßawl, 1 Dublin. PRICE OF a•rocas THIS DAY AT 3 WEI:VE 0 " 6.0t:K. Bank Stack, 2534 • Bank L. Ann. 16i 3 per Cent. lied. 651 66 - • India Builds, 18s. 19s. pr. 3 per Csnt.oollS. 65 j EJvcii9R. Bills, es. ss. pr. 4 per Cent. Cons. tin Minium, If dis. 5 per Cent. Navy Ann. 9.114 Cons. for Account, .. HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE TO-MORROW. Morning, 35 minutes after B. Evoking, SS minutes 'after S. THE SUN. gotEm Qv's nieRRE TALsum AUDLkT? LONDON, TJJURSD.IY, .1.4 N adity 19, 1815. cli , ipparelit it is oat • By referring to THE SUN of the sth inst. it will be seen, that a very painful =report which is in circulation respecting the failure of the Expedi tion against New Orleans, and the Capture .of Admiral COCHRANE, is altogether destitute of foundation. This intelligence is dated 15th No vember, from the Mississippi : but our letters from Barbadnes, of the 9th _rf that month, stated - that' Admiral COCHRANE Was then at Basse .terre, Guadaloupe, on his way from the Che sapeake- to Jamaida, where the Expedition against New Orleans was to assemble. It is therefore impo'ssible that there can be any truth in these rumours, of his being lost "in the dalph of Mexiati , before the fifteenth. The Whole' story is probably .- an exaggeration and mis-statement of the facts. already known to the public, on th e s ubj ec t of the attack of Mo bilk; and Sgbsegnent operations at Pensacola . and Barataria. Since writing tbc above, we are confirmed in our opinioa that the report is utterly unworthy of attention, and haveleatia, from official authority, that,Admiral COtIiBURN, WAS at Dermuda on the s'll.N'orember, at which date there ai-et several letters , and 'Sir - A. CoCxitawtt Was- at Guadaloupe on . theA : Oth NOrember, when there are dispatches-from Flamburgh Papers to a late date let Its no fur ther than before into the secrets of Vicuna. The first paragraph proses how well-founded we were in our remark upon the European influenee Great Britain would derive from the Treatyof Ghent, its signature was a masterly stroke of Polics. We have received—man - 5? Communications on the subject of the CORN laws, and as truth and the welfare of our Country, are the sole objects we have in view, w'e beg to assure our Correspon dents on both sides that their favours shalt he most impartially attended to. At present we shall only say that we have been widely misunderstood, if it has ever been imagined that we wish to deprive the .Landed and Agricilltural In t Crests of the fair and full protection to which their merits and importance so justly entitle them. Neither are our efrorts confined to the mere re duction of Corn pr fees. Every person who does us the honour to peruse our daily labours, will have the justice. to acknowledge, that we are the determined adversaries of every species of .monopoly and exorbitant rates. Rarely aotlay passes without our endeavouring to 'render our columns stsefirl to- the community at large, by assailing that system which, whether in colonial, proJuee, in oils and tallow, in. porter, in hour, in butchers' neat, or in any other great article of Reiman ensuntion, enables a junta of (mot-- - mously wealthy individuals to grind and oppress a, whole people., And never was there so open a field fol the beneficial exertions of the Press. At this hour, the Country feels in every transaction the baleful effects of sham sales, false returns, and regrating Capitals, and till a remedy is found for these evils, no reduction of taxation, no fall of rents, no clr:apuegs of grain, (though each will ameliorate the condition of the people to a certain extent), will avail to restore us to any thing like the plentiful blessings of Peace. THE SUN is pledged to toil in the cleansing of this Augean stable, and we are proud of giving this answer alone to the calumniators who accuse uspf being the tools of corruption.or the advo cates for popular oppression. The Trial of Sir JOHN MURRAY is expected to last the • whose of the present week ; and may possibly extend to Monday or Tuesday next. The evidence of the prosecution, it will be seen, was not closed on the third day (yesterday) ; and when that part of the proceedings is finished, the Court will probably adjourn for a few days, to al low time to . the Accused to prepare his defence. A Morning- Paper, alluding to a report whick kas current about ten days ago, has the follow ing•public-spirited paragraph " According to Halifax Papers, several of the Americas frigates were at sea. One of Deer's saiv the Cohstitutiots, Bur FORTUNATELY AT A GREAT DIiT,iNCE ! ! !" This is keeping up:the tone of. British feeling with a vengeance! The letteri from Paris delivered from the Post. Oflice. yesterday, are to Sunday list, and those obtained from the coast - are to the date of 'f ries. day. High expectations were entertained at Ca lais and Dieppe,• of- commercial prosperity, from the following arrangement as to what is known in France by the distinction ,of the Law of - Transit . • ' " Foreign tnerebandize will be admitted to enter the 'king-- dom without the_paynient of duty, if forwarded from the free ports, ,cunformably-witlt the law of. The "6th Flereal', the year It, or from , the pprts of Ca litis and Dieppe, Which will, under certain ristriettons, enjoy all thp immunities of such free poits.7 It is to be understood that this regulation apm Plies only to2goods in iransitu i or in the course of conveyance through the kingdom, and the egress of sach goods is to be. at Gives, Charleville, and' other situations particularly distinguished. The , , merchandise, in such cases, is not wholly exempt from ,Itity,.but it is so - small as to be called a droit tie balance, or 15 centimes for the value of 100 francs, 6101 to, lid. in 51. sterling. ' THE QUEEN'S BIRTH7PAY.-=•HT MAJESTY coma pleted her 70th year on the 19th. day of May last; Which was celebrated yesterday,'accoreling to an nual castor!). The day was celebrated in a private manner at Windsor. The QUEEN received the congratulations on the return of the day from the Royal FaMily : the Duke of YORK Went front London-at eleven o'clock for that purpose, where-- he was met by the Duchess . from Ostlands. Its the evening, her MAJESTY gave a:sumpttions- din ner at Frogmore to • the Royal Family,' - and a se. lect party of the Nubility. .His Royal. Highness the PRINCE REGENT IC" mains still at Brighton. Yeiterday forenoon several of his Majesty's Ministers left town, forßrighton. The ceirrespondence with Vienna was, we be lieve, never so active as at present, or recently; as.the bets are always most frequent towards the close of a race or a battle, On Friday JOHNsoN, the Messenger, arrived ; anti on . Saturday, MEYER ; on Sunday, Vicx ; and on Monday, Baoi.vx.—a BROWN left Vienna about seven hours before Vicx, who came by the way of Ghent. Lord LIVERPOO L is still at Bath, to Which place a . Messenger was sent oft - with BaowN's and VICK',S. RUFF,, the King's' Messenger i -was in readiness to lealle - Englarid yesterday, and will probably set off this morning, 'if not inlhe course of the pre-'. ceding night. Orders have been sent to the Lords Lieutenant to disembody forthwith the Bedford, Cumberland, Dorset, sand Oxforif Regiments of Militia. Simi lar 'orders Will immediately - be sent to- other re giments.. ' Mr. JOSEPI, the -artist, who painted the cele-' brated portrait of the late Mr. PERCEVAL, is en gaged in preparing for the Exhibition, a full.. length portrait•of Miss O'NEILL, as Melpomene.-- Miss O'NEILL is also at.present a subject for two . others of our- portrait painters, viz. DAWE and . DEVIS. All the pictures, it seems, are in a for ward state. The nen►• Juliet forthcoming at Drury-lana Theatre; has . been performing some time. on the Edinburgh Stage with great success, which inv duced the Managers of the former to keep a Keats' look out for her, Messrs. BLIAHAM and KELLY-are clubbing their wits for a new Opera, which is soon to be brauAbt forward at Drury-lane Theatre, and in which tbo former is of course to be the Hero. On Monday was - opened in LLoyn's a policy of insurance on sonic choice wines, per -Esperanz3), from Madeira to the isl a nd o f Elb a , for th e u se 01 BUONAPARTE. M it was a matter of much Cum riosity, the Underwriters %vete only indulged with lines of 201. each. MESSRS. 6EO. S'I'VEL UV AND SONS.----At meeting of the Creditors of Messrs. G. STEvßtfir and SONS held this day, we understand, that it was finally determinta to proceed on the Statat 4 of Bankrupt against that Firm.---(Fork i ldrerta" ser, Jan.. 12.) Ten; Thousand Two Hundred Poundsr—The Tic; ket, No. 2502, f? r a wi► yesterday a Prize of 20 01 ; and as first-drawn above 231. untitled to 10,00 0 ' %•.•as sold in one Quarter, three Eighths, and sl ic Sixtecuths, at Wcsa'S Office, 17, Ludgate-stree t ! where the fortunate Holders may receive thel' i money on dernand.—oct Friday is the See ( ' 4 Day of Drawing, w h e n the 14 Prize above `Di l i also be entitled to 20,0001.—Tickets 0 1)t4 Shares, warranted, ate on sale at Wzmn's ()like, 17, Ludgat4:',streef.