The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-11-19 00:00:00

LORD EI:RIM:TON.

The following letter has been addressed by his
Lordship to the Nobility. Gentry, Clergy, Yeoman-
ry, and other freeholders of the county of Devon

" (it!lTL►MttM—The Resolutions or a private meeting,
held at Exeter on the 51h umlaut, having been generally rig.
collated throughput the county for signature, under the title
urn Loyal Derlarati )))) I ihiok it due so yon, se well a•
to myself, to state publicly the grounds on which I decline
affimug nay name to them.

" I have always countered respect for the religion. soil
attachment to the constitution of our °wintry, as among the
brat and simplest duties of eve.. good subject; and, there..
fore, that a specific declaration of these sentiments is only
rrwlered necessary either when one own principles are tail.
tit in (((( , or when circumstances unhappily give us
canoe to suspect those of any large portion of unr neigh-
bours. Now, it would be absurd to suppose that the reaper.
table gentlemen who originated this loyal Declaration could
have thou/lit it requisite for the vindication of their own cha-
racters: and although I am aware that Devonshire has not
been wholly exempt Gown the poison of blasphemous writings,
yet the universal disgust which they have excited, sail the
prosesutiwi instituted against the only person who has been
found employed in the publication of them in this county,
are surely powerful securities against the continuance of an
offence, coodetnned alike by the feelings of the people, and
by the laws of the laud; whilst the perfect tranquillity of
Ilse county, wed the general good conduct of all classes of
its isibabitants, 'Wood satisfactory proofs that they have not
bees, seduced from the duty which they owe to their King,
their country, or to their God.'
" It is, therefore, to transactions in other and distant
pails of the kingdom, that I can alone attribute the awe-
buskins expressed in the Declaration ; and it is with re-
ference to those trausactious particularly that I am com-
pelled to dissent from it.
" Disapproving, as I do from my heart, the conduct of
those mischievous demagogues, whose absurd theories and
extravagant pretensions have dune web irreparable injury
to the cause of temperate and salutary Reform, I cannot,
however, consent to brand as threatening the subversion of
all order and government,' those public meetings which,
with very few exceptions, appear to have been called ac-
cording to the form prescribed by law, awl with the lawful
view of making a statement of grievances, and of petitioning
for their redress; but, least of all, could I do su at a lime whets,
In consequence of rereut events, the expression of that opi-
Mon must, as I conceive, be construed into an indirect sp.
pruval of the matinee in which one of those meetings wu
dispersed, and into an implicit intention of supporting some
legislative measures for restricting their right of petition in
future.

" I well know to what obloquy and misrepresentation this
avowal will subject me from some of my political oppo.
news ; and I fear that I may have the greater misfortune of
differing from several of those friends, with whom it has
been my pride and my happiness to concur, usually, on sub-
jects of a public nature; but I should be unworthy of the
trust which you have reposed in me if I could be deterred by
any such considerations, (runs candidly making knows to
you my sentiments on this most important occasion ; and I
trust that the time is not yet come,when even as over-jealous
anxiety to preserve inviolate the rights and liberties of
the people of England can be generally misconstrued into
an apology fur blasphemy, or a defence of sedition.

1 have the houuur to he, with great truth, Gentlemen,
" Yuur obliged and faithful Servant,
"Curtly Hill, Nov. 13. " EBRINGTON."

Advice, from Gibraltar, of the 27th last. state
that the ga►rison was at that date perfectly free
from all infectious disease.

By letters from Java, of the 22d of July, we are
happy to find that the market for B►itish manufac-
tured goods had improved considerably, and that
the prices of sugar and coffee were also advancing.
In London, the sales of colonial produce continue
to be very considerable. Coffee maintains the
average which it r.,ached on Monday last, but sugar
is somewhat lower.

A Hamburgh Paper mentions that a large bark,
partly filled with arsenic, had sunk iu one of the
largest canals of that city, and that great appreheo.
lions were entertained lest the accident might be
attended with dangerous consequences.
Letters were yesterday received from Malta, stat-
ing, that the trial of Captain DELSNo, end the
crew of the pirate William. for plundering, and
attempting to scuttle the British ship Helen. Capt.
CORNISH, of Liverpool, which was to have taken
place on the 25th ult., had been postponed in con-
sequence of the absence of the Governor, Sir T.
Matzt.aah. who had gone to Santa Mauro in the
Glasgow frigate; but it would come on immediate-
ly after his Lordship's return.
A communication has been made from the Coun-
cil Offire, Whitehall. ►igned CHWTWYND, to the
Mayor of Liverpool, approving of the precautions
adopted by the Collector of Customs at thut port,
to prevent any intercourse with vessels arriving there
from New York, and directing that these precau-
tions should be strictly enforced till further iiistruc.
lions are giver, upon the subject by the PrivyCounci I.
General DEI'2IIEIII is actively employed in en-
deavouring to raise a loan of 30,000/. for the Govern-
means of New Granada and Venezuela.

FROM A CORRESPONDIINT.—The reports now in
circulation of pikes being found in different places,
reminds me of a laughable hoax of smile cre-
dulous alarmists at Portsinnoth, in 1793 : these
salient■ belonged td Mr. Reavas's society. A
witty Clergyman (knowing the Secretary's officious-
ness to make himself of consequence) hinted that
there were pikes and half-pikes in a house at Port.-
month ; the Secretary eagerly inquired. where ?
The Clergyman seemed unwilling to be an in-
former ; this increased the other's curiosity, who
insisted upon ■ disclosure. The wit led them
through different streets, will at length pointed to
a door of a house, occupied by a Mr. PIKE, his
wire, and six children ; the Secretary knocked. and
out came Mrs. Ptee, when the joke was discovered,
and all the party laughed heartily, except the die.
appointed Secretary•.
RICHARDbOII. GOODLUCK, end Co. respect-
acquaint the Public, that the 'text day of
Drawing will be the eth of December, whirs Teo more
10,0001. Money and Consul Priers sill be draw% and the
chaser of Fear morsels that day. R ICH AR DSON, GOOD-
LUCK, and Co. sold last Lottery No. 710, a Prise of 36,00t1f.
Consols. and Nu. 700. a Prise of 5001. in wbole tickets;
sad Id the present Lottery No. 4,390, a Prise of 40111. Cu,.
$ whole ticket, sad Na. 9,396, a Prise of 4001.
Comae* is arm Tickers awl Ebarrs are su sale at their
Saak.beildiogs, Cornhill, mud Chariot trots.

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