The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1822-12-19 00:00:00

TILE MINISTERIAL PRESS.

England is thought by Englishmen to be at least
on a level with the neighbouring nations of Europe,
in literature, taste, and elegance ; and it would be
presumed by any impartial man, that the Government
of England could command as correct and even ele-
gant expounders of its sentiments and wishes as any
Government in Europe. Is this, then, the fact? It
will be necessary to consider whether there is a
government paper in this country. Of course no di-
rect evidence can be given on such a point; but the
reputation is, that the Courier is the evening organ
of Government. h the name of decency, then, are we
to have language like the following from the organ of
the English Government in the year 1822 ?
•• Their indigsation is now turned against the Marquis WU:
Luster, bocat6e, under his sandon, a useless, and worts than

useless, a mischievous ceremony the relic of a period width
should have perislita with the feuds that produced It), has
been abolished."
Now for the meaning of this language :—" Period
perished," and " period produced by feuds." Why
this is too terrific for a human understanding. " Time
shall be no more" is a sublime expression of Scrip-
ture; but time, or any "period" of time, has perished,
is an energy of annihilation beyond mortal compre-
hension. The fool, in HOLACE, expected nothing
like this. lie hoped, indeed, that the Hood would
roll away, and leave him dry ground to march over ;
but that it should have flowed back, and made affi-
davit before the Lord Mayor of its fountain, that it
had never flowed at all, was an extravagance beyond
the efforts of his foolish fancy. Dr. Jonsson says of
SITAKSPEA RE

Existence saw him spurn her bounded reign,
And panting Time toiled after him in vain.
But the Courier makes a period of time perish. Awful
organ of dread destinies, and dost thou really possess
the power of making that which has been to hare
never been ?

Not Heaven itself upon the past has power,
But what has been, has been, and I have had my hoar.

But yet again, a "period" of time was " produced"
by "feuds." MILTON'S Saran, Sin, and Death, were
clumsy things in the genealogical line, compared
with this. Feuds produce a period. Well, truly the
Courier is a scholar : it is the organ of the English
Government in the Consulship of the Right Hon.
GEORGE CANNING•

There it another lowly creeping thing that fain
would have a name, as the souls of unburied, un-
honoured unfortunates claim the attention of passers
by to give them burial :

Continuo audits Tots', •agitus et Ingens,
Infantumque slims flentes in limine primo.

We allude to the wretched wight who left the realms
of DAY and entered on a new nnhonoured species of
existence. This miserable being is, in his rage, bent
on mischief, and causes dreadful terrors to the sober
inhabitants of our earth, who are cursed with the
sight of his inauspicious spirit.
In plain terms, Dr. Slop, fiendishly and insidiously
gives vent to his bitter hostility to the Christian re-
ligion, under the mask of zeal and fury against the
Edinburgh Review. The very name of the writer
whom he pretends to condemn we will not mention,
because we wish it not to be the object of curiosity.
But what is to be said of the grave writer who, under
pretence of warning against infidelity, saps the surest
foundations of our faith? Yet such is the conduct
of this infamous man ! Under pretence of guarding
against the incidental and harmless criticism of the
Edinburgh Review, this gross and vulgar person
quotes an able, artful, and eloquent declamation
against Christianity. Who is besotted enough
to, think that -the terms, in italics too, of in-
famous, detestable, atrocious composition, are suffi-
cient to counteraet the studied, pointed assaults of an
able infidel? Dr. SOLOMON was really a less de-
graded, less detestable, less pernicious quack than
this Tartuffe. The mercenary, unprincipled as-
sailant of religion and motals eoncludes his base
drivelling by eulogizing the " Association." They
are his handy work, created for his purposes, sup-
ported by kis agents, defended by his columns, and
conjoined in his infamy. To any person who has not
read the New Times of yesterday, our language must,
appear too strong ; to those who have read it without
disgust and abhorrence, we are ambitious to be ob-
jects of disgust and abhorrence.

We have given full details of the outrage in the
Dublin Theatre. It is a subject so fertile in remark
that w•e cannot trust ourselves iu any observations
until we enter deliberately into the elimination of all
the circumstances. In the mean tone we may say
that the LORD CHANCELLOR may be proud of the
bottle-finger, and Mr. PEEL vain of the hero of the
rattle. What part would the University of Cam-
bridge have prescribed for their Mr. BAN ES in the
Theatre of Ireland?

New York Papers to the 20th November, Charleston
to the 19th, and Philadelphia to the 21 at., have been
received, from which we extract the following :

[FRO* Floarou[ MOON, OF NOV. 14.]

An intelligent gentlest's, arrived here last night in the seboriner
Dart, from C.ardiagesa. whkb be left on the 20th of October,
states the respective positions of the Patriot forces at tie time of
his sailing. General Moven.l.4, who had just been appointed
Commander-in-Chief of all the Colombian forces employed on the
seaboard, was at Rio-rk-la-Haelse with 500 mem, and expected to
be joined by 400 men. General RUM was engaged in the siege of
IPorto Catello; and General BOLIBLITTII betweca Valor:fie and
Carreras. The last advices received at Oarthagevut, from
Moasuss, state*, that be had marched from Maracaibo into the
interior, upon a smarm expedition., leaving 200 num to garrison
that place. General &Livia was at Oturyull, about 140 miles
south-west of Quito. and two ex ex had lreen di‘patched by '
'Government requiring his imweaintterreturntoCotomhls. !Mach
dissatisfaction was anticipated ordlim pampolttib Congress, at his
late nievesteals.