The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1808-02-03 00:00:00

WHO IS MR. POICSONBY,

*'/A

"' The New Leader of the Opposition is a 1 litMr
known in this country, that flu_ •l:aversal sreption
now is, • Who is Mr. PONSONBY sad an lie seems
so desirous of blowing up the cods, ivany supp
him to be a descendant of the noted Paddy Paw
soaby, whose pater-propensity is so litunouiontily
celebrated in Captain Moaats's song :
" tie cried out, kkod demons, du you take me fur a stokes,

" That from the Diver, ire-side, I came to state your prase"

(:Horning Pat, Ist Feb.)

This ribaldry will appear to many of our read-
ers contemptible. In another part of this article
will be foe nd the reason why it is thought deserv-
ing of some notice. The writer in The Morning
Post sacs, " The New Leader of the Opposit:on is
an little known in this country, that the universal
question now is—' Who is Mr. POTISONIIT ?" We
null give him a satisfactory isomer. Mr. Pon-
lONIT has been for many years a distinguished
character in the Irish House of Commons--supe-
rior to all otlesrs as a close debater, and sevond to
none in pure, genuine, and uuaffeeted eloquence.
He has also been a member of the Imperial Par-
liament since the Union, during, which time, ex-
cept in the interval of the late Ministry, the house
has acknowledged his powers, and he has main-
tained the character which he brought from the
.lister Isle. Mr. P9NSONDY has .been for many
years the brightest ornament of the Irish ilex, ut
which he has been admired as one of the ablest
Lawyers and most popular Advocates of the age, and
latterly he filled the high and important office of
Lord Chancellor of Ireland, a situation which, in
any other time, and under any other circumstances,
would have been accompanied with a peerage.—
Here, then, we might let the curtain drop, and ap-
peal to the Querist, in The Morning Post, for the
sufficiency of our answer. A man engrossing such
various merits, is not of every day's growth. A
profound Lawyer—an able Statesman—gifted with
eloquence to charm the Senate and the Bar, at
the period of their highest improvement, certainly
is not a man likely to be little known in thin co:ni-
fty, or ally other, in which use thought fit to take
an active part. But it would not be consistent
with that candour which we profess to feel ; it
would rather partake of that malignant meanness
which we contemn and wish to chustite, were
we to content ourselves with this amwer, kow-

ever safficiutt it may appear. The poor,
pitiful spite of the scribbler in The Maya:
isg Ps,t, ge adtas.t, is directed
.agaiast

poosoaay, as the one loader of the OpFe,
sition ; and it is with relation to that sta.
tion we are asked " Who is Mr. PoNsorter
The Leader of Opposition at any time in the W.
tish (snits.. of Commons, ought to be not only
a man of au:A-rine abilities, but vtrocg in family
connection: Of this description have been all the
lienelera of Oarmaitioa, whoua the country
/boos aceastoused to see. Of this eittscriptioa ay
Mr. Fox—of this class 1013 it Gnat. We wilt
go farther—we o ill admit that if ever there wa;
period when the Leader of Opposition ouAlit net
to be an uoknowu adventurer, or obseure upstart;
that usontent is not the present one. The Open
aition embrace all the Potatoes, Gutter/airs,
A nnton.roms, and all the consistent Members sr
the PITT Party. This is, betides, one of the rrtnt
critical moments inthe history of the world, seitei
Ministers have bad recourse to desperate ineesuito.i
the result of which becomes the subject of dolt
increasing apprehensions; and the evil has Led
only inflamed by the remedy. It is not, therefor,,
at such a minute, and at th:r head of web an Op
position, the Lnder should be a man awhern it
could, in truth and justice, be said, Who st
he?—No one knows him.—Who is Mr. PalicOS.
BY ?" The Leader of such un Opposition, we alloy,
ought to be not only eminently strong in taleate,
but itch in family connections. Mr. Poesoart
need not refuse to be measured by this standard,
or to shrink from inquiry in this particitlate..
Open Dthree s Peerage, and you will find bias
immediately connected, by consanguinity or mats
rime, with all the great families of Ireland, with
the noble fatnif....s of the PozsoonTs, the
NOS% the Limbers, the Laatsaoaovous, the
Moutswouns, the BELTIDERFS, the DaoCalen,l%
and Moo ormolutisrs. But here again it may he or.:
jected, that onr argument isnot strictly in point The
Queri it may reply, these are all Irish families, and
Mr. Possowar may be very well known in Ire.
land ; but the objection is, that he is so little
known its this cowry, the uuirersal cry here is-s
Who is Mr. Pomo:sie e May we now ask, is
our turn, who are the CsyswDISIE. sod the fins.
meaorrous ?—Mr. Poisomay is the first cousin d
.the Earl of Bessamtorrou and of the, Doke et
DaVONSIIIIIS. A late Earl of BlarthOßOVall we.
his paternal grandfather, and a late Duke of De-
vomiting his maternal grandfather. Add to theta
tile FITZWILLIA.MII, POIITLAN" and Sr. AL.
Seek Ar, the loqin nnktirenin taglatalt
Is the-c. then no Briti4h blood in Mr. PoNsorS
? And is he an unknown upstart, In
onacure stranger, as the writer in The Morning. Poi
insinuates : But non- to come to the secret mar,
and source of this attack tootle by an hire-
;Mg'. aeribbicr in a Print devoted to the
i'iNuifter. In the memorable Debate of the Bth of
April, Boa, in the Donee of Commons, on the
Tenth' Iteport of' Naval Inquiry, implicating Vis-
count bizzvizze, Mr. PONSOKIIS made a Speech,
which prolueed a strong impression unfavourable
to the Noble Viscount. Mr. CANNING, in com-
mon with others, felt its force; and in a subsequent
Debate, on the tith, on the motion for the relnor.
of Viscount Mer.vll.l.o from office, he endeavrmre.?
to thew his zeal fur his Noble Patron, by an attar.
on Mr. POKIONBY, whom he affected to di-'s
Bard as an .‘ lief' Lawyer," charging. that
had not spoken on the previous Debate as
British Lawyer, actuated by British p:in •
espies, and British seatiments ; to which 511.
PONSONNY replied in the following worda-r-"

rise "," said 11Ir. PoNsomsv, in consequence sr
the general allusion which the flight HonoumUe
(;entleman has been pleased to make to me, an.l
think it is the more incumbent on me to do so,
the good opinion of the House of Commons, whi6t
has ever been dear to me, is now doubty sode n.
by the august and venerable elevation to wine.
the char.acter of this great Assembly has, b
its vote of Monday last, been justly raisc!
in the grateful estimation of its constituent
The Right Hon. Gentleman was pleased to sit ,
that were I n British Lawyer, I iievEr would h;
expressed such harsh and tyrannical opinions. I
am, Sir, however, n little more reconciled to tilt
opinions, as a Right Hon. and Learned Gent! •
man opposite to me, (the Master r? the Rolls,) rc-
cnstomed to preside iu one of tlic highest tribunt,.;
of thiscountry, with great honour to himself, at. I
equal advantage to the public, and whose seal:-
intents on legal, as well as all other subjects, a:
constantly received by this House with the glean.. t
deference, did not in that dismission think thc:,,
tawniery of his attention. In the estimation,
however, of the Right Hon. Gentlemen. I am acs.
it seems, to be deemed a British Lawyer.
will tell that Right Hon. Ge.ttleinan, that I vi 3
not ashamed of my conntry, and I hope my corl. -
try is not ashamed of me. Ii he sets so Lis/sand
exclusive a value upon British Mood, and esti
thing else that is Eritiak, I ai,t7, perhapa. re:i

• See Tar 8211111/11 OREIFI of the lith cif toog

little objec4 tiottable on that account, for perhaps I
have as-geed British bloo3 goring ih my veins as. I
can be boasted' of by that Rn,,ht Hen. Gentle-
man." Here, as we have already stated, is the true
source of the question, i, Who iv Mr. Porisosav i"
It has been too much the practice of the present ,
Ministers, particularly bf Mr. PERCFVAL and hit.
CMININO; to ditscead Crain the dignity of debate,
and indulge in personalities; and it is perfectly
hatund that their panders and parasites should ae-
pmnannlate themselves to the taste of their roas-
ters, Accordingly, we find iu the public prints
devoted to. them, more sour mud angry invective,
more cesarean& disgusting ribaldry, than has dis-
graced the newspaper part of the press for many
't..2ril. They address themselves to all the little
narrow fesliaglfeedsalllsh passions of human nature.
National prejudices and distinctions are thvir argn-
unnua sad support; and thus, fighting sith their
tsvourite weeps:ma, they would, in the instance be-
tore ts, alarm the pride and jealousy of the Opp°.
aition, by representing their Leader as an unknown
Ect scare Irish .upstart. We might pursue this sub-
. much further, but we believe 'we have said
Hicient to satisfy the curious Gentleman in The
Awning Fat. Having, haWever, .. andidly and
plainly answered his questions and told him who
71114 PONSOORY is, we hope .he will behave to Ili
'fintli squat candour, and "gratify the public by tel-
theft." who is M... C ANNING?"tbe Gentleman
. .
whom The ?loam Post has taken its cox.
FOREION I .VTELLIGENCE. 7:
FROM THE FRENCH PAPERS.

COPEN 11/10EN,
the following corresponAe=e is of the greatest
iimportance ; it commence* after the taking of Co-
penhAgen ; • will abww whet means the English
doraratnent „•, emote to, to obtain their

Islige salt Ili .11c.

1A74. 9.

trade.
lk 11. 1 --Eatrset of a report front If. Let, forwriT CLEW
‘A;Cirer from Denmark, to the Ihreidt Caere, to the
Moister of Btate, Owing Detwalart
. TAM% 51047, 1W!•
It wis ink* S. the MO, inlii4o.oo 4.llllollllllmre
;OA% Mr. Niles prepeleirWirleollloll,ll,llooo-
rpm
girt* liebill *elate of pi Oeseeere of
lash% Mollie 0040 it as *Ws it aMO top-
less at he easasisatim Alls ratails as oar, pert. to
treat, week/ lbe ielleagil MI6; . Ike time iliekliri JIM the has
lailvelog eineeeeull.dak :—. •
t. TM ewer* 11/*/..../r4
sod yet to be
•
e. Tbeeaplemeeteellpi r •,
• The 111111"111010.miellOe: , , •
4. The Poothitir It Wig *Oil 111 INMAN Beier
‘
veep+ tato Cierabeigee. •

-
5 The manna/ w.yhtMile 111111MORt mg in-

VII.
Mr. Caaidatrjedged it it to leave cast these steasees t a
the copy of the verbal 'tote rineh he acct ate.
Ns. U.—Extract at s tepid 111.81 the ease to the same.
Leakisa, October 2, 1807.
1 theatist Mr. Merry had takes hie tkpartare, when he
called ea sae yesterday, sad toll lac that taidligesee receiv-
ed by Government had eatarded hi doiseture, and made
Mr. Caaaiog snit t• we ate race mom Wore he dispatched

him. 1 waited accorthiug:i oo 11. e A7ituster, arcampasied by
Mr. Merry. The Orjurt of tie interview pas w wiumat me,
that a Messenger arrived this wiereleg hid brought the
coufaciatioa of Sis %%jest!, to co-operate with
Uis Britautie filijesty, for the common istereot, in Cell 4
that his assistar re should be waisted i in oll:„.• words Swedish
troops were ready to rep:see those of the English Govern-
moat iu 7.ealaie3, if the latter were obliged, se account of
the Cepitulstion, cur =other destlaatios, to eracuati• that
*mad

Mr. Coming coached's/ by evapowing to me to avail my-
self of the dispartd-e alga. Murry, to press my Court to ar
cede to al .utlaTcasent, the refusal of which wculd unmoidn-
idy he &aimed by the kivedash co-operation, sod to repre-
sent to my Court the orl;ent necessity of comics speeZoy to
Imam peldisahaary accommodation.

Ifts.lll.—..Letter fw Count Bentstorff, Donisla Minister of
• Pereiom Affairs, to Eason Vetteastat, First Secretory of
W Cebetet of His &renal' Insjest y

Niel, Oct. hytli, taoy.
Pimpll me, Sir, to apply Alma to you, to require of you
fearianip es 'aplomb**, which it a nil:irritant for my
Court to obtain in so authentic inauncr.
The Eugiish Governanest thought proper to make a pro-
position founded is part mike threat of n co-operation of
EwcZte in the hostile iusurrea of Great Britain against
Peortatit. The Cabinet of Loudon dares to misery, that His
OPIAM Majesty has off,..ted to etas, the English
Tap w Zealand to be replaced by part of his own troops,
in ease that the firmer should be obligt,l to evacuate that
island. The loyalty of the Surercici, whose intention al is
611114011111111pted to ealematate, and the nature of the rela•
111111 1 subsists M.tween Denmark and Swede'', Nati-
*hey Wows the bkity of that insidiwas ssaictin..
Bat we shall bet root satisfaction to be authorisod by 11 is
Swedish IdNiesty himself to answer, by a tormal demo',
au in-
lneation owre rsisti Art to loos Asa it bto in. This, Sir,
h the only motive wtikb induces me to demand of you a
Irak and positive explanation on this aobjtet.
I tat Wry to incest you will send ,t me by the bearer of
OW lours, M. is Mobtszt, Lieutenant of Cie Royal Navy.
I Biel happy Is hurls' ao opportutity toe to
POO recolketlon, sort et alma( yeti the assurar.o.: of my
ht* eirridaratioa.

• , .
JCS Pr.litisive Eltut.Wette.oterk,Mi,ictuo of Sate.
1 • • - • iiiiningbocirgh, Oct. 21, 11107.
I W. elleruoou, tits *Mow to receive, through
the trAter which your Excetleucy has
adtratted tow, &WI the 17th October. As the due.cs of
my Idle do not allow isk to di•T'aite Goo the regular mode
of utikial comma:deaths° tiet.,een the two Courts, you: Ex-
cellency will penult inn ta restrict myself cot:rely to ackatre-
ledgingehe receipt of your letter, sad to express to you the
• haPPism l feel in Levitt? an opportunity of renewing to yon
the assurance of the high consideration with which I have
the honour to be, Ice.

No. V.—Note ad irt:wed by the Minister of State, anent
Bernatorff, to Baron Taube, CAerge d "quirts of
. _
dish ,Majesty.

Kiel, Nov. 5, tee'''.

The snnexccd copy wUI inform Ramp Tabs of the object
of a emninuoicatian, which the Undersigned Minister of
Saute thoued it right to address to Baron Wetterstedt, First
Secretary of the Cabinet of His Swedish Majesty.
The lathe havh4 judged u mode of communication
inadmissible, from the *Wince of this Swedish clammy, and
tier inn-nuptial"( the direct correspondence a iflaStockholin,
which appeared to the Undresigerd the only way, and at the
sane tine the speediest and most authentic mock of coo-
tounication; it only vamaids to request Baron Tavire,arill
have the goodness to express to his Court, the wish enter-
tained in tiss oats addressed to the aforesaid Baron. It is
adinstarial important* for the Danish Government to be
enabled to refute, is an authentic manner, as *Odious
charge, clearly destir.ed to compromise a Sovereign whose
loysity Is above all suspicion—to make him share in the
whom which attaches to a conduct equally atrocious and
prradious, and to produce a misunderstanding between
Sweden and Denmark.

The roderstvont requests Bunn 'Cache to ocec,it the as-
surance of his high cooadderatein

7111:-Iiete addressed hy ltarooMsobe to Count Deni-
ed 4 to- store', Minister t.f State.
gy p,c—vesher 5, )tO7.
The Undersigned Swedish Chirp .1".1174ire,, has just re-
ceived the note with which his Excellency, Coast Berostarff,
has this day Sassed his.
Althotigt the scuts which have Baca piss, as well 14
the sariou, sees already to resolve the question iv forms
the object of your E.cclieneis Note, the Untiersie,=o
ter bring it 1 r thi kiss-
be able

sad .fiatt4.es

to rotors tke tree.

Ignite witt: o..esore of this op•
partiality to most his LseeMegey wall be plowed to acc.Tt
emenosee et Ws sieleere respect.
No. Vll.—Note edireowd by Dons Tasbe to Court
IlsoNterff, Director of the Deportment of ramp
400' Kid, Now. 24, no*
*MA 174.1111.1110,e5e tilled to bring to the knowledge

of the Meg bit Meter, des eatteets of the Nese which Ime
Eacel CgtOtt BOOMltodir addesesest So has Mee deb Piss
winks bet, end albs Copy which ',companies, thy same.
It is by order ef biaCoart that the Undamped hastens to
declare le the Deideb Moister, that all exigasattiss with
relpod to the Note above ametholed, becomes supereacem ;

/64,41.4 Mpg of *don, that he might eulogy to be
iodged 117 bkO ea.tions, Ando he shell always know bow to
*IMP
'Floe Undersigned having the honour to present this
answer to Coont Unlisted!: Director of the Department of
Foreign Affairs, begs leave, at the same time, to royeat the
assurance of his high consideration.
No. Flll.—Note addressed by Cutout Ber...sturff, Minister GI
State, to Baron Tatobe.
kid, Dec 4, VO7.

The Undersigned Director of the Department of Foreign
Affuire FRS had the honour to receive the note which baron
Teethe had the goodness to midgess to him the oath Novem-
ber, in order to declare that the Cwt of Stockholm deem it
anp►rfuoes to give the lS muuledeiplanation with regard to
the disposition which the tallish Minister has thought Lim•
self authorised to lead Hu. Swedish Majesty with regard to
Denmark.

The Danish Government thonsht to render a service to the
Court of Sweden, by offering an opportunity td rrfatit a
charge, Adel it felt inclined to consider as calumnium, and
which, as lon as it remains ursienied, cannot but compro-
mise him against whom it is prefei red.
.The mid Government is the more snip: ised at the refusal
of the orplanatioa solicited, as this refusal is but too liable
to be considered as a tacit acknowledgment of the Mien'

tious which were announced tc Lim in an official manner by
the intimate ally of rin,den.
Aud these pretended intentions Lei ig alrr•zdy hostile
against Denmark, she was the more of opinion, that she
owed A to herself to demand from the ssrerii.i. Govertunent a
denial thereof, without waiting teat actiwis should furnish
the necessary information o•rs the sohject.
The reasons which orrasioned the ali.ive demand, ousting
still io all their force, the Undervi•pled is authorised to re-
peat it beet, amid requists Baron Tanhe will have the rad-
ars, to support it at his Court.
He has the humour to repeat, on this ocemioo, the user
care Of his high consul-Immo.

No. IX.—Note a.1.14-esned by HarouTanbe to Count Berostorti.
Kiel Dec. 91, 1101.

(Copy Note.)

The Unsiendeell bar brought to the keowkdge of the King,
►is Master, the Note which Count Bernstorff bad the good-
ness to address to him, the 4th Dec. touching the is:plane-
t ion I-ell:ova by the Court of Copenhagen, with regard to •
wrtenizi denunziation of intentions cutertained by Sweden
to occupy the island of Zyaland with Swedish troops.

TIM Kim avoided once' himself utt this subject,
bat as the Data& Goverusueht &sates an earlier, the Us-
dersigurti u anicresi in dedsre, is au odScial manlier, that
had Majesty judged it accessary to ocrspc Zealand
with 1.4 troops jointly with dose of bis Ally, ►e .►oald have
done it ; autitbe King wishes that he may Dever bed ►itadf
1.1 du. cabc to regret that be artcd otherwise.

Thc 1 tAietaignot lam the houoar to resew to Count &ra-
gtime: itte aisuzaise of Ws bib considetation•—!..ltanittar,