The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-04-03 00:00:00

BRITI4ii PRESS.

LONDON,
FRIDAY, Atilt. J.

A Gottenburgh Mail arrived yesterday, with
letters and papers to the 15th of March. They state,
upon the authority of rumours from various quar-
ters. that the French army is retreating, and that
its head-quarters ►ere expefted to be shortly retnov.
ed to Berlin. These rumours are unauthenticated,
and merely evince the popular feeling upon the
Continent. The general belief of the defeat of the
French must powerfully contribute to produce that
result.

We have repeatedly stated that Viscount Mac-
kto be replaced on the Privy Council List.
This intention is now avowed by the Miniszelial
Prints.

The Duke of RICHMOND, the new Lord Lieu-
tenant of Ireland, is the same person who fought
a duel with His Royal Highness the Duke of'
You, and is a General in the army, in which
he is a favourite. Besides his military quali-
fications, which may be desirable in a Gover-
nor of that country, his Grace has other qualities
that may recommend him to the Irish people.
lie is a pleasant and convivial companion. The
present Marquis of TOWNSMEN!) used to boast that
it cost him 60,0001. when Lord Lieutenant of Ire-
land, to drink dawn the Aristocracy of that
country. The Duke of RICHMOND has as
strong a head as the Marquis; and as the re-
sident Aristocracy is thinned' a little by the
Union, he will be able to accomplish that task,
with less expense of his purse, or his constitution.
His Grace has also the advantage of a local know-
ledge of the country ; having, when General Le-
nox, served there with his regiment. On that
.)cc.asinn he was accompanied by the Duchess,
than whom, there is Ina a more amiable woman.
His Grace's charisaer, as a Politician and States-
man, is all that remelt.% to be ascertained.—
Sir Aaanue Wacaascee certainly succeeds Mr.
liLmos., as Secretary in Ireland ; and Baron SOT-
TON is to be the new Lord Chancellor, in the room
of Mr. CLOROX POMiONBY ; bat Mr. Fusexa has
not yet decided upon takirg the office of Chancellor
of the Exchequer for that pert if the United King-
dom. Indeed, it was not to be expe.led that such
a wary.expelienced plactinau, would jump at the
offer, however grateful to his feelings. He can plead
the uncertainty of Alze, and the many sliffiemlties
and expenses attending it. Besides " the world for-
getting, and by the world forgot," he meant to have
devoted the rest of his hie to agricultural pursuits.
rise improvements upon his estates, now carrying
in under his own rye, which would greatly increase
their value, must cease uron his entering into office.
All these probable losses and inc. Iveniences should
be foreseen, and provided fur in a hand.ome manner.
If this modern Ci sic inn...sus is to be br 'tight from
the plough to save the State, be crog .t not to suffer
by his patriotism ! ! !

Two of the daily Prints have already rate•'', and
gone over to the candle-ends and cheese-par:ngs.—
A man who loves the treason, may hate ti:e traitor.
They have been accordingly receive], As deserters
generally are—with jealousy and suspidon. The
Courier. of last night, the favourite slave in the
Ministerial Seraglio, charges one of these whim.
sical Prints with saying, •• Thus, in the last
war between France act' Austria, the Emperor
A essisrosa was styled •a drunken driveller.""—
This passage, quoted by The Courier, is from The
Morning Herold, one of the two rats which we have
alluded to as baying just insinuated themselves
into the Ministerial Pantry. We assert this with po-
sitiveness and precision i because we well remember
that we telt it our duty, at the time, to mark this
vire libel of that Phsrasaical Print with our warm
an I honest indignation. But the illiberality and
jealousy of Tee Courier is not the less reprehensible
on that account. We see in its condusl the same
sordid, and selfish policy, that has uniformly
anuated its leading Conduan ; a man, one day the
foul-mouthed calumniator of the late Mr. Pit T, and
the next his most I olsonic and disgusting parasite.
We see in its comlu.ll that jealousy and selfishness
that will not bear a brother near the Throne; de-
tilrmined, if it can, to secure a monopoly of all
the crumbs and crusts of the Ministerial table. If
he meant honestly and fairly to the party which he
professes to espouse, he would court assistance ; he
wont] not, when the poor Parses Treffrher, of The
Morning Ktrnhl, cried out peer.. vi, and professed the
new faith, have thus floated him with gibes and jeers
on the very nest day after that en which the Parson
had allured the heretical doCtrinei of the late Minis-
try, and publicly read his recantation It is very
nue, Par,.,. Truthber may ir,o back from th.e Duke
of Bent ORD to Joey Fusrsa; the /veer of Bray
is a charaCter that fburishes in every age ; but it