The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1810-01-20 00:00:00

GINCRAt OMR" ST TUB MORT HOPOURUILE

INllviessoa-Gausaat. IN COUNCIL.
JIM% 10.

" The Right Honourable the Governor-General
in Council bas received private, but autheneic, ad.
►iees, that order* having been issued by Major-
General Goodie, the Officer commanding in chief
on the C 0..,, to Lieutenant-Colossi Jnnrs, con•
nianding at Memlipatam, directing the embark-
ation of one or more detachments of the Madras
European Regiment, on board of His Majesty's

ships, for the .purpose of Serving es neetines; the
°Seen of the station were induced to entertain
the errone supposifion, that the object of those
orders was to separate, and, finally. to disperse, that
regiment—a design which the Government of Fort
St. George has formally thsavowed—and, under the
influence of this misapprehension, declared their
resolution to resist the execu:iou of ►hem : That
Lieutenant-Colonel lames. having manift*.tetl a de-
termination to enforce them, tile Officers of the
.garrison proceeded to the barracks, sod, by per-
sonal representation. succeeded in seducing the
troops from their duty, and in obtaining from them
a promise of support : That Major Storey, the next
is command, who was then in the cantonments,
proceeded to the garrison, and having endeavoured,
without saucers, to induce Lieutenant-Colour' [ones
to depart from the obligation of his public duty,
by ebandoeing his resolution to carry into effect
the orders which he had received, adopted the ex-
treme measure of placing that Officer in arrest,
under the cli4rge of European centric.

" The Governor-General in Council has deemed
it necessary to apprist the Army of Bengal. et an
event so deeply intesesting to the feelings of every
!oral rubjert, and especially of those who bate the
honour to Naar a M.htary Commission.
"The Governor-General in Council has received,
with sentiments of the deepest affliction, the intelli-
gence of the eacesees, into which the ()lioers of the
station of Alusulipatam, have thus been gradually
led. by the effects of the late prevailing agitation in
the Away of the Camel. He trusts. however, that
this unhappy event will afford a serious. but salu-
tary warning of the clanger to wbich the combined
interests of the public and the army twist ever be
exposed, lay the first and slightest departure from
the established principles of ewilitary discipline. on
one hand, and, on the other, of 'just subordination
to the laws of their country, and to the legitimate
autharity,cif the State.

•, The occurrence of this afilieting event, com-
bined with the agitation which unhappily prevails
among the Officers of the Army of Fort Sr.:George.
renders it the duty of the Guvenme-General to pro-
ceed;withosit deley. to that Presidency. in the hope
of being enabled, issecessfully. to appeal to those
sentiments of loyalty and sitachnient to their siing
and their Country. which his Lordship u► Council
yet confidently ascribes to the general body of the
Officers of the Coast Army, whose zeal, fidelity;
and professional achievements. hive hitherto been
thf theme of just end sorptalified applause; and by
an accurate knowledge of all the cireunistaacts
which bore attended the I ate agitition, to devise inch
means, as may best tend to avert the impending
dangers of anarchy and insubordination. and 're-
establish the fonsidatious of public secnrity and na-
tional prosperity. iu this important brooch of the
Britibh Empire. " N. B. Envious-rose,

"Clow( S.rreler7 w abe Governor."

The Courier of night contains the following
leading article The attendance of the Nobility
yesterday, (Thursday.) at the Drawing•room, to
congratulate Her NIAJESTY, was extremely flume-
runs. Neither Lord Gas PYILLIt nor Lord SiladOUTY,
however, were twesent. Her Mastery appeared
in very good heath." Part of One curlews para-
graph is false, and part of it "redo not understaud.
The attendance of the Nobility was ant extremely
numerous. It was one of the thinnest Drawing-
rooms ever witnessed ; bat this i• easily acceutsted
for. without sepposing that Her HasellTell pope-
levity is upon the decline. or that the loyalty of
the 'Nobility it in the wane. In the first piece,
Parliament nut being sitting. the town is not as full
of Court visitors as it usually has been on former
birtb•days; and. secondly. the severity of the wea-
ther, we know, deterred many from going. It will
be also seen, en reference t our account of the
company, that it contained only one Duchess and
one Marchisseess. Need we say more, to refute the
foolish assertion. thet the attendance of Nobil:ty
was extremely nenseresue? But we are told. 44 nei-
ther Lord GINNVIS.LI nor Lord Stossontly, how.
ever. were present." We wish to know what the pre-
found Editor of The Courier means by this ohneres-
tioe. for we really are unable to &thine it. Dues
he mean that they were thready Noblemen absent ?
And if not, ,why are they selected• front the greet
mass of Nobility who did out attend ? The news-
papers have for some time infeesacd as. that Lord
SineaUTH is in a delicate state of health; and as
to Lord GIIENTILLE, he leads a very retired stis-
dims life.itall has esseeireen remarkable as a fre-
quent visitor at Court er parties. Besides:. we hare
never been accustomed to see the Opposition
muster strung et Court. Those who bask to the
sunshine of the Mayal favour. may be expected
to crowd these ; but the Opposition. who are not
to fortunate. have rot the same inducement. if,
however, the absence of these two Noblemen oe
blameable. what are we to think of the Duke of
hlonenoss and Lord Bump ?—..thepar. the Master
of the Hone, and the other the Keeper of the
King's co‘scienoe; and upon both of whole, it
was peculiarly incumbent to attend the drawing-
room. We come now to the concluding sentence,
which mem .• Her MAJWITY appeared in eery good
health." This is almost as pinfeued as the preced-
ing part of the paragrsph; for, moot assuredly. if
Her MAJESfIr bad not only appeared, but of she
had not actnally been in very good health. tie
would not hareencuinstered the fatigues of a Drew.

vs- To°ln, ofl inch,* cloy Id vp)a. sod dam ,
tog, iis Thursday; a dies OD which 111011 t 01 .r.
iocts in bad ,health, 1w %ewer ardent i, 6,41
s*d effection, "mufti here been eutfereit
tore
out. tier Muster, it it ;till h"
lainaaras of long standing, front a sort of coil"
bustle++. on bier feet ; but we have not heard of
having been lately attacked by auy hod ly infirmity,
On the contrary, we have hermit and .I,,sy, as‘k
etiwid, that she has newer erased to ei4.7, not ouil
apparent, but ml good health. We /*see bw
shewn that part of the paragraph in 7'ket'inirier.
false. and, we repeat, that part of it we do nett,
derstand ; but if the abject of any part of it brti
throw a refection upon Lord Stanisourn, and L 3,4
Gann/aux. we fatter ourselves that webs,* ter,.
',lately exposed the faUecy d the attempts

Ministers have already confessed their wesinal
and their 1. ss. In the beginaing of the Sevua,
they foresee the end or their power. Their j'Ap
nals, anticipating on adverse Majority. hart ra
course to Backslid arts and stratagems. it would%
c►eel, they say, in the Oppositisa, to turn ant tit
Minister, said force thetnselaeepuu their Sovertiga.
a with an unnatural disregard," we quote n 1
words, rp for his age and inilinaitios.;" sod rf Opo.
cation should do so, they threaten. after the masa
of the petulant Es-Secretary foe Foreign AlfsiNa,
dissolution of Parliament. We wish these its
gentry would learn to speak of tbeir Sorererga.
in terms of swore respect, and delicacy, Lie
MAJISTY is advanced is yams. it is trek
and he cuttingly eanaot ate his way as cited,
as Mr. Peactivas. but be labours under no is
Granties of noised or body. It is a most scandal.
ous and indecent procedure, thus to misrepreseet
the Kano** health, is oeder to tacit. a false pity it
favour of Ministers; end the whole device, tiara
together, is Nothing bet a lesson front the practice
of the sturdy beggar, who implores lour charity,
and the next =smelts threatens to 1916ek you dawn,
But be it. so; if Ministers are left in a minority,
they will dissolve Parliaineot. What will they ges
by that ?—The Addresses of the City of Load's.
' she Address of Berkshire, mid the late cloctias is
I the University of Osford„ will answer the Tunica.
The age of cant and eleintian is past.—Theve
of the exiguity are open.—.. And the megrims ind
wicked c►y of a No Popery" can avail them n
swore.

Yetiterday anoriiia4, ;137utTeiTtielock, flip Mk.
I me iift die Quaste's Pikes, escorted by a party
alight-bone. for Windier. Her Illaritvr aid dr
Princesses followed about twelve o'clock.

NN MAJILST t• is expected is tows on Moods.
hntd a Court, previous to Ore meeting of Vail.
omit ; aho to hold another Court so Ther4sy.
On Thursday. the Dykes of CLoasscu. Cyan&
Lama. /arr. 545,1111 L. sod Crosoononr, oiro tt.e
Prise-ass of Waxes. dimmed with their Iliairthai wed
the Pat racitesca. lo die evenrws. se the pow etch
their M EsTI SS NO. were the Privates* Strand
GLoucasraa. Earl CllATValla Lord bowsaw ;Lis.
&c. Ste.

To the inquiries made to Het Mutiny, bed,
compeny at the Drewino-room, ws Thursday, afar
her health, she auswered.she was very well in hell*
but was very lame, being troubled with bad feet
Among the numerous premise tholes at Costa.
mensirined to our PAp. f of ye tarday, we emated
Mujel-Geasoil Buaa. open lie as image, by Le 4
num.*: ; and Mrs. BUIL., upon her marriage, 4!
Lady RoLts.
All the Bishop. were admitted to the apartments
of the Duke of crilaClitANO, ass Thunday, to be
present at the delivery of the oration by the Arch.
bishop of C•sesestte, and to pay their vire*.
pervious to Her SLIMY holding the Dllleis :Areoale
Oo Wednesday, after the PIRSIAS A 311111WAMS
heel 'herr psesented to Her MAMMY, he end!• re-
turned to the Stable-lard gate, iu Her Musses
carriage; be then got iota his own carriage, &ad
drove to Carlton-House and left his card fir tie
Prince of Watts; accOrding le the mirage spm
these occasions.

It is said that Government have resolved is sea
out • new Minister to the United Stilts; sod the
this ineissere has been adopted through the acuve
influence of the Marquis Witt.:.est.s.e.
in the present state of the relatious Isetwere this
country and America, it is not unworthy of reinara.
that the Minister of the (tailed States, sad is
Lady. were at Court oa Thursday.
Private letters from Sweden, le) the last Gotero-
loargle Mail state, that the treaty *1 peace lortweri.
Frame
.31)11 Sweden had sot imam signed. sod 44
thr Swedish Ambossadav had not even bees ahlets
pro are an audience Bon •VAIIII6
Mr. Oa' 1.61 r will leave this cometry for the
Caned State+. is a few days.
The Ge,irge and Asti, .litars. front Liverrn
Cork, is on ahem iu Lloyserd Bay, and fah
waters.

J. DEAN, Collector of the Assessed TIV.of
Librarian of Gray's-Inn. fur ethnic tipper:a-a:tit,. A
reward was offered. he having slatwonded with I ;.' -
helnoging to the Society. has been •iner try,.
the I i of Mr. F•tmitsys. Shentrs 016
Eilward-street. Bla. kitiars'-rewid. and has been
to a Imilse of a A Hillier dear:motion in Sltir—
lane. Temple-bar. Vile/arils of 9001. of tiie
petit• has been recore.-ed.
Thursday Nla.taute I.IIICtICSTER attended to
eighteenth mrrbng "r the Conklin:wooers of Bawl-
roaptcy in her rase at Guildlia:l: and fr"'" the ""
rangernent made nn this occasion. it brelll, n"
highly proliable the cninnosaion egaieit her Ili hr
superseded. The offer wade NI I hnradnt In her cre-
ditors was to pa) a coni!ot.itioa of Rho. in i•iie paws!
upon their respi•et.ea demo, re... 1,110.0.0. 01.1 t
Comnie•trint ....ul.l i.e r.i•srtowil./1. A'; 'tte r'
dutor. gg.,ed readily to
pro.irled that the p.:t meta .4 the c
pswiiion Lie hr

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rd *••.gores for toe thasi al.e.iitineut of • Ju, w'`"
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sia—At the Present suotanditue period, When
airclinsth• is threatened by an enemy, not wore
f,, ,'evoked on artount of his immense phylical
thin for 1i eetnordinaiy inOrdi clipa-
bihtie:,--wii,•ti the helm of state is committed to
pa mod• of weir, usnny of whom, by their seces.
said from otter, on the demise of Mr. Pitt, tacitly
coufessed that they were nweriniii to the task of
Government ; and whose mode of elesioing power,
suh,„,,imently, by raising the ham-amid-cry of " Nu
IPtoprry and thus enlisting, under their pious
ull the ignorance and superstition of ti.e
cofentry, was a complete coutirination of the jus-
eof that confession : For who. Sir, but men,
.1ic,,,,,r imbecile. or vicious in the extreme, would
1..„. tried an experiment, so pregnant with milt-
-I—oi experiment ao decidedli productive of
and discord, at a period, when every
twerp. should have been united in repelling the
common enemy—and when it must have bees evi-
dent, that general unanimity alone Could insure na-
tional safety t At * juncture co critical, it becomes
lOW imperative duty of every man. whir rightly es-
, hostel the advantages which this country still en-
join, to endemoer, by all the 'neon' tit his power,
'to promulgate those constitutional principles,
ohmic. emanate the liberties. of which English-
teem amidst the despotism that overwhelms neigh-
twaring countries, have so much reason to be proud.
hot which the 'woeful itillienee of Ministerial cor-
' ruption, is secretly asst assiduously undermining.
That those principle+ should be rightly under-
stood, is a matter of the utmost importance In my.
Naiad, Sir, the safety of the country, in a great
stessere, depends upon it—because, the better they
are known, the more widely they are disseminated,
"pith the snot* vigour will the people combat in
their defence—whether against the openly-declared
attacks of a foreign essay, or the more insidious,
sod, consequently, more dangerous inroads of a
Miuistry, whose power has been uniformly exerted
in opposiug the genuine and legitimate opinion of
the nation, mid in screening those greet offenders.
aloe the public voice was unanimous in can-
anteing :—Through the medians of the press,
shoe, ran this denrsble end be attained:aitroin its
?wiry the greatest blestings, from its corruption
toe greatest t ell. mud flow. That pethidine. occult-
gi,enes should, therefore, be regarded with a jett-
ies; eye :—Not merely should we oppow any eii-
enactment attempted by those in power—.hut we
eleatkl iliseminteirance and seeet the conduct of
sordid nolividnal, what intimately coi,nected with
that part of tie poblie pctso. which more •Onitse-
diately gives the tone toj the political, *led, I may
,in a considerable degree, to the moral feeling of
country—Lay their violence, ignorance. belfieit-
food tergiversation. have. in assns imitate"
this mighty eegiue, iu the sea of reflect-
, hr their licentiouenem, given a fa-
whisk opportunity to those so ioclinad, to attack
'great bulwark of freedom.---Vers will, Sir, no
perceive. 1 spook of-the newspaper &Ogre-

In descanting on this subject, I the more readily
you, Sir, as your Paper is essodueted en those
aides of andeviating liberality and indepeed-
in which your contemporaries are generally so
t. When I contemplate the great import-
pee of the subject, I am truly astonished; that,
amidst ill the discussions to which the liberty and
trreatiocuness of the Press have given rise, eal little
should have been takes of the manner, at
ewe ridiculous and eriesiosel, in which that depart-
loot has been generally conducted—e-ridiculoos, for
lamella= dispixyed ; and criminal, because
kely to mislead the eareflectiog pert of the
insanity. When I consider through how Many
led hands several of the diurnal prints
and the benefit or mischief which must
in proportiou as the principles of such
moral and political, ire pod or bad, I
it a matter of serious import, that the politic
nould be warned to withhold their countenance
from Newspapers, manifestly established for party
"'rl.—nod that such encouragement should be
fives to prints, devoted to the Cause of truth and
l'idelmelenee, as to induce the Proprietors, if not
?twelves Editors, to select men of acknowledged
isteKrity and abilities for that arduous situation.—
late yeah, the number of newspapers hes in-
.: ainseingly—but, I am sorry to say, the
iuhlic patronage, so liberally extended to them,
not had the effect, sow devoutly to be wished,"
isiirrlueing gentlemen of learnimg„ geniis., and
-.tootle, to the performsnze of the duties of a
isnion of such responsibility. This, I think, hes
"`sit front that parronsee having been bestowed
trivet dUrriminatiost. When the proprietor of a
"Wilier, actuated solely by self-interest, finds
the grossest ribaldry, the most shameful de-
lucre fions truth; nay, the abandonment and
of the mint sacred principles, do not prevent
public from still col/porting him, hr, of course.
INes not think it necessary to incur an extraor-
! rsry expense in procuring individualri, of op-
menu, to litiperiiitcnd his publicstiom.—
(. v .." saes lie, to the public, the regular
ro,:ri.7 matter, my paper is established, and the
"ify a of uo importance. To make a fortune is
—.I fee: no soli:itude to amine or
Tits, I am confident, is the *Orion of
of tti le who preside over both the Iklsoisterial

rand Opposition Journals. As aOW of the little
ability and integrity generally tuenifestert in these
publications, we have but to examine, esti-entity,
the numerous prints which are daily published, iii
this metropolis. Not to mention the geiteetil loss-
lies, and inelegance which pervade their style, than
puerile attempts at wit, and the wildness o( many
of their speculatiobs, host often do we find then' •
consist of the titost shameful libels (so pritate hid,-
,viduals, obsceuity the most disgusting, and fable-
hoods the most palpable? If these who conduct
them are the advocates of any party, .they think
their zeal cannot be sufficiently ,hewn, -utiles., its
the abuse of their opponents, they discard every
semblauce of decency ; while all the attributes of
excellence are lavished on their friends, with the
most shameful .asleilatioa :—Yet, perhaps, these lat.
ter are men to whom the sentence as/maims, iu ad-
dressiug Sir William Draper, on his deltuce of the
Nlarqnis of Grauby, may he applied with perfect
propriety, that " such characters can only pass
without censure, when they pass without i.bserva-
tims." This abuse of one parte, and this !lottery of
another, proceed entirey from a sordid principle of
e*hrterest ;---for, let the parties change sides, and
those very men who are, this day, edified, shall he
idolised, to-morrow ; and sire versa. Nor has it
been an eincoiniumithing to se: a print, on one
day preaching the doctrine of passive obedience and
non-resirtaucea, and. on the next, promulgating
principles of the most revolutionary tendency. If
We examine the geaeraloyetens pursued in discus-
sing the situation of foreign affair., we shall find
the same dereliction of truth.--Doring the absence
of positive intelligence from the Continent, the
public mind is amused, and the public ow:entail?,
ing insulted. by accouuts of bottles that were never
fought. defeats never sustained, and victories never
won. These reveries are Owed under the imposing
head of " Private Currespoisikace," and dated from
the remotest parts of Europe; while. probably, the
author is enjoying I • self iii one of the taverns of
the . metropolis. But, should interesting intelli-
gence from the seat of war be absolutely received,
the m-Ae of comment* on it is equally devoid of
coeditor and of sense. Should our allies be, fortu-
nately, successful, adieu to all recollection of the
resources of the enemy—the period of his de-
feat is instantly hailed as the point front which
his fortunes are fated to decline—and a flattering
picture is drawn. destined, probably, never to be
realized ! If. an the other hand, victory declare
against us, the melancholy intelligence is softened
down in such a manner, that iniods, not in the
habit of orgsting from cause to effect, not accus-
tomed to draw inferences from admitted circum-
stances, are almost inclined to believe, that not '
even a cheek has been received. Thu■ it was in
1806, in the wa- *betimes Furore aml Prtissia—in
that lately concluded with Austria—and, finally. in
that now winging with the Spanish Patriots. Every
nerve is strained to ridicule the resources of the
oneniy--every feasible mode is pursued to magnify
victory, and to entices! defeat; for these purposes,
all the power* of &behead, and all the arts of Ca.
sojstry. are pot in requisition. Suddenly, Mw-
ever, the nowelcouse truth bursts upon the coon-
try ; and. exactly in the saute proportion as the
Public mind, in the first instance, has been elevat-
ed, so. is the second. is it depressed.—Should
the affairs of Ireland. an integrel part of the em-
pire, become the subject of animadversion, in-
termit of eseleavouring to promote good-will and
conciliation amongst all ranks and descriptions of
people, we find a system pursuod, calculated only
to debase the inhabitants or that.part of the empire,
and, by exciting dissensions amongst them, holding
out to the euensy a prospect of success in his threat-
ened attempts on :that mug h-tieglectecl country.
When such flagrant abuses have crept into the
management of the public press, it is no wonder
that many, without tracing the evil to its sower,
should imagine that it contained inherently. some
Woeful qualitie►, and, cousequeutly; become indif-
ferent as to the destruction or preservation of that
organ. which, for the most detestable pu►posis,
has been made use of to slender the Gest, or deify
the loots: men in soci.ly ! to invade the privacy of
domestic tetiredient ! and, Malty, to ruin the coun-
try, by rois;epresenting its situation ! The pub-
lic, Sir, have the remedy in their own hands—and I
think every opportunity ought to be seized. to ex-
poet the fallacies of those whose sole aim is to sup-
port a party—no matter how much the interests
of truth and justice suffer liy their conduct. Sure
I am, that, if et reaumis and uniform exertions were
made by the real friend* to the iodepensience of the
country. the public its general would soon he con-
winced of the numerous evils arisiog from the sup-
port of such publications, they consequently would
withdraw their countenance, anti impart it to those
which are more worthy of it. Having spoken thus
mitch with respect to the evil. and the only mode
of correcting it, it may be worth while to in-
quire what abilities are necessary to the formation
of a good Newspaper Editor;—one capable of sn-
periuteolling the various ramifications into which
that heterogeneous mass, a diurnal print. fleets-
eerily extends ; one who, with equal facility and
elegance. can proceed—

" Fres grave tugs.", frra lively to Mr"
who, in these I. abstract and brief chronicles of the
times," can depict, with truth, ay to a warn?, the
various circumstances which occur around Itim

who, never looking tight of the " delegentie pout?.
moselidn," in hi. reienrkt oo meu and m~nrea,
ou 0n0r419 and poliiscs, can enliven with the brit•
liancy of wit, while he convinces by the btreagth of
argument.

The subject is the more interesting, for, froin
the manner in which newspapers are, at preseet,
generally edited, malty are led to believe, that a
very small share of utiderstaudiug, so 1 still less of
education, are necessary for the busis,ess of an
editor. But, alas! they who conchide filo:, are
miserably mistakes!—lli. Johnson. in his Bassein,
has pourtrayed, with admirside fidelity., the se-
rious qualifications necessary to. constitute a poet.
Ansidat the multiplicity of productions which the
Union Question ce:leil forth in 'rebind, one, its-
titled ne Philosopher, excited no little attention...•
its delineation of the itqui.ites demanded to form
the clieracter from which it derised its title, ex-
hiisited a vigour and elegance of languege, scarcely
inferior to Johnson. Although the world may deny
to the character which 1 shall endeavour to depict.
that dignity which the Poet and Philosopher have,
iminemorielly, enjoyed ; yet, Sir, the Editor of a
Newspaper, to ise indeed worthy the title, should
Iserticipate in the qualities which are ascri4eil to
both ; rod, in a national point of view, is of tench
more importance than either. Natural strength of
intellect, improved by study, should characterise
MI Editor. Ilia mind should be the c,ounterpart of
that which his biographers ascribe to Johnson---6i.
;Wile, at once, of elucidating the most abstruseonial
of sporting with the mast trifling *abject. Thus,
*He one body of his readers are instructed by his
bun-mous remarks on public events of the utmost
importance, another body will be entertained by
the sallies of his imagination. An aularged know-
ledge of history, ancient and modern, more par-
ticularly of that of his e.,e ire land. with the laws
and constitution of which lie should be extremely
conversant, and a perfect acqnaintance with gets.
graphy and topography, are absolutely necessary.
The one will teach him to expect certain effects
from certain causes, as regularly as the conclusion
follows the pre-susses; for events, parallel to those
narrated in history, are every day acting 011 the
theatre .f the world : The other will he of infinite
service iu hi► winery sneenlations, 1111,i will fre-
quently suable him to detect the errors of csi eters
translators, and ignorant necessity of
cultiesniug a knowledge of the principal Coutineo-
tal languages, especially French, must be evi-
dent man, well versed in these languages,
is not dependent on the cipeice of others—
and if .he have-not time or inclination to desate
himself, generally, to translating, he, at all events,
is competent to inset those who err wait adequate
to the task.—Nut is an acq,paiiitauce with. alia
leurned Nooses -unnecessary ; for, not unfre-
quently, solijecta, connected with classical litera-
ture, may be _introduced ; and, when elegantly
treated, give an air of erudition to a paper, highly
pleasing to- the more relined class of readers. In
short, Sir, an Editor should piraesa a fund of in-
formation equal to the great variety of aul.jects
which daily occupy his columns; whether he write
himself; or give judgment on the writings of others,
he should possess knowledge sufficient to perform
the first with elegance, the second with justice.
Such, in my opinion, are the requiaites, esentially
necessary for an Editor. 1G on looking around me,
I discover few person., connected with the public
press, who pawns them, I think it has not arisen
from the scarcity of genius in the country, but
from the little encouragement give.) to real ability
is that dcpertr.tent. An is tilted gen:ris will tartly
devote itself to party.--its siews are directed to the
good of all mankind, and, unfortunately, the prin-
cipal support sod encoaracenient of the present
day, are lavished on those who espoose zealously (or,
in other words, whether right or wrong,) some par-
ticular individuals or opinions. A. Z.
Johisson's-enurt, Jan. 19.

The Welch Brigade left Boa 1-fhll on. the 15th
inst. and marched to their respective quarters, in
the following order, a':. the Royal Flint Regiment,
to flamingo ; tlae Merioseth, to Battle; and the
Royal Pembroke, to Plrydeu Ransacks, Rye.
A bricklayer's labourer fell, yesterday, from a
ladder, which was erected at the front of a house in
Morket-street, St. James's, and *am killed on the
spot.
An Intomit wsa held, nn Thursday evening, on
the body of Mr. Learns Ltet, who threw himself.
from the Gallery of the Nlouum^nt.—The Jury re-
turned a verdict of L. SOWN err., road of
people were in Mooomeut•yard, duriii4 the •• hole i.f
yesterday, makiug observations on the 'who-tun:de
e‘ent.

Werioe.riay evening a young wornon going idea::
Middlo-row, Holborn. hod her pockets tot from
her ride, rontmlniti. 15'. in order.

0., thp..illeit or Sc Pr'nniglat, slide Capt.
WRIGLIT, of the ship Farmer, was observing the
state of the weather, at the extremity of the quit'
e.t BorgheitdoSeotland, previous to his sailing, he
nnfurinninely lost his h.dance, and was precipitated
to the bottom, and killed on the 'mot.
. Oil S.iturdar afternoon. three bar boys, the Ono
of Mr. GLYNN. ironfounder, in Newcastle, mere
nearly killed by the explosion of giiiipowder.—
They heal gone into the cabin of a 'mese! Iring at
the North shore, belonging to their father, and, on
linke.n.erinA • thok of gunpowder. began to amuse
them-elver e rowing • little into the 6re, wive:, a
spark communicating to the powder is the es-k,
the ishole exploded, end scorched all the boys in
the nett dreadful manner. The eldest No, who
held the flask. suffered innet, and consulerable fears
are yet entertained of his recovery hot the other*
are now out of danger.

Nogo.• "
'r. inirint if me ntflrlSH PRIZ33. 1
sia—A, the p suot eesent anstot us period, When
or
tutu
try
otr is threttene4 by an enemy, not more
lire,Nied on account of his immense lA/lyrical
• thin estreordinaiy IltOrdi cap.-
tv.°°"".Mbur the helm of • 'teed
..te
• kma,l, of melt, tunny of whom, by their seers.
trami office, on the demise of Mr. Pitt, tacitly
sct s• ilint they were noerinal to the teak of
Government ; and whose mode of übtsioing power,
sio,„,„4„enily, by raising the Aise-and-cry of ‘" Nu
feprry !
Worm, all
end thus esilieting. under their pions
ull the ignorance and superstioon of toe
country, ens a complete coufirinalion of the jus-
of that confession : For who, Sir, but tnen.
_
imbecile. or vicious is the extreme, would
L., tried an experiment, so pregnant with mi.-
I ~;. experiment se decidedly productive of
..11111)11 and discord, at a period, when every
• clergy should have been uuited in repelling the
• watosun when it must have bees evi-
ct dent, that general unanimity alone Could insure na-
-1 finial safety ? At s juucture vo critical, it becomes
6 the imperative duty of every men, who rightly es-
t hostel the advantages which this country still en-
j,,y,, to endea‘nor, by all the tuning in his power,
t to promulgate those constitutional principles,
',brace emanate the liberties, of which English- •
I anon, amidst the despotism that ovirwhelms neigh-
s boating countrieo, have su match reason to be proud,
s hot which the bimetal illthlelll3ll of Ministerial cor-
NOM. it secretly and assiduously undermining.
lr That those principle+ should be rightly under-
• stood, Ws matter of the utmost importance In my.
6 wind, Sir, the safety of the country, in a great
t atessere, depends upon it—because, the better they
a are known, the more widely they are disseminated,
a with the more vigour will the people combat in
e dieir defence—whether against the openly-declared
• attacks of a foreign ~any, or the more insidious,
'. sad, consequently, more dangerous inroads of a
Ministry, whose power hes been uniformly exerted
st in eppociug the genuine end legitimate opinion of
', the nation, mid in screening those great offenders,
a whom the public voice was unanimous in con.
I. dossing :—Through the medians et the press,
I Ow, rail this destrsble end be attained rem its
I parity the pretest bleseitigs, from its corruption
▪ tne gnat's? in!. must flow. That pethidine. of oar
wows should, therefore, be regarded with a jot-
n• lent rye :—Not merely should we oppow any ci-
f assehment attempted by dome in power—.hut we
▪ obookl iliscoeutessusee and scout the conduct of
sordid individuals, whet istiontely connected with
▪ tint part of tie riblie prem, which more •Unitie-
diately gives the tone toj the political, and, I may
• dd, in a considereble degree, to the morn) feeling of
• e country—by their vinleoce, ignorance, srlfieb-
cad
tergiversation, have, in ninny instances,
based this mighty mho,. in the eyes of reflect. '
• ..t sien--.1.d, by their licentiouenew, given a Ri-
dable opportunity to those so iocliued, to attack
greet ballistic of freedom.---Tou will, Sir. no
et
b. -.LISA, perceive, I spunk of-the newspaper ctelisrt
t. In descanting on this subject, I the more readily
rl •
dress you, Si r, as your Paper is eundueted on those
poneiples of undeviating liberality and indepeod-
ee, in which your coatemporeries are generally so
rte debeient. When I contemplate the great import.
be sees of the subject, I sea truly astonished; that,
snick ill the discussions to which the liberty and
330 Inentioesnest of the Press have given rise, las little
s sob.. should have been tab= of the manner, at
e- *nee ridiculous sod crimitsel, in which that deport-
s met has been generally conducted.-;-ridiculous, for
• the ignores= displayed ; end criminal, because
na I.kely to mielead the sureflectiog pert of the
moony. When I consider through how &any
od hands several of the diurnal prints
sod the benefit or mischief which onto
re
• es in properties es the principles of such
it riots, morel and political, ire good or bad. I
ao 'eel. it a matter of serious import, that the piddle
'wield be warned to withhold their countenance
rom Newspapers, manifestly established for party
• "''POse•--itori that such encouragement should be
e to prints, devoted to the cause of truth end
:9 'l9l9l9entlenee, as to induce the Proprietors, if not
heceselves Editors, to select men of acknowledged
lit ate rut and abilities for that arduous sitnel'toa—
u. f late years, the number of newspapers bets in-
, seised aniszingly—but, lam sorry to say, the
..üblic patronage, so liberally extruded to them,
•t., had the effect, sow devoutly to be wished,"
.1 itnicelueing gentlemen of leernisig„ genius, end
.titittle, to the performsnze of the duties of a
instimi of such responsibility. This, I thick, hes
risen from der patronage having been bestowed
ttost discriminatioe. When the proprietor of a
esspaper, actuated solely Ly self-interest, finds
• at the grossest ribaldry, the most shameful de-
:tare Lona truth, nay, the ehendonment sod
else of the most sacred principles, do not prevent
politic from still supporting him, lie, of course.
e 7 se, not think it necessary to incur an estraor-
.- •nry expense in procuring individuak. of up-
. -4•11 mesh, to superintend his publicstinio.—
'• ir •
• 4P. tier "to the public. the regular
'9401 of ,nutter, my paper is established, and the
"lay :s of uo importance. To make a fortune is
nivrt —I fee: no aoli,:itude to amuse or in-
'''l am confident, is the opision of
y of th .4e who preside over both the Ministerial