The National Register.
London, England, 1823-01-12 00:00:00

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ibit that person advocating in his own private con-
cerns, give hint at least a claim, fir the first time,
to the character of co. nsistenty—that the man who
declared, in his letter to Mr. Tipper, that he thought
himself perfectly justified in with-holding the pay.
went of his just debts, till he found himself paneled
of more than would supply himself, his family, and I
all who were connected with him, with the luxuries;
of life. should advise the robbery of the a iduw ant.
orphan of the pittance on which they exist, does net,
surprise us, but that • Meeting even of the lnhaq'
bitants at large of the County of Norfolk could
assent to and applaud so infamous a proposition, does
at once astonish and confound us.
Not one of our Readers will accuse us of parasi-
tical feelings towards Mr. Wodehouse, when we de-
clare, that in our opinion, be was the only man who
met the question fairly, boldly, and as every honest
man ought to have met it—he declared he would
rather never enter the House of Commons again
than enter it under a necessity of supporting a pro-
position so monstrous, as a breach of faith with the
public creditor—Mr. Woke equivocatingly said, be
thought reduction of exposee ought to be enforced
bef,re such a measure was had recourse to—and does
Mr. Coke's memory serve him sufficiently to present
to his recollection the fable of the carpenter who asked
of the Wood to grant him a handle to his axe—
which being granted, the whole Wood was felled by
the aid of this foolish first-step. Let the Fine-.
• holders be assured that their standing by while the
Fundholders are robbed, will be the sure avant
warier to the division of their lands—the Stocks are
the handle—and if Mr. Coke consent to grant that
boen to the Radicals, " the heir of Holkham," the
“ child of his age," will never inherit the immense
estates which his father has amassed—besides, what
claim have the Agriculturists to so dishonest an in-
terference in their favour ? While the Fund-
holder was driven almost to pauperism by the ex-
cessively high price of provisions, did the farmers
or the landholders ever volunteer to assist him
No—instead of doing so, they wasted their enor-
mous incomes in dissipation and extravagance—
they acquired habits of luxury and indolence which
they now find it difficult, though necessary, to resign,
but resign them they must—the GEWILIMAN, who
was made out of the FA Ryan, must be re-transformed
.-we must again see in our markets their wives and
daughters, with their poultry and butter--dobbin
must be mounted instead of a music stool, and Wafter
all this, the Farmer can not live -why then, and
not till then,must aemeilting be done by the legisla-
ture, but that somethisg must bear equally on all
property—on landed estates and money in the funds
—in short, a very heavy tax upon ell real property
must be bad recourse to.

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German Papers to the 4th instant have just are
rived. They contain an article from the Banks of
the Danube, which mentions that a Plenipotentiary
is about to be sent to Constantinople, who, without
appearing u an Ambassador, or in the serviee of
Russia, shall endeavour to preserve peace with the
Porte. In ease this plan should be adopted, it is
said that Plenipotentiaries will appear at Constanti-
nople in the name of the Congress, for the purpose
of effecting arrangements between the contending
parties, and that the principal Powers would sup-
port to the utmost the negociationa of the Plenipo-
tentiaries. Surely it would have been more desira-
ble if the Powers had interfered at the commence.
ment of the war between the Turks and the Greeks,
and have, by their endeavours, prevent the blood
that has been spilled, and the revolting cruelties
that have characterised the sanguinary warfare. We

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doubt much if their intended negoeiations will sue-
teed, and should they not, if the snide in the Ger- '
man Papers be correct, the Emperor of Russia, ac-
cording to the right he assumed at the Congress of
Verona, will actively interfere in the internal affairs
of Turkey, and it is added, that in such cue an al.
liance has already been upon between Russia,
Great Britain, and anoatterereOlf the great European
Powers. Such, however, does not appear consistent
with the present policy of our Government.

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