The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1820-01-05 00:00:00

f) THE EDITOR OP THE BRITISH PRESS.

A•
Aci the Editor of an Inilepeudent Joornal, whose
0 e unpoluted by falarhousl, I appeal to you 110111111
vol„1 'imitation snit raucorows abase exhibited
la re a Pest of this slay, in an article entitled
• Elapsed verses America," which, for 11w purpose of este-
-o,alatng tar loyally and /wifely of The Post, cites a "new
*WOW' of robbery." fount the clauie pen of Mr Cob.
bat, and on sects respectable mithority asserts. this the
effrace is frequent iu the United States of America (which
I,e writes. of the article brands as "flits sisak•isok leand
rope& If ilwrapenn ries aid villainy"
actice he
), leader te
loie al cs liking :,way ;" and by which pr
sere common iii America, Ile. Culebra lost " wag. I i
rin lon of fruit," suit '`the greater part of the press i, ;
,;,,,.. ..f na sire of melans." Now. Sir. that The I'o t I
...,„0,,,,, the ant iim is) or Mr. Cohnett, accuse the tost I
le..earter of the Aissorie ins wills dishonest!, is as iiiconsis.
cstasit is 11.1.1111' 1111 l %. II is 8.11 known that Mr. Colahett's I
'II lialtril Rll.l principles were :as &poignant to the
ea aurally, as they are to all hut Om contemptible ra
ce of
of
aolicale at home; and I assert, halide beets lately a vists
far in the United States, that it is ass Awierieau adage, that a
a' Olt oasis en attached to his own coantry anal Guone
%
y
I; misfit to bee in or under any ollter." On the sub m m
ject of
. taking away" fruit, it is well loosen that in A1lIffIC1111)e 1
ei:hards and (rod fields are I/sapiently not enclosed, anal the
:wide is in surli almnilance and plenty, that the owner.
!Owe their poorer neighbours to carry away what they may
require for their eimmintidi 111 l , as freely as they would allow
thesis water fruits their brooks. lu the state of Pennsylvania,
it is monistic in a plentiful season to fatten the pigs *it
•arlies which are is such abititilatire, iha I liar refuse could
pa ,
only be applied lo such purpose, tor for manure. That
the vice* imeparalole (rein large populations are to be
found in .marries, as well as elsewhere, noise but a foul
would attempt to deny 1 hut every one who bas travelisal
through the States must admit. that thefts of every elass
are far In. numerous than in Eusepe, by at latest the pro-
portion of line 10 ten. The peasantry and working classes
plurally being better circumstanced than among Us, and,
I I egret as an Englishman to say, that the instances of vice
or miaery a traveller ellllllllllers there are to be found
amongst those from one own kingdoms, who were iodated,
fium want of principle or iilo:U2111y, 111 live at home, and
who, therefore, sweet no encouragi meta on emigrating.
The American character 11110 lie the higher classes ;:ooh I
should be sorry to take the wit) of England as a specimen
of my own) will be found to po.sess full information un
litermy and political subjects, and high integrity in matte's
of business; and I blush, as an Englishman, that the article
alluded to should meet the eye of such as I have justly
rtate.l titian to tie, and that they should see one Glows:mesa
Journals disgraced by false anal fool abuse—thus violating
the law it has justly muclainsed steins% libels, and degrading
our national character while it affects to exalt it.
I am, Sir.
A LOYAL ENGLISHMAN. AND
A LOVER OF TRUTH.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE EDINBURGH
COURANT.

Stn—As the following extract of a letter from the west
root be gratifying, after the dismal accounts which we have
hid or hie from that quarter, I send it as a (hoarse to your
readers, if you think proper to insert it.
I am, your obedient servant, S.
5' The quietest place, sad the TOO devout In outward pp.
pearance, I have seen for long, is GilllfoW, as we saw it yea.
i..r.lny during divine service. The calm and depopulated
appearance its streets ex d
hibite whilst churc was assembled,
was must striking ; and even at " grim Tollh erose itself we
saw nothing indicative of its reported turbulent state, save
a soldier or two, who, without order as without arms, were
sauntering here and there. 1 could not help feeling Slut
these were strong proofs that infidelity is not su much abroad
here as is apprehended, sod that the result of our own ob-
set ration would be far more comfortable snit cheering to
our 111.1.14111 than the gathering reports from adiatauce. Never
in OW best times could Suuday have had the appearance of
Leine more respectfully
"attended.
" December 27, 1019.

Sittings appointed in Middlesex and London, he..
fore tlw Right lion. Sir ROBERT DALLAS• Knight
bud Chief Justice of his Majesty's Court of C -
mon Pleas, at Westminster, iu and after Hilary
Term, 1820 :