The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-05 00:00:00

CORRUPTION oF ruE PUBLIC PIMA

A pamphlet has been published by General
CANUEL. which he culla " further Ohrervolions."
It corstaisar a renewal of his bitter complaints of the
artifices by which the calumnies against him have
been triunes' and propagated. As for the accusation
itself, he meets it, as he his done all along, with a
proud and scornful denial. Ile denies all motto°.
miss., and lustily insists that the matter shall undergo
a public trial, as the sure means of clearing his re-
putation to the world. and covering his adversaries
with shame. Ile disclaims pardon or mercy for en
offence which he disowns. On this he speaks in
high strain Of honourable indignation. Shall I
accept Y pardon which will cover me with shame
It is not in the power of any person in the world to
deprive me of my Judges.-1 ado innocent and L
wand justice."
A great part of these " Further O6se4 dims"
consists of complaints against the system of cob.
finement au secs et. and private interrogation of sus.
petted prams. with the view of extorting from them
matter tb criminate themselves. He calls this •
coutinuisesce of the revolutionary system of torturing
prlioricrs to make them own crisnei which they
!meter Clomniitted. But he vents his warmest indig.
nation against those British Journals who have lent
their columns to his enemies, and have abused the
public credulity by falsehoods under the title or
Private Correspondence" from Paris. For our own
parts; 4:e have on various occasions cautioned the pub.
tic against this system. It itS one which • just sense
of our own honour, and of good faith towards the
public. have made us reject with ablsorrrence. FOt
the fain which some of our cohtemporsries have sited
in this respect, General CAN Vell. accounts in • way
diserOditiilde to e*ety British Newspaper. We had
hoped that inch practices were unknown tb the
purity of English Journals. Ilis further I,l6seT.
rations" curtain this terharEuble passage; Which we
give without c tttt intent t It costs France annually
a hundred thousand ecus (10,4161. sterling) for salts.
lies to different English :tournalists, who are charged
with printing this correspondence suld cosittnenting
upon it."
Corruption of the public press is perhaps too
mild amid moderate a desigoation of the baseness
imputes, to the English Press. It is the vilest ape.
ties of trencher), the most invidious treason, that
1 can be practised against the country.

His Royal Highness the PRIP46 Heaswi has'
commuted the 'roamer of death inoied Upon /Pil.
hoar Feison, who wet convicted of turgery at the
Ohl Ilailey iti June last, to that of trautiimitatiosi
fur life.
GuN 11,4rtREL..—II is an indubitable fact that
of twenty barrels made by the Name maker at Kir•
n614%1111814 rod of the same iron, one nil two of there
Plot I I throw altos in a very supoior manner to ail the
✓est, and fur *Sikh none of the London mama;
after they hive dune every thing at them, can
atvoylit.

The Cannier or Kilcullen, Carberry, and North
Naas, in the Count) Kildare, have burn declared in
a same of tranquillity, and the additional Police
withdrawn.

COSIMISSIONERII 01 BANKRUPTI.---A plan has
bees, submitted to the LORD CIIZRCELLOR to pay
the Comnsissi,ooern in future by Sued *alarms. in-
*trail of their taking tees for each sitting. as the
pea tine hitherto has hero. Should this desirable
are gement take place. tare will. 110 doubt. be
taken to make Is proper distinct. between the
Cuitintissioners who actually Nitro& and those gen-
tlemen who consider Me appotottnent as a sneerer..
In the loam of Which there are fourteen; coosisting
of live Wit. we litid the tonnes of several persons
who constantly resole m the country, aunt others
whose flees are newer seen at Guildhall ou any De-
cubion.