The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-09-24 00:00:00

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It will he seen iu our report of the Meetiii‘ at
the Egb: Witt House yesterday, that the CliAtit
MAN treated the late report of the recill of the Mar-
quis of Ilsstt NUS as totally destitute of fultiolattoo.

Attempt. are constantly made by the Mittisterial
Papers to induce a general belief that there is still
a party in this country actively employed in devis-
ing means for agitating the public mind, and that
seditious postini-bills, pamphlets. and handbills,
are daily prepared, and made public for that pur-
pose. This statement. we are firmly persuaded, is
without fouudation ; but allowing for a 'Romeo'
that there are men so wicked and so silly as to
employ themselves in devising means to disturb the
general tranquillity, we are very confident that they
are in themselves a less dangerous class of men,
and entertain a purpose less pernicious to the liberty
and happiness of this country, than those persons
who strive to alarm the public with imaginary
dangers, and undermine the safety of the Cotisti-
tutiou through the fears of the people. • We repeat
it, that the traitors most to be dreaded are those
who speak most of loyalty, and who, distorting every
occurrence, represent opposition to the extravagance
and weakness of Ministers as hostility to the form
of our Governmeut. With respect to the publics.
tion of alleged seditious pamphlets and hand-bilh,
we can only assert, that in their reputed extensive
circulation we have never chanced to light on any
of them. Often, from a curiosity which its our pe-
culiar situation we believe not to be censurable,
we have perused those- publications to which the
Treasury Journals had earnestly directed the public
attention, as "cheap trish," and we must confers,
for the greater part, that though we might have
obtained the publication for the trifling sum of two-
pence. we never met with any thing that justified
the epithet of 48 cheap." But though they con-
tained some bard knocks at the several Members of
the Cabinet, they were at the same time free from
treason or sedition. They did not indeed praise
Mr. Citrons° fur consistency of political conduct,
Mr. BRAGGE BATHURST for sense, Lord CASTLE-
REAGH for eloquence and integrity, nor Lord SID-
MOUTH for hmameity. These pleasing topics of pa-
negyric they left to the writers of " dear &ask."
who find disseminating falsehoods for the Treasury
more lucrative than telling dull truths for the
people. But the best proof of the effect which
these anathematised publications are likely to pro-
duce, is to be found in this circuunitance—that

although such publications had about a year since
become very common, they have been gradually
dropping otf ever since end though some two or
three still struggle to maintain their periodical ap-
pearance, they enjoy ao popularity.
A Morning Paper, we understand, as if awaken-
ing from a long slumber, and unapprised of what
had happened during the continuance of its repose,
has gallantly resolved to beat down these doughty
cheap publications. We could have wished it •
more worthy antagonist, and cannot avoid thinking,
that the spear it purposes to wield against thews
would be leas likely to do injury were it to sleep
in ignoble rust, than by its ill-timed fury to route
into new life what must otherwise soon sink into
oblivion. To instance the folly of such conduct,
we shall only ask, who would have known of the
existence of a foolish placard. that some days
appeared in the Cityy soon after the Palace-yard
Meeting, had it not been published by some of the
Daily Paper'. that gave it notoriety even by their
censures? The Ministerial Papers acted thus, and
were not aware how essentially they promoted the
object of those they abused, until their folly was
pointed out in this Paper. One of them of last
evening. therefore, very sagely advises its colleague
not to act so in future; end iu cautioning the other
against a repetition of the error, indirectly artio'flr.
ledges its own former weakness.

Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House. when the following ship* were
taken up and stationed. in addition to those already
engaged for the Company's service. viz.—
vaasittart, I,Ms toes, R. K. Dalrymple, Cuintaaaden—for
Bumlmy and China.

lfilham
Pitt, 020 tons, G. Graham, C,onsitiander—fur St,
Helena' Beaconlen, and China.
New Sbip (Excciiturs of P. Rolland), 1,300 lons, A. Lind-
ny, Commander; Bridgewater, i.two tow, P. Hughes;
Herefordshire, 1,2110 taws, J. Muney ; Wane. Hastings,
1,400 tons, B. &twos; and Lord C.istiertagli, 1114 loos, W.
Yuungbusband—fur CIIMS, direct.
Captain T. BOIIRADAILE wall Sworn into the
command of the ship highs, consigned to Bombay
and China.
The prohibition to import tobacco into China
was notified to the Ainerivaa Cousul at Canton, iu
the following manner :
Nora.--To the American Consul, Mr. Wilkodes—May be
be prwuntril to great howls's'.
We acquaint yuu, that the foreign opium, the dot which
is used fur smutting, is prohibited by cossinand; it is nut
werasitted that it 'ball Iroise to Coulon. The ship which
brings it will he immediately - - We beg

sequestrated.
Toy good brother, to inform the honoured President
your counte7 of the circumstance, anti to make it known
that the dirt used fur emoting is an article which is prod:f-
luted iu t►e celestial empire.
44 Nwilibys US, *Mira' &c. Kai-king, 22J peer, fills
month, 22J day, Canton.

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