The Sun.
London, England, 1823-12-26 00:00:00

SIR ROBERT WALPOLE.

When Waeroee quarrelled with Lord gine*
BERLAND, he went over to the Opposition,aoa
on the debate upon the capital clause in the Ma'
tiny Bill, he made use of this strong expression,*;.
44 Whoever gives the power of blood, gives
blood." The question being carried in favour of
the Ministry by a small majority, Sir Robert"
said after the division, 44 Faith, I was afraid that,
we had got the question ;" his good sense (ob-
serves Mr. Seward, from whom this anecdote
is
quoted) perfectly enabling him to see that armies
could not be kept in order without strict disci.-
and the power of life and death:
Walpole had always very exact intelligence °'
all that was passing at the Court of the Pre
tender. When Alderman Barber visited the
Minister after his return from Rome, he asked
him how his old friend, the Pretender, did.-
The Alderman was much surprised; Sir Robert
then related some minute particulars of a cover*
sation which had taken place between them:
i
46 Well then, Jack," said Sir Robert, 44 sra
sin no more, lest a worse thing befal thee." Sir
R. a squabble between Mr. Pulteney and
R. Walpole, in the House of Commons, the far:
mer playfully told his antagonist that his Lel
was not so good as his politics. Pulteney insisted
ger of a
that Walpole had misquoted a line from Rorer/
which he was not disposed to admit- A Wa;
the question by each party, and Ilardinpine
clerk of the house, was applied to as arbiter,,
who rose with ludicrous solemnity) am; ga:
war toro.on
it against his patron. The guinea
across the house, which Pulteney took uP' sadyfiengr
At hiasip o death
e;
at
it was the first public money he had touch
-
was accustomedguinea 'v
taus
guinea was immediately staked (1.
a long time. He had formerly been in office"
car:
fully preserved in a piece of paper, With 4,-1
morandum upon it, recording the circurnitsn'
Wing of corruption." We Ministe-s. are generatt!
called, and are sometimes, r but we s'"
tempters,
oftner tempted."
As a proof of Viralpole's profuse liberality 0
those who advocated his cause, we may instance
the following anecdote :—About 1735, some se'
veil) pamphlets were published against his adwil
nistration. Among others was a poem untitle(i
" Are these Things so ?" A young gentleman
nineteen years of age took it into his head to
write an answer to this piece, to which lie gese
the title of " Yes they are." Sir Robert was it)
pleased with it, although but an insignificant Per
adyi s.co,vvehreeid%
romance, that he sent for Roberto the publisher,
and expressed his great satisfaction at the cura;
pliment paid him, by giving a bank note of
hundred pounds, which he desired him to pre
sent to the author.
t
Walpole was easily alarmed by any , ack
toe
upon his character or administration fro ml d.
nt
press, in a poem or pamphlet. Ws e.xPrtetehe
on such occasions was to get a friend to,invi.
his friend s
author to dine at a tavern, or at
as
house, and he himself made one of the party,,
if by the merest accident in the world. Su
°cf
meetings usually ended in the total conVergifir„
the patriotic author, by the powerful eau
•
sistible eloquence of a bank-note.
al, in his
Sir IC Walpole was somewhat prodig
expellees. Ilis buildings at Broughton were more
Inncl
g
splendid than well suited his circumsta
es a
resi
this was the occasion of inducing for him
deal of calumny from his euemies. Ile seems son
.s
•ety of in
times to have been sensible of the iinpropri
de (Atte"
conduct in this particular. Sir John Hyn f
once remarked to him that it was an act °
t 110°'
prudence in a Minister to construct agree
lit
When he had pulled down the family hail Its
Houghtou, and raised a magnificent edifice
hi'
ir
site, being reminded of this observation hot
John, he readily admitted the justice of 111',.4
II"
added, " Your recollection is too late; I ing '
you had told me of it before I began build
it might then have been of service to me.
Ott, 1.,
Rxxoo.—Al;tter from Sir Paul Bugdig se
e e
Madrid, gives the following details of ,
cation of Itrego :—" I saw poor Mega /I,3ed‘a,
had a place at a window, within twelltloesie'
the spot. He was drawn in it basket, 141'01 eoe
the lowest description. A new otos'
erected in the Plaza de Cevada. The FP. tops,
ease., id
completely crowded, as well as the 11,0 al
windows, &c. At one o'clock ho srrio fosrli
was assisted out of the basket b 1 Ler, sa
who placed him on the step of the laumilow
do
held over him a crucifix during his codes so hi°
then ascended the ladder, and a friar 13 till be
say, or assisted him in saying the o°lo,o
came to 44 and in Jesus Christ our Lar tbe ' Or
the
he was instantly turned off the step, a
cutioner jumped on his shoulders, holding
neeill
0
.
rope by which he was suspended ,on ier
thing up, and then forcing himself doll:00f ere,,
tim ; in a few minutes he put a handka'd 00401:
his face, and in an instant took it an, twice;
ever his head, crying Viva! which 'ira',l„ relle!
swered by the crowd. Two other rnry ten ea;
his legs, and one hung on him fa his Otis
nutes; another fellow struck him 'th had be ell ,
a mark of indignity. After the bog the V:
II boo 5 boa e'
hanging half an hour, was invite- ice
Hardenburgh, who was on dn.'iv , neo O
rare el°
The poor fellow's tongue was I) oh sle
his mouth, nhich appeared very lic'ery
and black. Riego's figure was inches., woo
and his height about five feet nine p, an° ands
wore a mustachio on the upper teoal,
ts
dressed in grey pantaloons, blacic we
vile,leas
covered with a dirty smock-frocks
~t 1 as tn„d the
been once white ; he was degratit: .0 0070
s
possible. I observed the greates'i p
01)0000
erson
•-•r
multitude, and I saw many • r pi-
e
under the gallows. A French office eared.
cried out shame, shame !' and r
Independent.) r
otess
viseou sir ',Ve
CHATHAM, DEC.at
FORD and suite arrived yesterdaY
fac 0 i
BALD CHRISTIE'S, at Chlthatn, flu
nople.

olt
• ift
Al,O bpi pt 44'1,0 6
It was stated last night, that
Esq. one of the Masters in cha
the „eery;
appointed Lord Chief Baron of . •
vice RICHARDS, dECeaSed.

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SOLE4I QUIS DIOERE FALSUM JUD.E4T

LONDON,
FRIDAY, 1).N:171113ER 26, 1823.
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UNITED STATES.

PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.

We have received this morning the National
Intelligencer, containing the Message of the PIIE.
SIDENT of the United States.--«e can only give
some extracts from this document to-day, but we
shall insert it at length in Tae SUN of to.

morrow :